Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Bola Tinubu

Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles Gain Slow Momentum In Nigeria

Car mechanic Adebola Omotosho has to drive eight kilometres across Nigeria's bustling commercial hub Lagos to fill his tank with compressed natural gas.

International Business Times

India And Nigeria Renew Ties As Modi Visits

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu met Sunday to renew what they call the "strategic partnership" between two major nations of Asia and Africa.

International Business Times

Indian and Nigerian leaders pledge stronger security ties and support for Global South

The leaders of Nigeria and India have pledged stronger ties in maritime security and counterterrorism during Prime Minister Narendra Modi first visit to Nigeria

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Nigeria’s army chief, who led the country through one of Africa's longest conflicts, dies at 56

Nigeria’s army chief, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who led soldiers through a critical period in the fight against Islamic extremists in the West African nation’s hard-hit northeast, has died after an illness

The Independent UK

Nigeria frees 119 people charged with treason over cost of living protests

A Nigerian court freed 119 people including minors on Tuesday, after the authorities dropped charges against them arising from deadly protests in August against economic hardship.

Radio France Internationale

Rights group calls for release of minors charged over Nigeria protests

Scenes of young Nigerians fainting while in court in the capital Abuja sparked uproar from politicians, civil society.

Al Jazeera

Biden Thanks Nigerian President For Binance Exec's Release – What Role Did White House Play?

U.S. President Joe Biden thanked his Nigerian counterpart after Binance compliance chief Tigran Gambaryan was freed from Nigerian custody last week, but the question is, did the White House play a key role in the former IRS agent's laborious journey to freedom?

International Business Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Nigerians Sacrifice Cars As Cost Of Living Crisis Worsens

Nigeria's economic crisis and soaring petrol prices forced Bolaji Emmanuel to give up his driver and his Honda Pilot utility vehicle, as he struggles with spiking living costs.

International Business Times

Emma Thompson and Annie Lennox back campaign against political violence and unrest in Nigeria

There have been more than 1,200 people abducted in 2024 so far, according to the ‘Stop Nigeria Genocide’ campaign

The Independent UK

Nigeria recalled all its ambassadors a year ago and has not replaced them – international isolation looms

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has yet to replace the ambassadors he recalled a year ago, leaving only the country’s UN permanent representative. Nigeria has 109 diplomatic missions worldwide, comprising 76 embassies, 22 high commissions and 11 consulates. The Conversation Africa asked Sheriff Folarin, an international relations expert and the author…

The Conversation

At least 40 people dead after a boat capsizes in Nigeria

At least 40 people have drowned in a boat accident in northwest Nigeria, said President Bola Tinubu on Sunday.

France 24

China’s Xi, Nigeria’s Tinubu pledge deeper economic ties

Leaders ink deals on nuclear energy, media exchanges and infrastructure ahead of summit on Chinese-African cooperation.

Al Jazeera

West Africa’s ‘coup belt’: Did Mali’s 2020 army takeover change the region?

At least 10 coup attempts have been recorded in Central and West Africa since the August 2020 military takeover in Mali.

Al Jazeera

Russian flags waved during Nigeria protests: why it’s a cause for concern

The #EndBadGovernance protest in Nigeria from 1 August to 10 August took a rather unexpected dimension when some protesters in Kano and Kaduna states, both in the country’s north-west region, were seen waving and sharing Russian flags on the streets. In reaction, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu met with the country’s…

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Al Jazeera

Is Africa experiencing a protest-led revolution?

Some analysts say an ‘African Spring’ is in the making amid youth-led protests in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria’s Tinubu urges end to protests against economic hardship

Protesters demand quicker reforms and government action to ease the pain amid reforms carried out by the new president.

The Guardian - UK

Why are Nigerians protesting? Young people were roused by events in Kenya

A demonstration against the president about the cost of living crisis has spread, after youth groups saw protests across the continent force a change in the law

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria anti-hardship protests turn deadly as police fire shots, tear gas

At least 13 protesters have been killed during mass protests in Nigeria over the country's economic crisis, a rights group claimed Friday. Nigeria's police chief defended the security forces, saying they had acted professionally.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Al Jazeera

‘Nigerians are tired’: Protesters fed up with bad governance, soaring costs

Thousands are protesting poor governance, corruption and the increasing cost of living in Africa’s most populous nation.

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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 Guardian - UK

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

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

International Business Times

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.

The Independent UK

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

1 2 3 4 5

People

Abdourahamane Tchiani

Roch Marc Christian Kabore

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the United Nations Security Council

82 stories

The Conversation Africa

41 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.