The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

Pollution in Nigeria's Ogoniland, which has been part of a landmark cleanup effort involving the United Nations Environmental Programme, could be worse than it previously estimated, a group monitoring the project said in a statement this week.

Since 1972, when the first world conference on the environment was held, there have been various responses to environmental problems. One of these is the introduction of environmental impact assessments. These are vital in environmental decision-making. They ensure that environmental and sustainability issues are integrated into development planning.

Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, with a population of more than 15 million, generates an estimated 12,000 metric tonnes of waste daily, which comes to about 4.3 million tonnes of waste annually. This ends up on the streets and in the city’s four officially designated landfills.

Nigeria's emergency services says one person has died after a three-story building under construction in northwestern Nigeria collapsed

The ban seeks to foster ‘local talent’ and grow the country’s advertising industry.

Every section of Nigerian society is complicit in the theft of millions of barrels, the head of state oil company NNPC Ltd said on Tuesday, adding that make-shift pipelines and stolen fuel had even been found in churches and mosques.

In Nigeria, data shows increased violence against Christians, especially clergy, and a general rise in insecurity.

A Nigerian judge on Monday rejected a request by the federal government to extradite a suspended police chief to the United States to face charges linked to fraud.

The senior police officer has been linked to high-profile scandals within Nigeria and also in the US in recent times.

Nigeria is preparing to elect its next president in February 2023. That person will have a daunting task fixing a near comatose economy.

JoJo Fraser had her Instagram account hacked and her 5500 followers were targeted by fraudsters.