The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

Naira Marley, a major Afrobeats star, is in police custody for questioning over the death of Mohbad, who died in a Lagos hospital last month at age 27. Marley has denied involvement in Mohbad's death.

Boss of rising singer’s former music label has denied any involvement in unexplained death

Residents say an explosion and fire at at an illegal oil refinery site in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region has killed at least 15 people

Nigerian government workers are continuing their work after last-minute efforts by authorities averted a nationwide strike to protest growing hardship which could have shut down government services in Africa’s most populous country

Startups trying to help African public health systems cater to the needs of everyday people, say they face barriers too.

To date, the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine has been licensed for use in Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso. Read further on Dynamite News

Other lives: Professor who became a specialist in the ways in which Nigerians speak and write English

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced a new ministerial portfolio in August: Marine and Blue Economy. This was welcome news as it renewed hope for economic development outside the oil sector. We asked marine sustainability and blue economy expert Isa Olalekan Elegbede to explain how the ministry could benefit Nigeria.

Late US official Colin Powell’s dance 15 years ago was a seminal moment for Afrobeats, long before its global success.

Nigerians of all ages say they are disillusioned with the country’s progress in six decades, so patriotism is waning.

Nigeria’s leader has increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute efforts to appease labor unions whose planned strike this week could shut down government offices in all sectors of Africa’s largest economy