Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa and, according to Bloomberg, now has the continent's biggest economy – earning us our famous sobriquet, “The Giant of Africa”.

Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn into office Monday, against the backdrop of a fractured nation, an ailing economy and spiraling insecurity.

In Nigeria, Christians face attacks from Islamist militants seeking a caliphate. A group urges U.S. sanctions and aid cuts until Nigeria takes effective action to halt the violence.

Shell Nigeria (SPDC) was eventually held liable for the oil spills and ordered to pay damages to the farmers in a January 29, 2021, ruling by the Court of Appeal of the Hague.

Nigeria is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, with skyrocketing inflation, a national currency in free-fall and millions of people struggling to buy food. Only two years ago Africa’s ...

West Africa – especially Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos – becomes the world’s hottest winter party destination in “Detty December,” the festive period between December and early January.

Nigeria faces violence against Christians as State Department and Pope Leo XIV condemn recent massacre in Benue State, where Islamist militants reportedly killed 200 people in a Catholic sanctuary.

Nigeria's opposition Labour Party is to mount a legal challenge against the presidential election victory of Bola Tinubu of the governing APC. Labour's Peter Obi came third in Saturday's vote.

Nigeria have eliminated Cameroon with a 2-0 victory in the Africa Cup of Nations, advancing to the quarter-finals where they will face Angola ...

Nigeria's Celestine Babayaro (R) makes a flip after scoring a goal against Brazil during the Olympic soccer semi-final Brazil vs Nigeria in Athens, Ga., on July 31, 1996. Nigeria won 4-3.

Nigeria will tackle Jamaica in the Unity Cup Final on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 7:45 PM in London The Super Eagles beat West African rivals Ghana, while the Reggae Boyz edged Trinidad and Tobago ...

A fifth group, the Ijaw, has been growing in population and influence and currently makes up another 10 percent. Muslim Hausa and Fulani are the predominant ethnic groups in Nigeria’s northern ...