Nigeria's electoral commission starts announcing results

Nigeria is struggling with Islamist insurgencies in the northeast, an epidemic of kidnappings for ransom and conflict between herders and farmers.

27 February 2023

At least 10 dead, 60 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria

Anambra is among the 29 of Nigeria's 36 states to have experienced heavy flooding this year.

9 October 2022

Four Nigerians, rescued in Brazil, survived 14 days on a rudder

Both men said economic hardship, political instability and crime had left them with little option but to abandon their native Nigeria.

2 August 2023

Niger junta says a dozen soldiers killed in militant attack

Niger is run by a military junta that seized power in a coup in July.

29 September 2023

Niger junta meets Nigeria envoys ahead of summit

The junta has revoked military pacts with France, but Paris has rejected that decision, saying it was not taken by Niger's legitimate authorities.

10 August 2023

Boko Haram frees 49 women kidnapped in Nigeria's Borno state

In late July, Islamists beheaded at least 10 farmers in Borno.

26 August 2023

Nigeria's labour unions suspend strike after meeting president

Led by union leaders, protesters carrying placards marched in Lagos, the oil-producing state of Bayelsa and in the northern cities of Kano and Kaduna.

3 August 2023

Nigeria launches $672 million tech fund for young investors

Nigeria has the largest number of startups in Africa - mostly in tech and fintech - which have pulled funding from overseas banks and venture capital firms.

15 March 2023