Nigeria news 2018

Here are some of the major news stories from Nigeria in 2018:

Politics

• February 2018: The Nigerian Senate confirmed the appointment of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
• March 2018: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that the 2019 general elections would hold on February 16, 2019.
• April 2018: The Nigerian government announced that it had recovered $322 million from the United States, which was part of the country's stolen funds.
• June 2018: The Senate passed the 2018 budget, which was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.
• August 2018: The Nigerian government announced that it had launched a new policy to reduce the cost of governance.

Economy

• January 2018: The Nigerian economy grew by 1.95% in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
• March 2018: The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised the interest rate to 14% to curb inflation.
• May 2018: The NBS announced that the country's inflation rate had risen to 12.5% in April 2018.
• July 2018: The CBN introduced a new policy to reduce the country's reliance on foreign exchange.

Security

• January 2018: The Nigerian military launched a new operation to combat Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region.
• February 2018: The Nigerian government announced that it had rescued 1,000 people from Boko Haram captivity.
• March 2018: The Nigerian military launched a new operation to combat banditry in the northwest region.
• June 2018: The Nigerian government announced that it had launched a new policy to combat kidnapping and other forms of criminality.

Health

• January 2018: The Nigerian government announced that it had launched a new campaign to eradicate polio in the country.
• February 2018: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Nigeria had made significant progress in reducing the number of polio cases.
• March 2018: The Nigerian government announced that it had launched a new campaign to combat malaria.
• May 2018: The WHO announced that Nigeria had made significant progress in reducing the number of malaria cases.

Sports

• February 2018: The Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, won the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the third time.
• March 2018: The Nigerian government announced that it had launched a new policy to promote sports development in the country.
• May 2018: The Nigerian national basketball team, the D'Tigers, won the AfroBasket championship for the second time.

Other news

• January 2018: The Nigerian government announced that it had launched a new policy to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the country.
• February 2018: The Nigerian government announced that it had launched a new campaign to promote tourism in the country.
• March 2018: The Nigerian government announced that it had launched a new policy to promote education in the country.
• May 2018: The Nigerian government announced that it had launched a new campaign to promote agriculture in the country.

These are just a few of the major news stories from Nigeria in 2018.