Freed Chibok girls to meet Nigeria’s Buhari after swap deal
Eighty-two of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria in 2014
World must aid famine-threatened Nigeria to avoid ‘mass exodus’
The devastation brought by Boko Haram, which has left millions of people in northeast Nigeria on the
Nigeria’s debt rose 38% to 17.4 trln naira in 2016
Nigeria’s total debt rose to17.36 trillion naira ($56 billion) as of Dec. 2016 from 12.60 trillion
Multiple suicide bombings target Nigerian refugees
Seven suspected Boko Haram militants blew themselves on the outskirts of a northeast Nigerian city
More than 700 protest against government in Nigerian capital
More than 700 people took to the streets in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Thursday to protest
Nigeria’s president doing well, says deputy
Nigeria’s absentee President is in good health and is expected to return home soon, his deputy said
Nigeria’s president requests extended medical leave
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday asked parliament to extend his medical leave, his
Nigeria calls in power expert to turn around electricity group
Nigeria has picked an African Development Bank power expert to run its electricity transmission
Nigerian President Buhari to take 10-day medical leave
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari plans to take 10 days of medical leave from Monday, he said in a
UN hopeful of peaceful inauguration in Gambia
The office of the United Nations Secretary General has indicated it remains hopeful that the
Nigeria cuts ties with Taiwan
The Federal Government of Nigeria has severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan and has ordered the
Nigerian lower house moves to offer Gambia’s Jammeh asylum: lawmakers
Nigeria’s lower house voted on Thursday to offer Gambian President Yahya Jammeh asylum if he steps
West Africa leaders to continue Gambia mediation: Liberia president
West African leaders are still pursuing mediation to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in Gambia
West African leaders to take ‘major decision’ on Gambia: Nigeria
West African leaders will take a”major decision” on the political impasse in Gambia at a meeting in
Jammeh accuses ECOWAS of declaring war
Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh accused ECOWAS of declaring war, after it said it was putting forces on
Nigerian ex-militants lose confidence in Buhari over restive Delta
A group of former Nigerian militants said on Sunday it had lost confidence in the president’s
Nigeria’s Buhari says will pursue peace in restive Niger Delta in 2017
Nigeria’s government will seek a lasting peace settlement with militants in the oil-producing
Dozens of Boko Haram fighters surrender in southern Niger
Dozens of Boko Haram fighters have given themselves up to authorities in southern Niger, the
Suicide bomber attacks market in northeast Nigeria’s Maiduguri
A suicide bomber attacked a cattle market on Monday in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria, the city
Nigeria’s Buhari says army has captured key Boko Haram camp
Nigeria’s army has captured a key Boko Haram camp, the Islamist militant group’s last enclave in the