They've faced accusations of privilege and pretension – but alté artists such as Odunsi, Santi and Lady Donli are walking their own path through an often ...

Is the country's police chief right about the low level of crime in Abuja?

Kabir Sabo's sewing machine hums busily as he hems a “babariga,” a popular dress in northern Nigeria, in his small corner shop on the outskirts of Abuja.

Meteorologists are warning Nigerians to expect more flooding nationwide, raising fears of food shortages.

Nigeria's bishops have once again called on President Muhammadu Buhari's government to restore peace to Africa's most populous country.

A Nigerian-born journalist and human rights activist who lives in Bergen County was arrested and charged while trying to organize a peaceful protest in his ...

Italian club AS Roma sign an agreement with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to become their first African partner.

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) An international aid agency has been shut down in Nigeria after army bosses accused it of "aiding and abetting" terrorists in the country's ...

The order came after two men linked to the firm pleaded guilty to fraud and tax evasion on its behalf, the court said.

IBADAN, Nigeria — Last summer, health care practitioners across Nigeria rallied through social media to raise funds for a colleague, Nengi Rachel, who had ...

Nigeria wants to issue identity numbers for as many as 50 million citizens per year in a bid to create a harmonized database of its population, the largest in ...

Yemisi Aribisala writes on the photographer Lakin Ogunbanwo's portraits of Nigerian brides and about the beauty and rituals of Nigerian wedding traditions.

A leaked letter suggests the Trump administration is rallying other states against women's reproductive rights ahead of the general assembly.

The clashes triggered a diplomatic rift between South Africa and other African countries.

Nigerians, Igbo inclusive, should ensure they uphold the ideals of Nigeria's founding fathers."

A bid to help former footballer Bidemi Aluko, who is battling cancer, could lead to a landmark ruling.

Ghana, the Ivory Coast and Nigeria lost in shock-riddled final qualifying round first legs for the 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Cameroon.

Action Against Hunger urges authorities to allow 'life-saving' work to continue after sanction imposed without 'notice or explanation'

Italian club exploring possibility of playing a game and opening academy in the country.

Nigeria's frenetic commercial capital, Lagos, is plunged into darkness several times a day. Then its generators roar, and the lights flood back on.

The government says it is moving to address what nomads describe as decades of exploitation and oppression.

Nigerian airline to return more than 600 nationals in the coming days with victims saying it's 'not safe here'.

South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of xenophobic attacks which led to a spike in tensions between the two countries. Twelve people were killed ...

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, radiating political, cultural and economic influence across the continent and around the world. Yet Nigeria's ...

This followed the report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) showing that N28.58 trillion was remitted to the Federation Account ...

Hundreds of Nigerians fleeing mob attacks have been airlifted out of South Africa, leaving behind their jobs and stores, homes and hopes.

Nigerian border crossings with Benin and Niger remain sealed despite a warning from West Africa's regional grouping that the shutdown is harming prosperity.

Nigeria's army said it will carry out strict identification checks on people passing through three of the country's northern states as it seeks to clamp down on ...

Nigerian club Heartland hold a *service* to commemorate 25 years since two of its players died in an air crash in Algeria.

Nigeria wants to issue identity numbers for as many as 50 million citizens per year in a bid to create a harmonised database of its population, the largest in ...

Port Harcourt, Nigeria (CNN) Three suspects, linked to a spate of killings targeting women in Nigeria's oil-rich Rivers State have been arrested, police said on ...

Nigeria says it will repatriate some 600 citizens from South Africa after a wave of xenophobic violence which led to tensions between the two countries.

Nigeria's sports minister Sunday Dare steps in to try and persuade Thomas Dennerby to continue as coach of the national women's team.

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) Dennis Benson was taking a leisurely walk in Birchleigh, a neighborhood in the Johannesburg suburb of Kempton Park, when he spotted ...

Friday Olokor, Abuja. The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has expressed concern over the state of insecurity in the country and concluded that “living in ...

Anti-foreigner attacks in Johannesburg has triggered violence and widespread looting of South African-owned brands in Nigeria, most of which are run by ...

Nigeria has received a legal hiding after a UK court awarded a private company a $9.6 billion judgment debt against the West African nation. The ruling has ...

The price of rice has skyrocketed, from 9000 nairas ($24) for a 50-kilo sack, to 22000 nairas.

Nigeria's decision to restrict access to foreign exchange for some food imports is aimed at giving the nation long-term control over its food supply as it prepares ...

As war of words continues over potential loss of assets, mixed messages of negotiation and scam emanate from government.

A Human Rights Watch report describes appalling conditions in screening centers; the military rejects the allegations.

Nigeria's paralympic athletes have outshined their able-bodied counterparts in world competitions year after year.

ABUJA/MAIDUGURI, Reuters (Reuters) - When Islamic State gunmen stormed the northeast Nigerian town of Magumeri on the night of August 21, they had free ...

Published on 23.09.2019 at 09h21 by APA News. Share. The delegation of the federal government to the United Kingdom on the $9.6 billion judgement against ...

"Oya!" shouts the director in Nigerian Pidgin English. Actors take their marks. Lighting blinks on. The film crew snaps into action after the order to hurry up.

The group, Islamic Movement of Nigeria, was banned for being 'terrorists' in July after a series of deadly clashes.

Nigerian men who wear their hair in knots are not a new phenomenon, but the hairstyle's spiritual heritage sparks fear in the hearts of many.

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria has condemned recent verbal attacks on Pope Francis as well as xenophobic attacks by South Africans on ...

Nigeria on Friday rejected the findings of a UN report on violence in the country accusing it of simply blaming the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

UN special rapporteur says deadly attacks rocking Nigeria could have a ripple effect throughout the region.

