The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

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In Nigeria, the West African Examination Council and National Examination Council are the agencies that conduct the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations. The results serve as evidence of completion of secondary school in Nigeria. They are required to qualify for some employment opportunities and contest certain political offices. They’re also needed…

Gunmen in Nigeria have killed 11 security agents and several villagers after attacking remote villages in the north-central state of Niger, its governor Alhaji Bello said on Monday.

The COVID-19 pandemic, with its lockdown and social isolation, has added to the vulnerability of many Nigerians in several ways. Aside from health risks and disruption to livelihoods, the move from physical to virtual relationships heightened the exposure of people to cybercriminals.

The Tunisian Football Federation fired national team coach Mondher Kebaier on Sunday following a quarterfinal exit at the African Cup of Nations. He was replaced by his assistant, Jalel Kadri, the federation said. Kadri will oversee the team in a World Cup qualifying playoff against Mali in March. Tunisia beat…

David Oluwale travelled to the UK from Nigeria in 1949

Mompha Junior, nine, from Lagos in Nigeria, received his first mansion when he was just six years old and has been given a Bentley as a "first car" by his multimillionaire dad

The first round of knockout stages at the Africa Cup of Nations 2021 produced some more memorable moments as 16 teams soon became eight ahead of the Quarter-Finals

Sub-Saharan Africa faces some of the biggest challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. For instance, Nigeria has at least 87 million people in extreme poverty. The country’s unemployment rate was over 33.3%, the second highest in the world, at the end of 2020.