In many large cities across Africa, motorcycle taxis are as common as yellow cabs in New York. That includes Lagos, Nigeria, where ride-hail startup Gokada ...

A teenage girl recalls the horrors of being abducted – and a community steps up to help survivors of gender-based violence.

Nigeria's economy is not matching the bold projections of its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.

People often assume I was not born and raised in the United States. As a child of Nigerian immigrants bearing an indigenous name, and with features etched ...

Air Peace, a privatly owned Nigerian airline, plans to launch flights to Houston, London, Guangzhou, and more. Here are the details.

Frequent acts of violent crime have grown to form a major threat to Nigeria's national security. These include instances of militancy, insurgency and banditry.

Persons found guilty of rape will also be handed life sentences in addition to fines whiles victims will be compensated. Katsina is the home state of the current ...

Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins is looking for a new club after bouncing back from a long lay-off with a torn hamstring injury.

The International Criminal Police Organization, also known as INTERPOL, has issued a Red Notice against Mr. Michael Olusegun Akinruli, a Nigerian who used ...

An investigation by BBC's Gist Nigeria programme has found that fake agents are targeting young footballers - luring them with false promises of fame and ...

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has commended th...

On Tuesday, Nigeria's house of representatives passed a bill banning the use and sale of plastic bags in the country. According to the legislation, anyone that ...

Nigeria will sign the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement as soon as President Muhammadu Buhari approves an impact-assessment report he asked for, ...

ABUJA, NIGERIA. Thousands of women and children in northwest Nigeria fled clashes between farmers and shepherds Friday and took shelter in the Republic ...

Orange is the New Black star Uzo Aduba recently sat down with EBONY for a little travel talk, sharing what she deems the best regions to enjoy a luxurious ...

Vietnam confirmed the haul and also announced a separate seizure of 8.3 tonnes of pangolin scales from "an African country" in the northern Haiphong port.

English News and Press Release on Nigeria about Disaster Management, Shelter and Non-Food Items, Aged Persons, Children, Epidemic, Flood and more; ...

ISIS said ISWAP stormed a Nigeria military base in Gubio, Borno state, and released a video of attacks and the execution of nine people.

The Chairman and CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission have accused Ethiopian Airlines and Egypt Air of operating drug cartels in Nigeria.

Last week, MTN Group Limited, Africa's largest mobile phone company, listed its Nigerian unit on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. MTN Nigeria is the market ...

In view of the foregoing, it is mandatory for the Nigerian authorities under President Buhari to release Sheikh El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenah Ibraheem ...

Africa's leading telecoms group MTN has listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in a move that could pave the way for the sale of shares to investors in its ...

Berlin, May 21, 2019 -- Authorities in Nigeria should withdraw new media accreditation requirements for accessing the National Assembly, the country's ...

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Following the 13-month ultimatum given by Nigeria's insurance regulator for companies to increase their minimum paid-up share capital, CNBC Africa explores ...

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) In a sparsely decorated room in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja, seven women are seated in a row, their backs turned to the assembled ...

THE SHARED cars that shuttle between Abuja and Kaduna, two Nigerian cities, carry more than passengers. For a fee they will also carry cash, says Odedele ...

He said: “I sell tyres and motor spare parts and they liked my services. I also had a church over there, but everything I worked for were destroyed.

Nigeria accounted for over 25% of non-immigrant visas issued to Africans in 2018 alone—but that may be set to change. The United States embassy has ...

Nigerian policy makers urged banks to turn on the taps and increase lending to stimulate the economy, or have access to a near-risk free way of making money ...

Yesterday, while I was walking in the street of London, the thought of Nigeria predicament and how we keep taking one step forward and five steps backward ...

This week, we complete the list of the 50 Leading Ladies in Corporate Nigeria. As the world becomes increasingly aware of the important role women play in the ...

For Ogbodo Nkiruka, the slap of a hand hitting a watermelon is a welcome melody. A fruit vendor who's been selling watermelons from a roadside stand in the ...