The federal government has been urged to compel the Nigeria Customs *Service* (NCS) to provide scanners at the nation's sea ports so as to facilitate trade and.

This week the U.K. signed an economic partnership agreement with six African countries and Nigeria continues its border closures with Niger and Benin. Sudan ...

We cannot bequeath chaos, disunity, a state of insecurity and hopelessness to the future generations of Nigerians.”

Nigerian fintech startup Kuda — a digital-only retail bank — has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding. The Lagos and London-based company recently ...

A Nigerian government committee has asked a legal task force to address the issue of oil theft in the African country, which resulted in a $1.35 billion loss in the ...

Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflicts and generalized violence that must be addressed urgently, an independent United Nations expert said on ...

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will not relinquish assets to a firm registered in the British Virgin Islands following a court ruling related to a $9 billion gas project ...

Nigeria has denied allegations it has detained thousands of children for suspected links to Islamist militant group Boko Haram. A report released by US-based ...

Women in southern Nigeria marched in the streets on Wednesday to protest the deaths of several women in hotel rooms by what appears to be a serial killer.

Five performers to know — including Odunsi (The Engine) and Teni the Entertainer — who are making their mark in a crowded field.

A U.N.-sponsored program is reshaping health care and raising the profile for females in the country.

The latest Expat Insider Survey, done by InterNations, polled 20259 expats representing 182 nationalities and living in 187 countries or territories, covering ...

David Hundeyin is a journalist and commentator who writes on tech, politics, and finance. He was a founding writer on the Nigerian political satire TV show 'The ...

ABUJA, Nigeria – For years, Nigeria's health care network has been rated among the worst in the world: a 2018 study in the Lancet of global health care access ...

Africa is the world's most rapidly urbanising region. By 2050 more than one billion people will live in cities across the continent. Nigeria is Africa's urban growth ...

A coalition of civil society groups has launched a lawsuit to block the purchase of luxury cars for principal officers in the Nigerian Senate.

Henry Boyo. In the wake of the latest dastardly xenophobic attacks in South Africa, the first batch of Nigerian evacuees arrived Lagos on September 11, 2019, ...

Defeat for the main opposition People's Democratic Party was widely anticipated and judges dismissed all its claims.

Action Against Hunger accused by military of giving Islamic insurgents drugs and food.

The arrested gang, according to the army, were accused of engaging in armed robbery and kidnapping in Maiduguri and environs.

Legit.ng News ☆ Pastor Tunde Bakare, in a video trending on social media, declared that he would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari as 16th president of ...

Nigeria's biggest tomato plant is counting on the government's restriction of food imports to sustain operations after going idle again six months after it resumed ...

Nigeria says more people than ever are paying tax - but government revenues are not growing.

Government says it will not stand in way of justice after 77 Nigerian nationals are among 80 suspects indicted in US.

President Muhammadu Buhari, who was re-elected in February, has pledged to diversify his country's economy.

Nigeria's new economic team may already be playing succession politics.

Anti-foreigner attacks in South Africa are souring the country's relations with Nigeria.

Nigeria has received a legal hiding after a UK court awarded a private company a $9.6bn judgment debt against the West African nation.

Nigerian fintech firm Interswitch has been circulating in business news around a possible IPO on the London Stock Exchange. Last month Bloomberg News ran ...

NEW YORK — A funny thing happened to Folake Olowofoyeku on the way to a career in law: She became a theater major against her parents' wishes and ...

Former Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike joins his 10th professional club as he looks to revive his career at Belgian second tier club KVC Westerlo.

Brazil confirmed they will play Senegal and Nigeria in Singapore in October.

Reading Elnathan John's Becoming Nigerian can feel like attending a comedy club in which the jokes come so thick and fast you're unable to take stock of which ...

Nigeria's inflation rate fell to the lowest in more than three years in August as growth in food prices slowed.

The federal parliament is becoming a rendezvous for children of Nigeria's high and mighty.

The Osun Osogbo festival, a traditional celebration that is thought to be 600 years old, is under way in Nigeria's south-western Osun state. The two-week festival ...

Islamic State fighters killed at least six soldiers and a civilian militia leader when they attacked 4 towns in Nigeria's Borno state.

The Nigeria Football Federation's executive will decide whether Salisu Yusuf will return to his national coaching roles after serving a one-year ban.

When Andela, the software developer training and outsourcing company, first launched in Lagos five years ago, its business model was simple: train local ...

The Presidency, on Friday, said that the UN Rapporteur on violence in Nigeria was inadequate and does not reflect the true situation in the country, describing it ...

Chiedu Osakwe, Nigeria's Chief Trade Negotiator and Director General of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiation, has passed on.

Nigeria's new strategy of withdrawing to “super camps” that can be more easily defended against insurgents, is under scrutiny following unchallenged attacks on ...

In a collaborative effort to improve the methodology and technology of building construction, the Nigerian Institute of Building has signed a memorandum of ...

Several properties belonging to top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), including its president Amaju Pinnick, have been seized in a *fresh* ...

Already frail diplomatic relations between the SA and Nigerian governments were further strained following days of looting and attacks on foreign nationals and ...

Coach of Nigeria's U15 national team Haruna Ilerika has stated that the current Eaglets team of Nigeria will come good after the team started their invitational ...

Blockchain technology is finding real-world utility across Africa via public-private partnership agreements in solving some of the continent's burning issues.

Seventy-eight-year-old Professor David Jowitt has lived in Nigeria for 45 years, teaching English at universities. Jowitt, who is currently at the University of Jos, ...

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Pakistani Community in Nigeria has called for United Nations' intervention in the alleged crackdown on Kashmiri people...

Christy Ucheibe scored her first Swedish Elitettan goal in Assi's 3-1 triumph over Sundsvalls at BillerudKorsnäs Arena on Sunday.