Union leaders say the adjustment is necessary to help workers cope with the rising cost of living in the country.CGTN Read More

Nigerian authorities introduced new regulations to enable domestic refineries to pay for crude supply from oil producers in the country in the local currency. The government also introduce… Read More

Nigeria is seeking up to $2.25 billion in World Bank loans and expects the bank's board to approve the request in June, the government said in a statement following the IMF/World Bank spring… Read More

A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess nonstop for 60 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marath… Read More

According to industry research, aviation fuel constitutes nearly 60 percent of operational costs for domestic airlines. The price has soared by 109 percent over the past two years, jeopard… Read More

Nigerian President Tinubu says ransoms will no longer be paid to kidnappers who have made the crime a business in the West African nation. He made the declaration during the commemoration… Read More

The officers treated journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha as if he was violent and dangerous. Guns drawn, they arrested him at the home of a friend, drove him to the local police station in Nig… Read More

Nestle Nigeria, a subsidiary of Nestle, a global food and beverage company, has denied adding sugar to its products sold in Nigeria, insisting it is not violating the global guidelines for i… Read More

Under the beaming lights of New York's iconic Times Square, Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya is attempting an ambitious challenge to break the record for the longest chess marathon.He aim… Read More

Nigerian troops have rescued a pregnant woman and her three children 10 years after she was abducted by Boko Haram militants when she was a schoolgirl in the town of Chibok.Lydia Simon was r… Read More

Nigeria has been Africa’s largest or second-largest oil exporter for years, but relies heavily on imports to meet local energy needs. The government is trying to change that, saying th… Read More

The Nigerian government is trying to improve its infrastructure and create more jobs amid a surging growth in its population that could worsen poverty. Nigeria's population is currently es… Read More

China's growing demand for Nigerian goods is deepening trade relations between the two nations. Last year, trade volumes between Nigeria and China reached almost 23 billion U.S. dollars, m… Read More

Beer-manufacturer Nigerian Breweries will shut down two of its nine manufacturing plants in Nigeria due to the harsh economic situation in the country, the company said in a note to the Nige… Read More

One of Nigeria's most popular actresses has been arrested for allegedly trying to bribe a police officer in Kano state.Police say Amal Umar gave an officer 250,000 naira (£137; $175) t… Read More

Nigeria has struck a deal for Shell to supply gas to its proposed $3.8 billion Brass methanol facility, resolving a major hurdle to a final investment decision on the project, the minister o… Read More

Many people in Nigeria are shocked at the surge in the cost of cassava flakes. Production of cassava flakes or garri, as they are locally known,, is being hampered by rising insecurity whi… Read More

Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has taken action against private jet operators flouting regulations by suspending the Permit for Non-Commercial Flights (PNCF) of three operators ca… Read More

Nigeria's drug regulator has no record of children dying or falling ill from exposure to a batch of cough syrup made by Johnson & Johnson in South Africa that was recalled last week, a s… Read More

The Nigerian Government has secured the release of over 1,000 people kidnapped recently in the northern part of the country, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has said.Mr Ribadu st… Read More

Crowds gathered in Lafia town in central Nigeria to celebrate the Durbar Festival, a colorful religious and traditional fete that features performances from horse-riding men in robes and t… Read More

kidnappings in Northern Nigeria have grown into an industry worth millions of dollars.Related stories: President Tinubu rules out ransoms for abducted students as observers urge dialoguekid… Read More

An increase in electricity prices by nearly three times has sparked a backlash in Nigeria. The decision to remove electricity subsidies is part of President Bola Tinubu's reform drive to e… Read More

About 90 girls kidnapped from a government secondary school in Chibok, in Nigeria’s Borno State in 2014 remain missing. A total of 276 girls were taken. Many abductees have returned… Read More

Farmers in northern Nigeria have abandoned their commercial farms and turned to small-scale subsistence farming close to their homes to avoid being the victims of kidnapping. Insecurity in… Read More

Security agents on Sunday announced the rescue of 23 students and workers kidnapped in September at the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State, North-west Nigeria.Security sources said th… Read More

Gunmen in military uniform abducted five people in eastern Nigeria, tied their hands and shot them dead, police said on Saturday.The attack overnight took place in Dananaca village, Taraba s… Read More

More than 40 civil society organisations call for proposed sale to be blocked as it risks worsening human rights abuses Deal appears to fall far short of several regulatory and legal requir… Read More

Nigeria has launched the new Men5CV vaccine, which offers protection against five strains of the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria (meningococcus) responsible for meningitis.Nigeria becomes th… Read More

Eid festivities have reached a climax in Nigeria with colourful events. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from northern Kano state.Al Jazeera Read More

A Nigerian doctor in the UK, Ewere Onyekpe, accused of having sex with a patient in a hospital’s toilet cubicle, has been suspended for an additional six months.Mr Onyekpe is said to h… Read More

Libya overtook Nigeria as the top African crude oil producer for March, data from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has shown. According to the April 2024 Monthly Oil… Read More

A woman who travelled solo from London to Lagos by road in under three months has been given a hero's welcome in the Nigerian state. The Lagos born, London raised travel influencer - Pelumi… Read More