Asks Buhari to visit Israel too John Ameh, Abuja The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Shimon Ben-Shosan, said on Thursday that his Prime Mi...

In 2019, the conflict in northeastern Nigeria entered its eleventh year. Since 2009, the Boko Haram insurgency and the government's military response have ...

Adekunle Peter, Benin. A professor of paediatrics and child health at Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Dominic Osaghae, has said Nigeria has 47.5m ...

Amaechi made the announcement on Thursday during his valedictory press briefing in Abuja.

The final 55 billion naira payment from MTN, Africa's largest telecommunications firm, to the Nigerian government is due at the end of the month, the Nigerian ...

A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed and another injured in an attack in Timbuktu and three Chadian peacekeepers were injured in a roadside bomb attack in ...

Unions in the Nigerian aviation industry have threatened to as from Wednesday ground activities in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) due to its ...

Ambassador Yusuf MaitamaTuggar is the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany. In this interview, he speaks on his experiences and a lot more on relations between ...

Geoffrey Onyeama, the minister of foreign affairs said on Tuesday that the missions are Sri-lanka, Serbia, Ukraine and Czech Republic.

Nigeria international John Obi Mikel shared the space in his trophy cabinet as he eyes his second Africa Cup of Nations title in Egypt. The former Chelsea star ...

Nearly 900 children, including some as young as 13, have been freed by a pro-government militia fighting against Islamist Boko Haram insurgents, the UN ...

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja has warned Nigeria's leaders are making the country "uninhabitable", causing young people to migrate illegally to Europe.

Nigeria head coach Thomas Dennerby named his 23-player Women's World Cup squad on Friday, two weeks prior to the team's opening game against Norway ...

Emmanuek NwaChukwu We have not been here before. There is a palpable sense of foreboding that we, in Nigeria, may indeed have passed the point of...

Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, has said that although the country is lucky to have exited recession, Nigeria must brace itself for the ...

The stylist behind Michael B. Jordan's and Letitia Wright's flawless looks heads to Lagos.

Nigeria is the future of not just Africa but of the whole world and mankind” German Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Bernhard Schlagheck has said. Schlagheck […]

Aigbogun's side kicked off their campaign in Poland with a comfortable win over their Asian opponents.

As momentum gathers for the second edition of the annual All Nigerian Festival, organisers have further revealed more details about the foremost exhibition ...

Amid lack of government support, farmers in Zamfara state say they live in fear due to impending attacks from bandits.

The group said it will declare the Niger Delta Republic on the 1st of June, 2019. "We have already recruited, trained and equip our freedom fighters for this ...

He is returning amidst rising insecurity ahead of his inauguration on the 29th of May.

Dropping import barriers and joining Africa's free-trade zone offer the promise of faster growth.

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) When Nigerian singer, Kcee confidently made a bet of one million naira (approximately $3,000) with a Liverpool fan in favor of Barcelona ...

A U.S. think tank that analyzes misinformation online said Friday that an Israel-based influence campaign busted by Facebook had stumped for the winning ...

The Nigeria Special Economic Zone Investment Company Limited (NSEZCO) is to raise $500 million for investments in Nigeria's Special Economic Zones, ...

Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) talks, sleeps and dines activism, which has been running in ...

Despite the presence of the army and hundreds of volunteer vigilantes, 'bandits' continue to kill and maim villagers.

UNHCR has called for urgent support for Cameroon's displaced as violence in the north and south-west regions continues to force thousands to flee.

In the west African country where there are many more twins than anywhere else in the world, photographers Bénédicte Kurzen and Sanne de Wilde explore ...

Professor Isaac Adewole, Nigeria's Minister of Health has appeared before the Nigeria Senate to explain the poor state of teaching hospitals in the country.

Published on 24.05.2019 at 20h21 by APA News. Share. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is to attend the inauguration of South Africa's President, Cyril ...

Samuel Abdulraheem has no recollection of the day he was abducted, aged seven, from his family home in the northern Nigerian city of Kano. Although he came ...

