The global outrage sparked by the 2014 kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok in Nigeria inspired Boko Haram to start strapping suicide bombs to women in a bid to gain notoriety through “shock and awe” tactics, researchers said. … read more
Oil once fueled a boom in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria. But plummeting oil prices, persistent terror threats and drought have caused economic turmoil in this West African nation of 170 million people. Petroleum exports comprise some 70 percent of … read more
The federal government has assured the UN of its commitment to respect and safeguard diplomatic status of the organisation’s personnel and property in Nigeria. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement by its acting spokesperson, Jane Adams, said that … read more
The Home Office has granted refugee status to a prominent Nigerian LGBT activist, ending a 13-year battle over her right to remain in the UK. Aderonke Apata, 50, says she knew she was gay from the age of 16 and … read more
The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced the arrest of suspects who abducted the five German expatriates, as well as Boko Haram fighters and gunrunners. In a release signed by Tony Opuiyo, the Service revealed that it recovered items … read more
Nnedi Okorafor can now add comic book writer to her esteemed resume. The Nigerian-American science fiction writer and 2016 Quartz Africa Innovator announced on Twitter that she’ll be penning an eight-page comic for Marvel’s forthcoming Venomverse anthology, which is slated to come out … read more
The mounting filth around the Lagos metropolis is said to be serving as a breeding ground for rats that are vectors of the Lassa fever, thereby contributing to the outbreak of the disease. According to the Lagos state University Teaching … read more
Nigeria’s president says he feels healthy enough to return home from London after three months away but says ultimately the decision is up to his doctors. President Muhammadu Buhari has been undergoing medical treatment for an undisclosed illness since early … read more
The Lagos State Government is collaborating with beer brewers in the country and their counterparts across the globe to create maximum excitement during a week-long fiesta that will climax with the Independence Day Mega Concert to commemorate Nigeria’s independence. The … read more
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said it traced at least $615 million of allegedly illegally acquired cash and properties to the West Africa nation’s former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. In addition to “boxes of gold, silver and diamond jewelry, worth several million … read more