The fire is said to have broken out in a nearby house and spread to the school while the children were asleep.

ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 17 students died in a fire in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state on Tuesday night, a state police spokesperson said on Wednesday.

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Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has increased the size of the 2025 budget to 54.2 trillion naira ($36.4 billion) from 49 ...