Gender rights are being dealt a further blow by leaders’ inertia in rescuing the Nigerian teens from Boko Haram militants, writes Nikiwe Bikitsha.
After Boko Haram posted a video offering to release kidnapped girls in exchange for prisoners, Nigeria says "the window of negotiation is still open".
Following the kidnapping of schoolgirls by extremist Islamist group Boko Haram, Haji Mohamed Dawjee looks at the perception of women in Islam today.
Nigeria says it will not agree to suggestions by Boko Haram that the kidnapped schoolgirls will be released once the country frees militant prisoners.
As outrage builds over the failure to rescue 276 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, one of girls who escaped says she is now scared to return to school.
Graca Machel says she has broken the restrictions of her mourning for Nelson Mandela to plead with the world to find 276 girls kidnapped in April.
A bridge has been blown up and three people abducted in north-east Nigeria – where attempts are still being made to rescue 276 kidnapped girls.
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.
A writer pleads with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to prioritise the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram and not focus on elections just yet.
The Nigerian film board has delayed issuing a certificate for the film Half of Yellow Sun.
Regional and global leaders gather at the 24th WEF Africa in Abuja under the long shadow cast by abducted schoolgirls, writes Salil Shetty.
US and Spanish scientists say they are ready to help reunite the more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls with their families, free of charge.
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.
Boko Haram has in a video claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls during a raid in Chibok, Nigeria, last month.
The ANC Women’s League has urged Nigeria to increase efforts to find over 200 kidnapped girls, calling on the AU and neighbouring states to help.
Demonstrators outside Nigeria’s Parliament have urged the government to seek international assistance to find schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram.
As rumours swirl about the missing Chibok pupils, soldiers say rescue plans are being leaked to rebels.
Ahead of the World Economic Forum in Abuja in May, the event’s Nigerian hosts says a large security operation is under way following a bomb blast.
"Oh Mpa," the Nigerian version of SABMiller’s Hero beer, is using a nostalgic appeal to local political ideologies to widen its marketshare.
Over 100-million Nigerians still live in extreme poverty, on less than $1.25 a day.
The rest of Africa is growing, and perhaps the ruling party should invest more in leadership and change rather than individuals’ interests.
The country’s GDP boost is testimony to the continent’s progress, but it’s no silver bullet.
Nigeria’s recent rebasing shows its services sector’s share of GDP has dominated the country’s economy, helping it surpass SA’s numbers.
From Nigeria becoming Africa’s largest economy to the US government releasing its monthly budget statement, here are this week’s economic highlights.
Nigeria has become Africa’s biggest economy, leapfrogging South Africa, after the government announced a long-overdue rebasing of the country’s GDP.
New data has revealed that Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as the continent’s largest economy after a rebasing calculation nearly doubled its GDP.
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.
Global fast food retailers are moving into the underserved African market and following in the footsteps of a successful local entrepreneur.
Nigeria’s illegal miners have continued their quest for gold despite lead contamination affecting thousands.
Nigeria could soon outrank South Africa as Africa’s biggest economy, but about 61% of Nigerians still live on less than $1 per day.