Girls and young women who escaped Boko Haram captivity in north-east Nigeria faced further suffering, including sometimes in unlawful military detention, and are now receiving ... Read more »
Dozens of people were killed over the weekend when armed men attacked a village in Katsina state in northern Nigeria, according to reports. Police say the attackers, wielding Read more »
The government has agreed to raise the minimum wage to over $40. This decision was made following the first day of an indefinite strike declared by organized ... Read more »
At least 50 miners have been trapped underground after a mining pit collapsed in Galkogo, in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. One person ha Read more »
Nigeria relies on crude oil for more than two-thirds of its earnings and about 90% of foreign exchange income, but massive theft in the country's oil-rich heartland is draining ... Read more »
In April nearly a dozen Nigerian governors were convened in the United States by the U.S. Institute for Peace to discuss the growing security challenges the Read more »
President Bola Tinubu assumed office on May 29th, 2023, pledging to tackle the country's security concerns and implement economic reforms. These reforms included removing fuel ... Read more »
President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem bill seeking to return the old national anthem 'Nigeria, We hail thee' into law. Senate President Godswill Akpabio Read more »
A family dispute over inheritance rights led to grief in Kano state when a 38-year-old man set a mosque on fire while worshippers were observing the early morning prayer. The ... Read more »
Six years have passed since Leah Sharibu, then 14 years old, was abducted by Boko Haram from her school in Dapchi, Yobe State. Now a 21-year-old woman, she remains captive. Read more »
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