The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

The news of the death of Nigerian musician Onyeka Onwenu on 30 July 2024 hit me, as a musician and popular music scholar, like a thunderbolt. I have listened to and appreciated Onyeka’s music since I was in my 20s.

Africa has the youngest population of any continent, and recent protests in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda suggest growing youth disillusionment. Will they be able to turn discontent into action?

Nigeria has a high rate of heavy drinking among young people. One study found that 55.8% of teenagers between 15 and 19 years old had engaged in binge drinking in the past month.

Nigerian Medical Association says students from universities of Jos and Maiduguri were taken while travelling in Benue.

Gunmen abducted 20 Nigerian university students in Benue state, highlighting the alarming trend of kidnappings in northern Nigeria.

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The Niger Delta, in southern Nigeria, is one of the most significant oil-producing regions in the world. It spans over 70,000 square kilometres and is also an area of great biodiversity, including mangroves, swamps and rainforests. However, the region has been plagued by severe environmental pollution for decades, primarily due…

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has affirmed the financial autonomy of the country’s 774 local government areas. It upheld the suit brought by the federal government to strengthen the independence of local governments in the country. Nigeria’s attorney-general and minister of justice filed the suit in May. Local governments have been hampered…

After Nigeria failed to win any medals in the Olympics, sporting officials are under pressure from accusations of incompetence and calls for reform over what the sports minister branded a "disastrous outcome" in Paris.

Driving across deserts, owning polo ponies, making and losingfortunes, influencing generations of musicians… Ginger Baker‘s story nothing was like no one else's

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Monday closed down -367 (-4.03%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed down -219 (-3.27%). Cocoa prices Monday sold off sharply on optimism that West African cocoa production will recover despite recent below-average precipitation. Farmers in the Ivory Coast report that...