At least 200 people, primarily women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by Islamic extremists. The victims, who had left displacement camps in Borno state, were ambushed and taken hostage in the Gamboru Ngala council area. Locals blame
Nigeria’s government employees and other union workers began a new nationwide strike Tuesday that threatened to shut down key services while people are angry about soaring inflation and growing economic pain. Since assuming office in Africa’s most populous country last year, President
An explosion occurred in Ibadan, one of Nigeria’s largest cities, causing three deaths and injuring 77 people on Tuesday. The blast, which rocked more than 20 buildings, was attributed to explosives stored for illegal mining operations. It remains unclear who stored the
Eight passengers have been confirmed dead, and approximately 100 are missing after their overloaded boat capsized in north-central Nigeria. The passengers were traveling from Niger state’s Borgu district to a market in the neighboring Kebbi state when the boat overturned in the
Nigeria’s president on Monday suspended the country’s minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation over the use of a private bank account for ministry financial transactions in the government’s social welfare program. Betta Edu was suspended with immediate effect while Nigeria’s anti-corruption
Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling dismissing terrorism charges against a popular separatist leader whose trial has been blamed for an outbreak of violence in the country’s southeast region. The Court said Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous
A Nigerian military drone strike accidentally killed 85 civilians during a Muslim religious celebration in the country on Sunday, as the country’s president called for an investigation. Kaduna state governor Uba Sani said they had been mistakenly killed in a drone strike
A Nigerian military attack that used drones to target rebels instead killed some civilians, government and military officials said Monday. The misfire during a religious celebration was the latest such errant bombing of local residents in Nigeria’s violence hot spots. Muslims observing
Nigeria’s leader on Wednesday presented a 27.5 trillion naira ($34.8 billion) spending plan for 2024 to federal lawmakers, with a focus on stabilizing Africa’s largest but ailing economy and tackling the nation’s deadly security crisis. The primary objective of the proposed budget
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a supplementary budget earmarking millions of dollars for a presidential yacht and sport utility vehicles for his wife and top government officials has again stoked anger among ordinary Nigerians over what they see as a growing