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On a river bank deep in the Niger Delta a local contractor is building one of a growing number of mini refineries that the Nigerian government hopes will finally help wean Africa’s biggest economy off foreign fuel.

As Nigerians inch closer to the February 2023 presidential election, the seventh since the current wave of liberal democracy formally started in 1999, there are at least 10 key issues that are likely to drive and determine the outcome. Political scientist, Jideofor Adibe, explores them all.

(This Jan. 21 story has been corrected to change one of the main ethnic groups to Hausa from Fulani in paragraph 3)

Six years after her acclaimed debut Stay With Me, the writer is back with a novel that shines a light on the social inequalities of her homeland. She talks about motherhood, politics and marriage

Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside or allowed to spoil, it makes economies less productive and leaves people hungry.

West Ham United submitted a bid worth up £25million after add-ons for Lorient striker Terem Moffi earlier this week and here is the inside track on the 23-year-old Nigerian forward

The popularity of Peter Obi’s message of change with younger voters fed up with the status quo makes him a real contender

In tonight's edition: Frustration about a regional taskforce deepens in eastern DR Congo. Protesters who accuse it of having little impact on the M23 militia operating around Goma are teargassed by police. Also, we hear from the Principles for Peace Executive Director, Hiba Qasas, as a new international peacemaking covenant…

Experts say the new wave of attacks takes insecurity in Nigeria into uncharted territory ahead of the elections.

Rev Isaac Achi was killed in the north of Nigeria after a gunman was unable to break into the compound where he was living and instead set fire to the building with the priest dying inside

The Central Bank of Nigeria launched new banknotes in November 2022. The new notes came into effect on 15 December 2022.