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Four of the minors collapsed in court due to exhaustion before they could enter a plea

Reporting from Nigeria’s capital during Design Week Lagos 2024, our correspondent shares his view from the streets and explores the role of design in economic evolution

Youth unemployment has been a problem in Nigeria for decades. This is why policymakers are increasingly turning to entrepreneurship education as a solution. It is hoped that entrepreneurship will reduce reliance on formal jobs and create more opportunities for self-employment.

The World Health Organization’s 2024 Global Tuberculosis report reveals a sobering reality. Formidable challenges remain in the fight against the world’s most infectious disease: persistent poverty in high burden countries; increased rates of infection among vulnerable populations; the inability to find and treat all missing cases; and funding shortfalls.

Ms Badenoch grew up in Nigeria where her father was a GP and her mother a lecturer in physiology.

Nigeria has a unique elephant population, made up of both forest-dwelling (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savanna-dwelling (Loxodonta africana) elephant species. But the animals are facing unprecedented threats to their survival. In about 30 years, Nigeria’s elephant population has crashed from an estimated 1,200-1,500 to an estimated 300-400 today. About 200-300 are…

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?

Understanding the Aviator Game on Nigeria's Gambling Market Aviator, developed by Spribe game provider, is a popular crash game gaining traction in Nigeria, attracting a growing number of enthusiasts. Celebrated for its straightforward gameplay ...

At least seven people have died when a building collapsed in Nigeria's capital Abuja over the weekend

Nigeria will require a point from their last two matches next month to advance to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after continental football chiefs awarded them a 3-0 victory over Libya and fined the Libyan federation €46,000 for shambolic organisation in the prelude to a qualifier between the sides…

An attack by jihadist group Boko Haram killed around 40 Chadian troops overnight near the Nigerian border, prompting an army operation to hunt down the militants, the government and local sources said on Monday.