August 18, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria - Utility Workers Call Off Nationwide Strike
Striking electricity workers temporarily shut down the power grid, plunging more than 200 million people into darkness for several hours. Read more »
August 07, 2022
Nigeria: UK Museum Agrees to Return Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
A museum in Britain agreed Sunday to return a collection of Benin Bronzes looted in 1897 to Nigeria. Read more »
August 03, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria - Illegal Oil Refineries Thrive Despite Government Crackdown
"I want to give my family the best I can afford. We cannot just stay and survive. We really want to live," Tam G. (not his real name) said. "This business really pays us; the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria - Illegal Oil Refineries Thriving Despite Government Crackdown
"I want to give my family the best I can afford. We cannot just stay and survive. We really want to live," Tam G (not his real name) said. "This business really pays us; the income… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Nigeria: The Ugly Truth About Nigeria's Child Trafficking
Timipriye says her uncle's wife told her that they wanted to take her with them to Lagos, where she'd be taken care of and sent to university. Read more »
July 28, 2022
Nigeria: Algeria, Nigeria, Niger Sign MOU On Gas Pipeline to Europe
To move away from relying on Russian energy, the European Union are increasingly turning to Africa for natural gas imports — and Algeria, Niger and Nigeria are looking to… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Nigeria: Elections - Youth Apathy in Kenya, Not So Much in Nigeria
On August 9, Kenyan voters will cast their ballots in what many call a two-horse race between 77-year-old Raila Odinga and 55-year-old William Samoei Ruto, the current deputy… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Nigeria: Why Nigerian Presidential Hopefuls Are Cut From the Same Cloth
On Sunday, the presidential candidate for Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, chose Kashim Shettima, a 55-year-old Muslim, as his running mate for the… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Nigeria: Rebels Attack Prison, Free All Boko Haram Suspects
Gunmen ambushed Kuje prison near Nigeria's capital city of Abuja, freeing around 600 of the nearly 900 inmates late Tuesday. Bandits attacked the maximum-security prison with guns… Read more »
Nigeria: OPEC's Mohammad Barkindo Dies
OPEC's Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo has died at the age of 63, Mele Kyari, the chief executive of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said Wednesday. Read more »
June 08, 2022
Nigeria: More Violence Feared in Nigeria As Elections Approach
A deadly attack on churchgoers has highlighted the failure of Nigeria's leaders to end the conflicts wracking the country. As campaigning gears up ahead of elections in February… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: Being LGBT in Africa Draws Stigma, Violence and Criminal Charges
In Africa, where many countries outlaw homosexuality, LGBT people live in fear of attacks and imprisonment. Read more »
June 05, 2022
Nigeria: Dozens Feared Dead After Gunmen Attack Church
According to local reports, the attackers entered a Catholic church in Ondo state and opened fire on worshippers. Read more »
June 03, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Political System Favors Old Wealthy Men
Despite young people making up the majority of Nigeria's voters, the country's politicians are mostly old, and wealthy, men. The system makes it hard for young people to enter… Read more »
May 28, 2022
Nigeria: Dozens Killed in Stampede At Church Event
Over 30 people lost their lives in Nigeria, when a crowd waiting for food broke through the gate of the venue where a charity event was to be held, officials have said. Read more »
May 27, 2022
Nigeria: Nation's Hopeless Fight Against Corruption
Seven years after President Muhammadu Buhari promised to swiftly defeat corruption, Nigerians who are now worse off than they were in 2015 doubt that the president's anti-graft war… Read more »
May 15, 2022
Nigeria: Protests Erupt in Nigerian City After Blasphemy Killing
A Christian student accused of blasphemy was killed by a mob of Muslim students in Sokoto. Protesters took to the streets, demanding the release of the suspects. Read more »
April 24, 2022
Nigeria: Blast At Illegal Oil Refinery Kills Scores
At least 110 people have died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeastern Nigeria, emergency officials say. The disaster highlights the country's problems with oil… Read more »