Nigeria are sweating over the fitness of two of their best players, Emmanuel Emenike and Victor Moses, ahead of Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final.
A stunning first-half display helped Nigeria book their place in the Afcon final by beating Mali 4-1 in the semifinal at Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has spoken out against the appointment of "mediocre" European coaches by African teams, ahead of his side’s tie with Mali.
The Africa Cup of Nations enters its semifinal stage in Durban with Nigeria and Mali set for an unexpected meeting in the east coast city.
The sentencing process of Nigerian terrorist Henry Okah has been postponed until February 28 by the High Court in Johannesburg.
Nigeria shocked title favourites Cte d’Ivoire 2-1 on Sunday in their Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal match in Rustenburg.
Zambia goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene, a noted penalty saving and taking specialist, scored from the spot to salvage a 1-1 draw against Nigeria.
Chelsea winger Victor Moses, who has missed Nigeria’s opening game, is expected to enter the Africa Cup of Nations fray against Zambia.
Super sub Alain Traore bagged the equaliser deep in injury time to earn Burkina Faso a 1-1 draw against 10-man Nigeria.
Nigeria edged Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 behind closed doors this weekend in a final warm-up match to 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
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.
Gunmen have killed six people at a church in Nigeria, making 2012 the third year that Christmas services have come under deadly attack in the country.
Authorities have blamed a radical Islamist sect for twin suicide car bombings targeting two major mobile phone companies
in Nigeria.
More than 770 people have been killed in a spate of Boko Haram attacks in Western Africa and seem to be growing more violent.
Eyebrows have been raised at possible corporate breaches around the purchase of Shanduka Group’s minority stake in MTN Nigeria.
The richest man in Africa and the wealthiest man from the US have joined forces in the battle against polio, which has seen a resurgence in Nigeria.
A probe alleging Nigeria has lost out on billions of dollars through questionable practices in the oil-and-gas industry has stirred controversy.
A video obtained by Reuters shows Nigerian troops shooting unarmed captives in broad daylight in Maiduguri, the bastion of an Islamist insurgency.
Three up-and-coming African nations, Nigeria, Zambia and Kenya have each received their first sovereign credit rating by Moody’s investor service.
Fifteen years after his death, the man who was a thorn in the side of officials in Nigeria has been honoured by the authorities with whom he tangled.
Residents in northeastern Nigeria say 23 people have been killed and schools and government buildings were burnt in attacks by Islam group Boko Haram.
In Nigeria, Last Flight to Abuja has become the first home-grown production to outsell Hollywood films this year.
African hip-hop rappers seem to be the setting standard of how the music should be made internationally.
Nigerian security authorities were informed of an imminent attack before the 2010 terrorist bombings in Abuja that left 12 people dead and 36 injured.
A suicide bomber attacked a Catholic church conducting Mass in northern Nigeria on Sunday, injuring and killing an unknown number of people.
"Death to America, death to Israel, death to the enemies of Islam" shouted crowds of Muslim protesters stretching several kilometres in Kano, Nigeria.
The famed novelist of ‘The Famished Road’ asks the hard questions of Marikana, Nigeria and leadership.
Nigeria’s middle class is flocking to the UK to spend its cash on everything from meat to undies and is the UK’s fourth biggest foreign spender.
Fallen giants Nigeria are poised to reach the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations despite being held 2-2 by Liberia this weekend in a final round qualifier.
Michael Ugwu was born into a Nigerian family in London, but remaining connected to his culture was important.
Shell said on Monday it has completed the sale of its share of an onshore oil block in southern Nigeria to a consortium for $102-million.
Nigeria’s Cabinet has agreed to increase spending by 5% but reduce the deficit in next year’s budget to be sent to Parliament for approval in August.