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Journalist AFP Lagos Bureau.
Large companies such as International Breweries and Nigerian Breweries are vying for the population’s drinking money
The town recently hosted its second festival, attracting hundreds of sets of twins dressed in traditional clothes
Most domestic and international observers said last month’s presidential vote was credible, despite well-documented problems. But tensions remain high
Muhammadu Buhari is seeking a second term but is facing a strong challenge from Atiku Abubakar who has campaigned largely against his record in office
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will run for re-election in February 2019 against former vice president Atiku Abubakar
Muhammadu Buhari will run for a second term in polls scheduled for February 2019
Shell allegedly helped Nigeria’s military commit human rights abuses in the oil-rich south in the 1990s.
President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to investigate the cause of a building collapse, which has left at least 86 dead.
Nigeria’s GDP recalculation due on Sunday is likely to pip it ahead of SA as Africa’s largest economy, and could alter perceptions of the continent.
A gold mine has collapsed in central Ghana, killing 17 people who were working illegally and had been told to leave, say police and an official.
An explosion and fire hit a barge at Nigeria’s main seaport in Lagos, shaking buildings in the area and wounding at least four people, officials said.
Thousands of mourners including African leaders, dignitaries and Ghanaian citizens have attended the funeral of president John Atta Mills.
Nigerian oil workers have threatened to halt production as a strike over fuel prices enters its fourth day and secterian tensions simmer.
Families are searching the rubble from a bomb blast at UN headquarters in Nigeria for loved ones.
Nigeria marked 15 years since the execution of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and his campaign against the oil industry drew the world’s attention to abuses.
It only became worse for Joseph Udoh after his home caught fire — and his struggles illustrate the stress many Nigerians live through 50 years after independence, despite the…
The death of Nigeria’s president Umaru Yar’Adua jeopardises long-awaited reforms of the nation’s decrepit and corruption-ridden oil sector.
Transfer of power to Goodluck Jonathan as Nigeria’s acting president is the tonic needed to revive governance in the key oil producer, analysts say.
Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell has halted oil production of 115 000 barrels a day at its EA oilfield in southern Nigeria, it said on Wednesday.
The first thing that used to hit visitors to Nigeria’s commercial hub was a gridlock of rusty buses and the tumbledown stalls of the Oshodi market.
