Nigeria

Nigerian superstar David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has revealed he will donate all monies received during his birthday ‘prank’ to orphans across Nigeria. A statement released by his management on November 19, 2021 said the singer received a...

Ghana and Nigeria have huge market presence in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and with collaborations, the two countries can benefit immensely, said Chief Victor Okhai President for Directors Guilds of Nigeria. Chief Okhai posited that the two...

African movie lovers will be thrilled to an unforgettable experience on Sunday October 10, 2021, with some award winning movies at Elivento’s first edition of “Street Cinema”. According to Victor Wellrich the Manager for Elivento, an event organizing company from...

Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, sets out the criteria that the government is putting in order for Twitter to be reintroduced in the nation. The decision to ban the site on Friday, just days after Twitter deleted...

Villagers bury the victims of a raid on seven villages in northwest Nigeria's Kebbi state by a gang of cattle thieves. At least 88 persons were killed in the heinous attack, police said. According to Kebbi state police spokesperson, Nafiu Abubakar,...

Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture,, critisizes Twitter for deleting a remark on President Buhari's account after he alluded to the country's civil war in the context of contemporary instability. Twitter deleted the comment, stating it had broken regulatory guidelines. "Twitter...

Two lecturers at Nigeria's University of Lagos (UNILAG) have been fired after an inquiry into allegations of sex-for-grades following a BBC Africa Eye documentary. Both Boniface Igbeneghu and Samuel Oladipo were dismissed from their positions by the university's governing board...

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has warned that his administration would not tolerate any activity that promotes criminality or unrest in the country. He was reacting to a growing wave of attacks, particularly on government facilities, in the country's south-eastern...

Nigeria’s central bank devalued the naira by 7.6% against the dollar as authorities in Africa’s biggest oil producer migrate toward a single exchange-rate system for the local currency. The Abuja-based Central Bank of Nigeria replaced the fixed rate of 379...