June 01, 2022
Nigeria: Church Leader Says Huge Ransom Was Paid for His Release
A clergyman of Nigeria's Methodist Church has revealed the church paid a ransom of nearly a quarter-million dollars for his release. Gunmen abducted the prelate Sunday while he was… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Nigeria: Manufacturers Struggle With Wheat, Energy Shortages
Mmachukwu Orizu started her baby formula business six years ago after quitting her former job as a medical lab scientist. Read more »
May 26, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerians With Albinism Demand Authorities Restore Free Cancer Treatment
Nigerian Cynthia Ukachi, who has albinism, first noticed the changes on her skin in 2018. When she went to the hospital, she was told it was an early stage of skin cancer, and that… Read more »
May 20, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Say Terror Groups Are Shifting to New Bases
Authorities in Nigeria's Kaduna state are raising concerns jihadist insurgents have infiltrated their region and are calling on the federal government to intervene. Read more »
May 22, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Churches Hold Remembrance for Student Killed Over Alleged Blasphemy
Nigerian Christians on Sunday held a national remembrance for a student who was killed in northern Sokoto state this month over allegations of blasphemy. The Christian Association… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Court Sentences Danish Murderer to Death By Hanging
A Nigerian high court has sentenced a Danish national, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging. Nielsen was convicted and sentenced Friday for the murder of his Nigerian wife and their… Read more »
May 19, 2022
Nigeria: Relatives of Train Attack Victims Oppose Resumption of Railway Service
Families of people kidnapped from a train in Nigeria's Kaduna state two months ago are protesting a decision by authorities to resume service on the railway next week. Read more »
Nigeria: LGBTQ Community Fights Restrictive Cross-Dressing Bill
Dressed in rainbow-colored vests, members of the LGBTQ community marched in a risky demonstration in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, to protest a bill introduced by lawmakers in… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Nigeria: Death Toll From Nigeria Explosion Rises to Nine
The NEMA head in Kano, Nura Abdullahi, told VOA that the rescue operations came to an end Tuesday evening. Read more »
May 17, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Becoming Destination for Africa's Promising Tech Startups
In February, the Nigerian technology startup CrowdForce announced a big break: It had received $3.6 million from investors to expand its financial services operations to many more… Read more »
Nigeria: Many Injured in Explosion in Nigeria's Kano State
Police in Nigeria's Kano state say four people have died following an explosion near a school Tuesday morning. Read more »
May 13, 2022
Nigeria: Rights Groups Call for Justice After Student Killed Over Alleged Blasphemy
Religious groups and rights activists in Nigeria are calling for justice after a female Christian student was killed by a mob for alleged blasphemy. Read more »
May 15, 2022
Nigeria: Murder of Nigerian Student Over Alleged Blasphemy Triggers Protests, Curfew
Authorities in Nigeria's Sokoto state are enforcing a 24-hour curfew, imposed Saturday to quell protests demanding the release of suspects in the killing of college student Deborah… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Analysts Skeptical About Alleged Mass Surrender of Insurgents
A Nigerian military commander said at least 51,000 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered in the country's northeast in just the first three months of this year. Read more »
May 09, 2022
Nigeria: American Boxing Legend Mayweather Visits Nigeria
Floyd Mayweather arrived in Nigeria's capital Sunday evening and met with organizers of this week's exhibition match in Dubai as well as boxing fans and journalists. Read more »
May 04, 2022
Nigeria: UN's Guterres Meets With Nigerian Leaders After Visiting Volatile Borno State
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres met with Nigerian leaders Wednesday at the end of a two-day visit to Nigeria and three-nation trip to Africa. On Tuesday, he visited… Read more »
May 03, 2022
Nigeria: UN Secretary-General Makes First Visit to Nigeria
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, at the start of a two-day visit to Nigeria, is in northeast Borno state, where the country has been struggling in its fight against… Read more »