Nigeria

Soccer Former Montpellier forward John Utaka has called on Alex Iwobi to elevate his performances for the Nigerian national team, urging him to mirror...

The Nigerian government is aiming to attract $5 to $10 billion in near-term investments for deep-water offshore operations through the recently introduced tax incentives in the oil and gas sector.   This is contained in a statement on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Energy and head of the Energy Office of

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Nigeria. He will be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the African nation in 17 years. Modi will meet with Nigerian leaders to discuss the strategic partnership between the two countries. The Prime Minister will also attend the G20 Summit in Brazil...

Nigeria has officially received its first-ever shipment of malaria vaccines, a historic moment in the country’s long-standing battle against one of its deadliest diseases. The delivery, facilitated by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO), marks a turning point in the fight to reduce malaria-related deaths, which have disproportionately affected Nigeria

This Day] For several years there have been incidents of Nigerians hiding in the wheel-well or other parts of aircraft to escape from the country. The continuous record of these incidents is an indication that the security system at the airports is weak and porous...

The cash shortage in Nigeria has led to violent protests, leaving countless citizens injured and a few dead. ...

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), latest report has  revealed that about 82,000 pregnant women die annually from  pregnancy related complications or childbirth in the country. The new death rate arising from pregnancy-related complications doubled the figure released by the Federal Ministry of Health,(FMOH...

By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria has secured $800 million from the World Bank to scale up its national social program ahead of the removal of its costly but popular subsidies on petrol in June, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Wednesday. Africa’s biggest economy set aside 3.36 trillion naira ($7.3 billion) this year to