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Nigerian hopefuls Rivers draw CAF Cup holders USM Alger

Rivers United of Nigeria were paired with title-holders USM Alger of Algeria when the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals draw was made in Cairo on Tuesday

Nigerian breakdancers battle to bring 'groove' to Olympics

Sweaty and out of breath, B-boy Alpha comes down grinning from the stage where he has just won Nigeria's national breakdance championship and secured a trip to Paris for the Olympics this summer

In Nigeria, voters set on defending a free election

In Nigeria, voters set on defending a free election

Nigerians defy election delays with hope for change

Craving change, Nigerians streamed out to vote Saturday in what many hope would be a fairer election for a new leader who would deliver the country from widespread insecurity and economic malaise

Nigerians vote for new president in tight election race

Voters in Nigeria's oil-hub divided before elections

Once a vibrant fishing community in Port Harcourt, a city that has sprung up along the creeks of southern Nigeria, Okrika Waterfront is now a desolate polluted site

Nigerians express frustration over currency shortage, fuel prices ahead of polls

Nigerians expressed frustration Tuesday over the scarcity of new naira notes at commercial banks and petrol prices barely 10 days before the country's general elections

Stampede in Church in Southern Nigeria Results in 31 Deaths - Reports

More than 30 people were killed in a stampede during an event organized by a new generation church in Port Harcourt, the capital of Nigeria's Rivers State, the Punch newspaper reported on Saturday, citing police

At least 31 die in stampede at Nigeria church event: police

At least 31 people were killed on Saturday when a stampede broke out in south Nigeria during a church charity event where food was being distributed, police said

Nigerian youths plan protest memorials a year after bloody crackdown

Nigeria moves to boost private investment with airports concession

Nigerian authority on Tuesday released a request for qualifications for the concession of four international airport terminals in an effort to encourage the private sector to participate in infrastructure investment in pursuit of healthy aviation growth

Five police officers killed in southeast Nigeria

Gunmen killed at least five officers in Nigeria's southeastern Imo state, according to police and witnesses, the latest casualties in a wave of attacks targeting security forces in the region

Nigeria's Burna Boy takes second crack at Grammys

Zambians wary of Moroccans as they defend remarkable home record

Maersk Container Ship Attacked Twice Overnight in Gulf of Guinea - Reports

Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea attacked the Maersk Cardiff container ship twice overnight, the Maritime Bulletin portal reports on Thursday

Nigerian boss Pinnick lashes CAF Cup losers Kano and Rivers

Nigerian football boss Amaju Pinnick has accused Kano Pillars and Rivers United of lacking "steel" as the clubs prepare for CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round second legs this weekend

Nigerian serial killer sentenced to death

A Nigerian man on Friday received the death sentence for the serial murders of nine women in hotel rooms in the country's oil hub in what appeared to be ritual killings

Nigeria to Increase Natural Gas Use to Meet UN-Set Development Sustainable Goals - NNPC

West Africa's energy hub Nigeria will strengthen industrial use of natural gas to embark on a greener policy that meets targets set by the United Nations-backed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) program, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced on Tuesday

Nigerian oil agency under scrutiny for missing billions

Nigeria to resume domestic flights next week

Nigeria will resume domestic flights from next Wednesday, the aviation minister said, in a move to ease COVID-19 restrictions

Poverty gap fueling north-south migration in Nigeria

Mustapha Abdullahi spent his childhood in constant hunger "roaming the streets for food" in his village in northern Nigeria, unsure when his next meal would arrive

Nigeria braces as coronavirus hits megacity Lagos

Nigeria's economic hub Lagos confirmed a case of new coronavirus on Friday, stirring memories of the fears sparked six years ago when West Africa's Ebola epidemic hit the chaotic megacity of 20 million

In crime-hit Nigerian city, rape victims find their voice