The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

When musician Joy Eseoghene Odiete’s baby was born with cerebral palsy, she felt abandoned. Now, her foundation inspires and encourages others in a similar position

NIGERIA manager Augustine Eguavoen has defended his decision to snub Rangers top scorer Cyriel Dessers for his Super Eagles squad again.

There have been more than 1,200 people abducted in 2024 so far, according to the ‘Stop Nigeria Genocide’ campaign

Mostly women and children were on board a wooden vessel that capsized in Mokwa in the country’s Niger State.

Tragic boat capsizing in Nigeria leaves over 100 missing. Regulatory failures in water transportation sector highlighted.

I was 19 when I was tricked into travelling to Ivory Coast and sexually exploited, but now the police are helping me return to Nigeria

The country’s highest food inflation levels in decades have pushed businesses to shutter and forced many to go hungry.

Rallies over economic hardship struggled to build momentum in Nigeria on Tuesday as the country battles its worst economic crisis in a generation.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has yet to replace the ambassadors he recalled a year ago, leaving only the country’s UN permanent representative. Nigeria has 109 diplomatic missions worldwide, comprising 76 embassies, 22 high commissions and 11 consulates. The Conversation Africa asked Sheriff Folarin, an international relations expert and the author…

In Nigeria, a range of voices have called for the review of the federal system of government. They include former president Olusegun Obasanjo; an academic and former electoral agency chief, Mahmud Jega; and a coalition of ethnic nationalities.

A look at some of the men's national teams and club sides that won major trophies in their home country or at their own stadium...