October 18, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Aims to Tap Into the Global Lithium Market
For years, Africa's largest economy relied mainly on oil, but now wants to boost its mining industry. Nigeria wants to bank on the booming global lithium market. Read more »
October 03, 2023
Nigeria: How Nigeria Averted a Nationwide Shutdown
Nigeria's major labor unions agreed to suspend a planned nationwide strike after talks with the government. DW looks at what led up to the planned action and how the situation… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Nigeria: Mysterious Death of Afrobeats Idol Stirs Outrage
The late Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as MohBad, was one of the Afrobeats genre's rising stars. Nigerian fans have taken to the streets, seeking answers for his death at a Lagos… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Nigeria: Unions Stage Warning Strike Amid Rising Living Costs
Nigeria's biggest workers' association threatened to shut down the nation's economy if its demands are not met. The warning strike was prompted by the government canceling a fuel… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Nigeria: Schools in Northern Nigeria Ending Corporal Punishment
Caning and other forms of physical punishment have long been a fact of life for Nigerian schoolchildren. But in Katsina State, officials say school attendance has improved since… Read more »
August 22, 2023
West Africa: Ecowas Sanctions on Niger Hit Border Towns
ECOWAS sanctions on Niger appear to be a double-edged sword. Many Nigerians living near the border with Niger say the economic and humanitarian impacts are enormous. Read more »
August 05, 2023
West Africa: Nigeria Senate Cautions Against Niger Military Intervention
ECOWAS chair Nigeria set a deadline for Sunday for Niger's coup leaders to cede power or face military intervention. But the Senate leader urged President Tinubu to continue… Read more »
August 04, 2023
West Africa: Regional Army Chiefs Finalize Plan to Intervene in Niger
West African military chiefs say they have drawn up plans to put down the coup in Niger. Regional leaders are still hoping to find a diplomatic solution. Read more »
July 31, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria - Round-the-Clock Curfew in Adamawa After Looting
The governor of the northeastern state declared a 24-hour curfew, after people upset at rising food and fuel costs looted shops and stores. President Tinubu's removal of fuel… Read more »
July 28, 2023
West Africa: Human Trafficking a Growing Menace for Africa
A growing number of Africans are being trafficked and exploited along migration routes to Europe and the Middle East. Experts say more urgent international cooperation can curb the… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Nigeria: Reporters Trained in Ways to Combat Disinformation
Fact-checkers in Nigeria have long warned that disinformation could damage the nation's democracy. Media organizations recently trained 32 Nigerian reporters in information… Read more »
July 14, 2023
Nigeria: Can Dialogue Resolve Nigeria's 'IPOB Problem'?
A sit-at-home order has brought southeastern Nigeria to its knees. The Indigenous People of Biafra has distanced itself from the call and experts say that Nigerian President Bola… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Population Boom - Path to Poverty or Prosperity?
Nigeria's population is growing at an exponential rate. Harnessing the potential of youth is possible if the right measures are taken, experts say. Otherwise, the country's… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Nigeria: Population Boom - a Path to Poverty or Prosperity?
Nigeria's population is growing at an exponential rate. Harnessing the potential of the young is possible if the right measures are taken, experts say. Otherwise, the country's… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Nigeria: How Rural Violence Spoils Nigeria's Harvest
Violent extremism and climate change are driving crop growers and stock farmers from their fields in Nigeria. That's a major headache for new President Bola Tinubu. Read more »
June 13, 2023
Nigeria: Godwin Emefiele - Nigeria's Disgraced Central Bank Governor
As Nigerians welcome the arrest and detention of Central Bank governor, analysts tell DW how his controversial policies derailed the economy. Read more »
June 12, 2023
Nigeria: President Urges Forbearance As Fuel Subsidy Ends
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has told the country that ending a long-standing fuel subsidy was a painful necessity. But the knock-on effects of the move are having a great… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Nigeria: Who Is Bola Tinubu, Nigeria's New President?
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has come out victorious in the Nigeria's highly disputed presidential election. Who is this veteran politician and why is he widely regarded as a kingmaker and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - Bola Tinubu Sworn in As President
Known as a political "godfather," Bola Tinubu is taking charge of the government while Nigeria reels under economic distress and insecurity. Read more »
May 19, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs $12 Billion to Clean Up Oil Spills
A new report says oil giants Shell and Eni should foot a $12-billion bill to clean up a spills in Bayelsa state -- but they have denied wrongdoing. Instead, Shell and Eni say… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Tussles With Shell and Eni Over Oil Spill
A new report says the oil giants should foot a $12-billion bill to clean up a spill in Nigeria's Bayelsa state -- but they have denied wrongdoing. Instead, Shell and Eni say… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Nigeria: Severe Food Crisis Looms Unless Govt Takes Urgent Action - UN Agencies
Nigeria's northern states of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno are expected to be hardest hit due to heightened Boko Haram attacks, banditry and kidnappings. Many locals have fled their… Read more »
May 08, 2023
Nigeria: Critics Fear Benin Bronzes Could Be Privatized By Royal Heir
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has given the Benin Bronzes restituted by Germany to Oba Ewuare II, the head of Benin's former royal family. Germany stands by the decision to… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - Is the End of the Cash Crisis Helping Kidnappers?
Nigeria is grappling with a resurgence in kidnappings after a monthslong lull. Analysts blame the end of a cash shortage which was linked to the introduction of newly-designed… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Sudan: Nigeria Struggles to Evacuate Students in Sudan
Several African countries are evacuating their citizens from Sudan, but Nigerian authorities say they are finding it difficult to get their 5,500 nationals -- mostly students --… Read more »