The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

Some players are reportedly owed bonuses dating back as far as 2019

The significant seizure represents one of the largest in the country's history

When Nigeria’s Benue State Anti‑Open Grazing Law was passed in 2017, it brought hope that pastoralist herders would move to ranches, farmers would gain peace, and violent conflict between herders and farmers would ease.

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Fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from Islamic State West Africa Province broke out on shores of Lake Chad

Protest at Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of Benin bronzes looted by British colonial forces

In 1995, as one of the Ogoni Nine, he was hanged after protesting against Shell’s oil pollution. With education and a move towards renewable energy, we can honour his legacy

Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted the soft launch of a new, state-backed museum in the country’s south ahead of its scheduled opening this week, saying it was a violation of Benin City's cultural heritage

In a bid to exercise absolute power, today’s crop of authoritarian leaders is recruiting – and exploiting – believers, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Nigeria’s new army chief has promised to intensify operations against terrorists in the north

The US president, Donald Trump, is threatening military action in Nigeria over what he sees as the persecution of Christians there. He has accused the Nigerian government of not doing enough to prevent radical Islamists from committing “mass slaughter” against Christians in the west African nation.