Countries Nigeria floods kill 30, displace 400,000 Maiduguri – Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced... Read more 12 Sep, 2024
Countries Dam overflow sparks new crisis in insurgency-hit Nigerian city Maiduguri – Flood water from an overflowing dam has destroyed thousands of homes in Maiduguri, the capital city of... Read more 11 Sep, 2024
Countries Nigerian security agents arrest top labour leader – union Lagos – Nigeria’s domestic security agency on Monday arrested one of the country’s top labour leaders, his union said,... Read more 10 Sep, 2024
Arts and Leisure WATCH | South Africans rally to raise funds to bring Miss Universe Nigeria finalist Ufa Dania to SA Cape Town – South Africans are aiming to raise R100,000 through a BackaBuddy crowdfunding campaign to bring Ufa Dania,... Read more 9 Sep, 2024
Countries Deputy minister calls for media to promote unity, not rivalry, in Nigeria-SA relations Cape Town – Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, has emphasised the importance of a collaborative relationship between Nigeria... Read more 9 Sep, 2024
Countries Fuel scarcities, price hike deepen Nigerian frustrations Lagos – After sleeping overnight in a line of cars waiting for fuel, Nigerian taxi driver Oluwashina Ilesanmi had... Read more 5 Sep, 2024
Countries At least 81 killed in Nigeria in suspected Boko Haram attack – officials Kano – At least 81 people died and several were missing after an attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists... Read more 4 Sep, 2024
Business Dangote refinery begins petrol production, set to ease Nigeria’s fuel shortages Lagos – Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, Africa’s largest, has finally started producing petrol which its owner said on Tuesday could... Read more 4 Sep, 2024
Countries Why Lagos’ protests faltered: Economic disparities, govt crackdown dampen rallies Lagos – Four years ago, Lagos was the epicentre of the largest anti-government demonstrations in Nigeria’s modern history when... Read more 3 Sep, 2024
Countries Weeks of floods kill nearly 200 in Nigeria Nigeria — Floods have killed at least 179 people and displaced around 200,000 more in parts of Nigeria after a... Read more 30 Aug, 2024