Nigeria’s army says it has rescued 178 people held by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. It said the captives – more than 100 of them children – were liberated in northern Borno state, the heartland of the insurgency. The … read more
Mojeed Jamiu is cutting jobs and raising prices to prevent his furniture and clothing store in Lagos from closing after Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele restricted foreign currency supply for some imports. Emefiele in June banned importers from … read more
Millions of Nigerians are complaining as petrol sells above N110 and queues by motorists continue to grow across the country. This is against an official price of N87 per litre as the Federal Government subsidises Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) with … read more
Nigeria and neighboring countries now have in increased capacity to deal with Boko Haram and other terrorist groups, President Muhammadu Buhari said Friday. Buhari stated this in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city at an audience with Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the United … read more
Since December 2014, crude oil benchmark prices have fallen more than 25 percent because of a supply glut and slower economic growth worldwide. Prices for bonny light crude dropped Thursday low to $53 per barrel. One way that Nigeria can … read more
A former government minister in Nigeria stole $6bn (£3.8bn) of public money, a state governor has alleged. Adams Oshiomhole said US officials informed President Muhammadu Buhari of the alleged theft during his visit to Washington last month. Mr Buhari took … read more
At least 29 people were killed by suspected Islamist insurgents in northeastern Nigeria on Monday, showing insecurity still plagues areas the military said it secured. The militants invaded Dille and its surrounding villages in the southern part of Borno state … read more
Some Nigerians serving in the British Metropolitan Police have expressed readiness to partner with the Nigeria Police Force to deepen policing in their homeland. The group, which is currently in the country to fashion-out ways to support their country, stated … read more
Solomon has a simple ambition: “I would like to know what life is.” The 15-year-old has faced so much horror that he has spent his entire childhood just surviving. Now for the first time in years he is safe. He … read more
She is 32 and demure, with a poise that belies the image of a woman who was enslaved for five years in a Nigerian prostitution ring on the outskirts of Naples, the raffish Mediterranean port city 22 miles south of … read more