Business WATCH | Shortages causing fury among Nigerians ahead of elections Lagos – Muhammed Bazza has been queueing for petrol under the blazing sun for four hours, while Alexander Okwori... Read more 1 Feb, 2023
Business Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari visits stronghold amid riots over currency swap Kano – An angry mob clashed with police on Monday in the northern Nigerian city of Kano to protest... Read more 1 Feb, 2023
Cameroon Regional armies pound jihadist bases in Lake Chad basin Niamey – Government forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger have bombarded jihadist bases in the Lake Chad basin... Read more 1 Feb, 2023
Cameroon $500 million pledged for jihadist-torn Lake Chad Niamey – States in western Africa’s Lake Chad region and international donors have pledged more than $500 million to... Read more 29 Jan, 2023
Countries Government says toll from bombing in central Nigeria rises to 40 Lafia – The death toll from a bomb blast that struck a group of herders in central Nigeria has... Read more 27 Jan, 2023
Arts and Leisure Nigeria indie films seek acclaim in Nollywood’s shadow Lagos – In an abandoned print works in a scruffy but bohemian Lagos neighbourhood, an improvised cinema has opened,... Read more 27 Jan, 2023
Countries Investigations under way after bomb kills 27 herders, several cattle in central Nigeria Kano – A group of 27 herders were killed on Wednesday and several others injured in what police called... Read more 26 Jan, 2023
Countries Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election: 10 factors that could affect the outcome Jideofor Adibe, Nasarawa State University, Keffi As Nigerians inch closer to the February 2023 presidential election, the seventh since... Read more 23 Jan, 2023
Countries Gunmen kill 9 in Nigeria in suspected intercommunal attack Kano – Gunmen have killed nine people displaced by intercommunal violence in central Nigeria’s Benue state, where a deadly... Read more 21 Jan, 2023
Countries ‘Mr Stingy’ to ‘Artful Dodger’: Nigeria presidential candidates heatedly trade insults Lagos – A month before Nigeria’s presidential election, top candidates have been exchanging a colourful tirade of insults and... Read more 21 Jan, 2023