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Terrorists kill three, disrupt WAEC exam in Kogi school attack

Armed kidnappers disguised in military uniforms disrupted a secondary school examination in north-central Nigeria...

IMF praises Tinubu’s reforms but says 63% of Nigerians live in poverty

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed Nigeria's economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu,...

Gunmen attacks across three states stir security fears

A wave of violent attacks across parts of Nigeria over the past week has...

Shell knew pipeline poisoned Nigerian communities, but kept pumping anyway

Internal company documents disclosed in a UK court case suggest that oil giant Shell...

Legend entered Spectranet merger after revenue slump, result shows

Legend Internet Plc entered its planned merger with broadband provider Spectranet Limited after a...

Oyo teachers shut schools indefinitely as kidnapped colleagues, pupils remain in captivity

Public schools across Oyo State were shut on Monday after teachers embarked on an...

Tinubu lists achievements after 3 years, but Nigerians see only hardship

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marked three years in office on Friday with a detailed...

Suspected Ebola cases rise to 900 as Nigeria moves to seal borders

The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 900 suspected Ebola cases and over...

Tinubu finally speaks on Oyo school abductions as outrage grows

Nigeria’s federal government has finally mounted a coordinated public response to the abduction of...

Fresh cooking gas spike fuels anger over energy poverty in gas-rich Nigeria

Nigeria’s fresh cooking gas crisis is again exposing one of the country’s deepest contradictions:...

Five injured as container ship, oil tanker collide near Bonny, causing spill

Five crew members were injured after a container vessel and an oil tanker collided...

Nigeria again declares years of “zero piracy”, sidelining attacks on small fishers

Nigerian maritime authorities have again declared the country's waters piracy-free — but the claim...

Controversy rocks APC primaries as Fubara, others pull out

Fresh controversy has engulfed the ongoing primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead...

Nigeria tightens border controls over Ebola outbreak

In response to a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, the Nigerian government...

Nigerian handed over to U.S. govt to face trial over romance scam

The Nigerian government has extradited a Nigerian national to the United States to face...

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency

The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak spreading through the Democratic Republic of...

Nigeria got S&P credit upgrade. Here is what it actually means for you

On Friday, S&P Global joined Fitch and Moody's in raising Nigeria's credit rating. Politicians...

U.S. and Nigerian forces kill senior IS commander in Lake Chad raid

A joint American and Nigerian military operation has killed one of the Islamic State's...

How foreign buyers are draining Nigeria’s mineral wealth

Nigeria is hemorrhaging mineral revenues through a network of foreign buyers, shell companies, corrupt...

Dangote rejects NNPC bid for bigger stake in refinery

Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited sought to...