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) A Canadian and a Scottish oil worker were kidnapped by armed men off a rig in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta over the weekend, a military ...

Microsoft's development centers are the latest move by global technology companies looking to expand their Africa footprint.

Attack on soldiers took place in town of Gajiganna in northeastern Borno state on Friday, group's news agency claims.

Hafeez Oladimeji Agoro says that, although many get scared of him at first sight, they end up wanting to take pictures with him.

With an abundant supply of natural resources, Nigeria's oil and gas sector plays a key role in global energy. Its oil deposits have been a major source of crude ...

The Nigerian government and the military have showcased to Nigerians what to expect during the swearing-in of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second ...

Those arrested in Abuja nightclubs were labelled prostitutes – despite there being no evidence, says writer and lawyer Sede Alonge.

Boko Haram has killed an estimated 2,295 teachers and displaced 19,000 people in northeastern Nigeria since it launched an insurgency in 2009 to establish ...

Good morning! Here is today's summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. Mohammed Adamu has been confirmed as the substantive Inspector General of Police, ...

When the emir of Kano returned from pilgrimage this month, dancing supporters lined the streets to welcome a monarch commanding millions as one of ...

From the potholed and often barely-paved streets of Lagos to the precarious and accident-prone highways of the interior, foreign investors visiting Nigeria are ...

A Nigerian student who was arrested last year for alleged drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia has been freed, the Nigerian government says. Zainab Aliyu was ...

“We have a number of countries we can borrow from. We do not have to be like England or Japan. If you look at agricultural biotechnology, for example, we have ...

The 80 shortlisted lawyers had scaled through the first and second advocates' filtration, academic pre-qualification exercise and the appeal process, preparatory ...

withdraw N166bn in four months 'Femi Asu The nation's stock market suffered foreign investment outflows of N41bn in April, compared to N30.20bn ...

Nigeria are celebrating their first West African Football Union (Wafu) Zone B Women's Cup title after beating hosts Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties in the final in ...

The new Bushwick restaurant, one of the surprisingly few Nigerian spots in the city, serves vegetable-heavy dishes.

The District Court of The Hague today issued an interim ruling in the case brought by Esther Kiobel and three other women with regard to Shell's involvement in ...

Tochi Michael, a 46-year-old businessman has filed a case against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, at the FCT High Court over alleged ...

Election tribunal starts discussing legal challenges to the February vote filed by the main opposition.

Top tips on how to survive a Nigerian police checkpoint - from the horse's mouth.

THE COLLAPSE of the oil price that began in 2014 was bad news for Nigerian banks. A quarter of their lending was to oil and gas firms. Many businesses were ...

Nigeria striker Henry Onyekuru and five other Africans win the Turkish title to clinch the domestic double for Galatasaray.

LAGOS, Nigeria. At least 140 ethnic Igbo secessionists have been arrested and charged with attempting to sabotage or overthrow the Nigerian government, ...

Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, says the cost of tertiary education in Nigeria has been reduced to the extent that quality has been compromised.

It was not the setting expected of farmland harbouring a rare crop. About a plot of well-tended land enmeshed in other plantations was all Samuel Okoli needed ...

Nigeria approved two genetically modified varieties of cotton for use by the nation's farmers to help boost supply to its textile industry and cut lint imports of as ...

When a motorbike convoy of Boko Haram fighters invaded Baga in north-east Nigeria last December, residents feared the very worst.

A spate of disruptions and security concerns, including kidnappings, are threatening to hinder surging Nigerian oil exports.

Britain is considering stepping up its military efforts to help the Nigerian government defeat Boko Haram, following a rise in terrorist activity in the country's ...

Eromosele Abiodun. Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has called for concerted ...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says delays in paying the salaries of coaches were a 'short-term' issue and admits Gernot Rohr has only received a ...

Implementing sharia law in northern Nigerian states a generation ago has not produced the effects promised, according to a Catholic bishop of the region.

A notable trait of most Nigerians irrespective of ethnic group, religious persuasion, academic achievement, and social strata is the craze to acquire and be ...