Nigerian mega-highway faces down rising seas, protected forests
Lagos – The long, grey concrete road stretches out a stone’s throw from the Atlantic Ocean waves relentlessly crashing... Read more
8 Jun
Over 1,000 Nigerians expected to leave South Africa amid protests
Lagos – Nigeria is planning to repatriate more than 1,000 of its nationals from South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions... Read more
5 Jun
Rescued orphaned elephant highlights Nigeria’s conservation fight
Okomu – As dawn breaks over Nigeria’s Okomu National Park, an exhausted wildlife caretaker prepares milk formula for Agbaibor,... Read more
5 Jun
Seven students kidnapped in Nigeria by criminal gang
Nigeria – A criminal gang abducted seven students in northwestern Nigeria, police said on Wednesday, the latest in a... Read more
4 Jun
Nigeria’s President Tinubu to run for re-election
Abuja – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, 74, will run for re-election in January, with the leader of Africa’s most... Read more
25 May
Boko Haram kill 33 fishermen, loggers in Nigeria: sources
Kano – Boko Haram jihadists have killed 33 fishermen and loggers in two attacks in Nigeria’s restive Borno state... Read more
21 May
Joint Nigeria-US strikes kill 175 IS fighters
Lagos – Nigeria and the United States said on Tuesday that joint airstrikes had killed 175 Islamic State fighters... Read more
20 May
Death of senior IS leader in Nigeria: What we know
Lagos – US and Nigerian militaries on the weekend killed the global second-in-command of the Islamic State group, described... Read more
18 May
Chad denies targeting civilians in operation against Boko Haram
Ndjamena – The Chadian government denied Thursday that it deliberately targeted civilians during military operations against Boko Haram jihadists... Read more
15 May
Nigerian ex-energy minister gets 75-year jail term for fraud
Lagos – A Nigerian court on Wednesday sentenced former power minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in jail for... Read more
14 May
