That a country so blessed with abundance can so cruelly betray its poor and vulnerable is nothing short of a tragedy
That a country so blessed with abundance can so cruelly betray its poor and vulnerable is nothing short of a tragedy.
A hotline in the US is trying to tackle the high rate of domestic violence against nurses in the Nigerian diaspora.
A group of community elders in northeast Nigeria are urging the Islamists to enter peace talks, a move some see as motivated by ethnic self-interest.
Nearly 2 million unwanted pregnancies and thousands of deaths would have been prevented had Trump not pulled funding for reproductive health.
How racial prejudice, a controversy and the outcome of a Boko Haram kidnapping all coincided ‘positively’ with Nigeria’s presentation at the Biennale
Poverty, traditions and no education means laws will do little to end the practice of child brides.
“I am the king of kidnappers in Nigeria,” he told cameras this week, as police escorted him around several Lagos houses where his victims were kept.
Over the course of one week, new coach Stuart Baxter has managed to show the nation two Bafanas.
The city’s search for belief and higher being is reflected in its people, infrastructure and culture
Less than 15% pf patients seek out care for this vicious form of gangrene
The former Nigerian president talks about the continent’s future, its failures and the youth explosion that keeps him awake at night
Buhari has been ill for most of this year, drastically cutting back his official schedule. This was one event he could not afford to miss
Control of increasingly scarce water is being used by armed groups to challenge central governments, causing untold suffering to civilians.
Anti-gay laws "precipitate negative consequences not just for LGBTI persons and communities, but for societies as a whole", a new report has found
"Nigeria’s capital has cut off by air since Wednesday"
Could psychosocial programmes turn extremists into moderates?
Eighty two of the Chibok school girls, kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria three years ago, have been released. But what now?
Should Libya hit the target of 900 000 barrels a day, it would replace about one-third of the supplies being cut by other Opec nations.
They say a recent law violates the Constitution and that it has fuelled violence against queer people.
A study conducted by the Pew Research Centre says two-thirds of South Africans agree that developing education should be a priority for the country.
This year’s festival in Nigeria is fiercely pluralistic, showing the work of 39 photographers.
Web-based platforms open up discussions, but when that is poisoned we need to act.
The conflict has left health services and agriculture in shambles. Unicef says it has just 13% of the money it needs to stave off deaths.
Cameroon and other countries forces have made gains in territorial control and suicide attacks are down but there’s no room for complacency.
South Africa has toppled Nigeria and reclaimed its status as the largest economy in Africa.
The extent of the crisis is only now becoming clear. Hundreds of thousands have been cut off from assistance, some for as long as two years.
‘The matchmaking programme began in 2012 to help divorcées remarry in Kano state, which has the highest divorce rate in Nigeria.’
Children of well-placed families are landing plum posts amid Muhammadu Buhari’s war on corruption.
The Avengers are not superheroes, but rather militants left in the cold by Nigeria’s amnesty programme.
Economic woes and new calls for Biafran independence may signal the start of trouble in the country.
‘Sixty-one critically malnourished people were among 478 children, 196 women and 23 men brought to the state capital Maiduguri from Bama on Monday’