The first of more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls missing after being kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago has been found. DW presents a timeline of events surrounding the girls’ abduction. The kidnapping of over 200 girls from … read more
Nigerian officials have confirmed they have found one of the girls kidnapped from Chibok. She is the first girl to be located since Boko Haram militants abducted hundreds from the northeastern town in 2014 . Army official Sani Usman said … read more
Nigerian labor and civil society groups say their strike planned for Wednesday against a hike in fuel prices will go on as scheduled. The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had called for an indefinite strike … read more
market has hoped. It’s all down to Nigerian militants. Nigeria was dethroned as Africa’s largest oil producer this month because the deteriorating political and security situations pose such a threat to Nigeria’s oil output. Militant activity from group Niger Delta … read more
The lingering scarcity of Jet A1, popularly called aviation fuel, on Monday disrupted flight operations at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) and the General Aviation Terminal of the airport in Lagos. Some domestic airlines had to either re-schedule or … read more
Nigeria’s central bank denied a report that it planned to devalue the naira, while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reiterated that Nigeria would benefit from a more flexible exchange rate but said no request for funds had been made. Talk … read more
Nigerian inflation has soared to its highest level since June 2010, placing mounting pressure on the country’s central bank to raise interest rates despite an economic slump. Consumer prices rose across all sectors, driven by higher energy prices and food … read more
The Nigerian army said on Monday it had arrested members of a militant group which has claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks on pipelines in the restive Delta region. The detainees were thought to be part of the Niger … read more
Nigeria’s trade union federation has said it will resist what it calls the “criminal” 67% rise in the petrol price, as fuel subsidies are removed. The government announced on Wednesday that the price was to increase in a bid to … read more
A militant group in Nigeria calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers issued a warning Thursday to oil companies, saying their campaign has just begun. “To international oil companies, this is just the beginning and you have not seen anything yet,” … read more