Nigeria grants citizenship to 286 foreign nationals

STORY: Nigeria grants citizenship to 286 foreign nationals DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nigerian President and newly awarded citizens taking a group photo 2. various of citizenship awards being presented by the President to the new citizens 3. various of stakeholders and officials 4. various of foreign nationals 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, Nigerian President 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, Nigerian President 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RAUF AREGBESOLA, Nigerian Minister of Interior STORYLINE: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday awarded Nigerian citizenship to 286 foreign nationals, urging them to be good citizens of the most populous African country to enjoy all the rights and privileges bestowed on them. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, Nigerian President "You have pledged your allegiance to Nigeria. When you give your love and loyalty to Nigeria, she returns her love and loyalty to you."

Nigerian government says extremist group ISWAP responsible for deadly church attack

STORY: Nigerian government says extremist group ISWAP responsible for deadly church attack DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of security chiefs meeting with President Buhari 2. various of meetings 3. various of the press briefing STORYLINE: The Nigerian government on Thursday blamed the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP), an extremist group, for the recent attack on a church in the southwestern state of Ondo, in which at least 40 people were killed. The Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola told reporters at a press briefing in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, that ISWAP militants were suspected of carrying out the attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, a town in Ondo, Sunday. Although security agencies are zeroing on the criminals, no arrest has been made so far in connection to the attack, according to Aregbesola. The minister said security agencies were directed to go after the perpetrators of the attack and bring them to j