After Boko Haram posted a video offering to release kidnapped girls in exchange for prisoners, Nigeria says "the window of negotiation is still open".
The United Nations is demanding Boko Haram to immediately release the more than 200 girls, who are believed to still be within Nigeria’s borders.
President Goodluck Jonathan says the kidnapping of schoolgirls by Boko Haram will mark a turning point in the battle against "terror" in the country.
Violence in Africa’s largest economy has sparked fears of curbed investment.
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator has cracked down on MTN’s service levels, but the company says consumers will ultimately be the ones to pay.
Following Boko Haram’s announcement that it’s holding kidnapped schoolgirls as "slaves", international pressure has mounted to find and free them.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered top security chiefs and officials to secure the release of 223 schoolgirls abducted three weeks ago.
Boko Haram has released a video message in which it claims responsibility for a bombing in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, that killed at least 75 people.
The South African government has sent its "deepest condolences" to Nigeria after a bomb blast in Abuja left more than 70 people dead.
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Gay activists, LGBT community members and the UN have warned that a Bill banning same-sex unions could legitimise homophobic violence in Nigeria.
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved a Bill banning gay marriage and same-sex partnerships.
Analysts have questioned whether Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan can claw back support ahead of elections next year.
In the run-up to Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, the luxury hotel has cancelled exisiting bookings in order to accomodate dignitaries.
Africa’s heads of state have paid tribute to former president Nelson Mandela, who they say shaped democracy on the continent.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has responded to the Nairobi shopping mall attack, saying militants have "defeated our attackers".
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked nine ministers in his first major Cabinet reshuffle in a bid to keep party support.
Seven Nigerian ruling party governors and a former presidential candidate formed a splinter group opposed to President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday.
President Goodluck Jonathan took a gamble when he launched an offensive on Boko Haram’s attempt to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.
Pressing on with a sweeping offensive against Boko Haram militants, Nigeria’s military says it re-established control in five remote areas.
South Africa has positioned itself as the voice of African interests, when talking to just about anybody on the global stage in Brics and G20.
Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to SA has sounded just the right note at a moment when this country’s international reputation has taken a beating.
Nigeria and South Africa have put aside internal political battles that upset a once-stable relationship.
Goodluck Jonathan has said it is imperative that Africa’s two biggest economies work together to boost the regional economy and combat corruption.
At least 185 people in a fishing community have been killed in weekend clashes between Nigeria’s military and Islamic extremists.
The leader of Nigeria’s radical Islamist group Boko Haram has rejected the presidency’s idea of a potential amnesty deal to curb a bloody insurgency.
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved a 4.99-trillion naira budget passed by Parliament, ending a two-month dispute about spending plans.
Nigeria has appealed to foreign governments to help crack down on crude oil theft.
Gunmen have kidnapped seven foreigners and killed a security guard when they stormed a construction company in Nigeria’s Bauchi State, claim police.
France has attacked a rebel hideout in Gao, north Mali’s largest city, intensifying a security lockdown against guerrilla attacks.
Soldiers manning a checkpoint in northern Nigeria have killed two members of a radical sect responsible for hundreds of killings this year alone.
Nigerian rescuers expect to find more bodies in the search for victims of the plane crash in Lagos, which killed all on board and many on the ground.