Nigeria has been struggling to contain growing violence by armed groups known for mass kidnappings for ransom
Some 200 protesters barricaded the entrance of the Nigerian National Assembly on Wednesday
As Nigeria prepares to go to the polls next year, youth groups are urging young people to run for office to unseat older generations who have largely run the country for decades. Youth-led mass protests in 2020 against police brutality and bad governance have sparked fresh interest, but Nigerian youth find there are many challenges to entering politics. Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja. Camera - Emeka Gibson.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions have pushed oil prices to their highest level in eight years
Demonstrators urge peace in Ukraine, demand that Abuja evacuate Nigerian students stuck in the war-torn country
Crisis has also opened an opportunity for African oil producers like Nigeria, Angola, Libya, and Algeria to cash in with more crude oil exports
Listeners and media rights groups decry six-month suspension of Vision FM’s popular ‘Truth to Power’ show
During the signing, the president said the bill contained “salient and praiseworthy provisions that could positively revolutionize elections in Nigeria
The country has a growing deficit of at least 22 million homes
Nigeria's real estate market has been expanding rapidly, but so has the number of people in need of housing in Africa's most populous country. Nigeria's Central Bank says the country suffers a growing deficit of at least 22 million homes. Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja. Camera: Emeka Gibson.
Move follows distress calls made by Nigerian nationals in Ukraine, including students
They say lack of refrigeration, poor infrastructure are major challenges for vaccine equity
Nigerian women make up one of the largest groups of international sex trafficking victims, according to U.N. agencies, but women also are among the perpetrators of this crime. Timothy Obiezu has this report from Abuja on the women who exploit other women and the activists trying to stop them.
The bill is aimed at improving transparency, inclusion, and planning for national elections
Africa is home to more than 1.2 billion people but the WHO says more than 80% of the population has yet to receive a single dose of a coronavirus vaccine
Military airstrike was targeting bandits
Commuters are frustrated as some wait hours to fill up their tanks
Deputy police commissioner Abba Kyari had already been suspended since August over an indictment linking him to money laundering and fraud in the United States
The rights group says the failure by Nigerian authorities to publish all the details of the agreement raises concerns about citizens’ rights and censorship
The program airs the stories of GBV victims and works with a legal non-profit group to prosecute those responsible for the crimes
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