The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

Locals say no gov’t rescue workers have arrived, so they are searching the river themselves after more than 100 killed.

The previous four anti-corruption heads have also been involved in controversies that led to their removal.

Randy Waldrum picked 23 players for April friendly matches against Haiti and New Zealand

More than two weeks after announcing the end of fuel subsidies dating from the 1970s, Nigeria's new President Bola Tinubu called the move a necessary "sacrifice" and promised Nigerians "massive" investment in public services in return.

For decades, multiple exchange rates had led to foreign currency shortages that worsened under Godwin Emefiele.

Hostilities between rival military parties in Sudan had claimed more than 600 lives by May 2023.

Godwin Emefiele was second-longest-serving governor of Nigeria’s central bank and oversaw its biggest economic downturn.

A boat carrying residents returning from a wedding capsized in northern Nigeria, killing more than 100 people, police and local residents said.

This skilful three-part documentary about Africa’s cultural renaissance looks at Nigeria, Morocco and South Africa. Expect everything from TikTok dances to the legacy of Fela Kuti

In this edition: Dozens are killed in the capsizing of a boat in northern Nigeria. Also, international frustration mounts as Khartoum's warring sides fail to cooperate as clashes continue. Finally, Uganda bans charcoal production in the north of the country as it struggles to protect its forests.

Nigeria’s ruling party has retained leadership of the country’s parliament with the election of its consensus candidates as Senate president and speaker of the House of Representatives