Security forces fire tear gas as anti-government protests break out across Nigeria Thousands of Nigerians are protesting against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024
Nigeria under cost of living pressure: 8 essential reads on rising tensions In recent times, Nigeria, Africa’s largest democracy, has been under intense pressure. The Conversation · Jul 31, 2024
Nigerian singer, actor and activist Onyeka Onwenu dies aged 72 Nicknamed the ‘Elegant Stallion’, the revered star died after performing at a private party in Lagos The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2024
Demonstrators in Nigeria gather days early for anti-government protests Crowds converge on Suleja over economic hardship and record inflation amid warnings against mass action The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024
Nigerian President To Hike Minimum Wage As Living Costs Rise Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu agreed on Thursday to more than double the monthly minimum wage to 70,000 naira ($43) as the country struggles with a severe cost of living crisis. International Business Times · Jul 18, 2024
Nigerian film star addresses backlash after ‘causing arrest of innocent social media user’ ‘I have only exercised my democratic rights,’ Nollywood star said after facing criticism The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024
A weakened West Africa bloc asks Senegalese leader to try to convince breakaway states to return West Africa’s divided regional bloc has asked Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye to have a dialogue with the three military junta-led member states to try to reunite the region whose stability has been under threat following their decision to leave the group in January The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2024
Can Senegal’s Faye play peacemaker and help a splintered West Africa bloc? Experts say ECOWAS’s tensions with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso could roll back years of regional diplomacy. Al Jazeera · Jul 3, 2024
As big pharma exits Nigeria, asthma patients face spiralling costs Price of asthma inhalers has more than doubled amid scarcity and added costs after GSK exited Nigerian market in 2023. Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2024
Nigeria bets on a new $2.25B World Bank loan to support reforms that have resulted in hardship The World Bank has approved a $2.25 billion loan for Nigeria to shore up revenue and back economic reforms that have contributed to the worst cost-of-living crisis in many years for Africa’s most populous country The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024
Nigeria Grinds To A Halt As Unions Demand Wage Increase Nigeria's largest labor unions strike for salary hike amid economic crisis caused by policy changes. Top News · Jun 3, 2024
Nigeria loses electricity and major airports close as unions seek higher wages amid record inflation Africa’s most populous country has ground to a halt as Nigeria’s largest labor unions begin striking to demand a salary increase amid the worst cost of living crisis in decades The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024
Nigeria’s rushed reversion to old national anthem met with incredulity Post-colonial anthem dropped in 1978 reinstituted with little debate amid escalating economic crisis The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024
Why has Nigeria's new national anthem caused outrage? President Tinubu claimed that the anthem represented Nigeria's diversity during his speech on his first anniversary in office Evening Standard · May 30, 2024
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024 Democracy under scrutiny as Nigerians struggle to afford the basics Nigeria has played a major role in fostering democracy in Africa’s west but after 25 years its people are losing faith
WEKU · Mar 24, 2024 Nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren freed after over two weeks in captivity Nearly 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren have been released, more than two weeks after the children were seized from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna and marched into the forests.
WEKU · Mar 8, 2024 10 years after Chibok, Nigeria's mass kidnappings return with a vengeance In just a week there have been two mass kidnappings in Nigeria. Hundreds of women and children have been kidnapped in recent days in Africa's most populous country.
International Business Times · Mar 8, 2024 Nigeria Targets Cryptocurrency In Bid To End Naira Freefall The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is halting operations in Nigeria's naira currency as the government puts cryptobusinesses under increasing scrutiny.
Top News · Feb 28, 2024 Nigeria Faces Nationwide Strike Amid Economic Turmoil Nigeria's economic challenges spark nationwide strike as citizens face inflation surge and discontent. Stay updated with AP's Africa coverage.
Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2024 ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger amid tensions in West Africa bloc The West African alliance holds Abuja summit amid political crises that have rocked the region.
France 24 · Feb 24, 2024 West African bloc ECOWAS says it is lifting sanctions on Niger West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has lifted travel, commercial and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing the coup staged in the country last year, a senior official announced Saturday.
Al Jazeera · Feb 12, 2024 ECOWAS chair Tinubu to meet Senegal’s Sall over postponed elections Sall’s decision to push back the February 25 presidential vote has plunged Senegal into a constitutional crisis.
Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2024 Blinken looks to bolster West African security partnerships after setbacks His tour comes amid multiple political upheavals in West Africa and as governments reassess relationships with the West.
International Business Times · Jan 24, 2024 Blinken Nudges Nigeria On Capital Flows For US Businesses Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday for greater US investment in Nigeria, but called on Africa's largest economy to reassure investors that they can repatriate their funds.
International Business Times · Jan 23, 2024 Blinken To Meet Key West African Presidents To Rally Support US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday meets the presidents of Nigeria and Ivory Coast in a bid to forge a united front with key African democracies as crises engulf the world.