Teachers and others employed in the education sector want Nigeria's government to do something to reduce kidnapping incidents at the country's schools. They say the abductions are violatio… Read More

Nigeria's government spent 145 million U.S. dollars on motorcycle imports in the second half of 2023, a 159 percent increase from 2023.CGTNRelated stories: The eco-entrepreneur sparking th… Read More

Nigeria is struggling to contain rising cases of kidnappings for ransom. Security experts say criminal elements are taking advantage of vacuums created in ungoverned spaces to profit from… Read More

Nigeria's health regulator is recalling a batch of Johnson & Johnson children's cough syrup after finding an unacceptably high level of a potentially fatal toxic substance, it said on We… Read More

A sudden hike in electricity rates in Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, has sparked a backlash.Until now, Jude Okafor has spent an average $25 on electricity to run a frozen fish and… Read More

In a bid to alleviate the country's over-dependence on imports, which has contributed to the devaluation of the Naira against the U.S. dollar, the Nigerian government is championing the co… Read More

Nigeria has recovered 30bn naira ($24m; £19m) as part of an ongoing corruption probe into a suspended minister, the financial watchdog says.The funds were traced to more than 50 bank a… Read More

NGX, based in Lagos, and other institutional investors poured large sums of cash into the Ethiopian exchange during its recent capital-raising endeavor. This strategic move aligns with NGX… Read More

First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu is one of the voices demanding the government aggressively address kidnappings in Nigeria. The country has been plagued by a surge in kidnappings, leaving… Read More

The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a mobile application that allows citizens to track the activities and performance of ministries and government agencies using their deliverable… Read More

Nigeria's state-oil company NNPC owes around $3 billion to fuel traders for imported petrol, three sources told Reuters, as the tumbling naira currency and rising global fuel prices have inc… Read More

BWARI, Nigeria — "They pointed their guns through the window of the children's room while they were sleeping," says the 49-year-old father of four sons, describing the beginning of a t… Read More

The words and emotions of students at the University of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, presenting spirited debates over power imbalances and heated discussions around ethnicity, feminism… Read More

According to the chairman of the Omala local government area, the incident was a revenge attack by Fulani herders after villagers killed six of their own. Herders and farmers often clash i… Read More

Nigeria is actively vaccinating children in high-risk areas having secured millions of doses of the MenFive vaccine, which targets all five strains of meningitis. The disease is a signific… Read More

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission accused Emefiele of arbitrarily allocating foreign exchange of about $2 billion without bids and due process, it said in a fresh charge sheet wit… Read More

Two people have been arrested in Nigeria over an alleged sextortion attempt against an Australian schoolboy who took his own life.Australian police say the teenage victim had traded explicit… Read More

Filmmakers in northern Nigeria's Kannywood movie industry have been told they risk a jail term if they portray violence in their work or have scenes with cross-dressers in them.Kano state's… Read More

One of the two executives from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, detained in Nigeria appeared in an Abuja court on Thursday to face tax evasion and money laundering charg… Read More

Not a day goes by without Lawan Zanna remembering his daughter Aisha in prayers. She was among the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped 10 years ago when Islamic extremists broke into their school in n… Read More

The Nigerian government plans to triple energy prices in the coming weeks to revitalise the country’s energy sector. The hike will primarily target urban consumers, who use the bulk… Read More

In the decade since the armed group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 students at an all-girls school in the town of Chibok, abductions have become a recurrent fixture in Nigeria, especially i… Read More

Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery started supplying petroleum products to the local market on Tuesday, a company executive and fuel marketing associations said, a major step in the country's qu… Read More

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe, says its troops on Monday rescued nine kidnap victims abducted by gunmen on 29 March along the Ugheli-Patani axis of the… Read More

KFC Nigeria has issued an apology after the airport authority shut one of its outlets over alleged discrimination against a disabled client.Adebola Daniel, son of a former Nigerian state gov… Read More

Nigeria plans to axe an electricity subsidy for 15% of consumers to reduce its 3.3 trillion naira ($2.6 billion) cost, part of a series of reforms to ease pressure on public finances, presid… Read More

Samuel Okinrodoye swam 12 kilometers along a famous bridge in Lagos to raise awareness about mental health in Nigeria. In Lagos, many people have used the 3rd Mainland Bridge to commit sui… Read More

The decision by Nigeria’s central bank to raise the policy rate affected the local manufacturing industry. Manufacturers said expensive credit will weaken the sector and impede econo… Read More

Nigeria's federal government says it's doing everything it can to protect communities amid a recent surge in school kidnappings for ransom. CGTNRelated stories: Nigerian Troops Rescue… Read More

 Netflix prices are going up in Nigeria. Starting today, the premium plan with 4K + HDR and downloads on six devices jumps to ₦5000. The standard plan also sees a bump, going from… Read More

Gunmen kidnapped at least 15 students from a school in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto state in a dawn raid on Saturday.The kidnapping came days after some 300 students were abducted by a gang… Read More

Nigeria's information minister called on activists to drop plans for a protest in the commercial capital Lagos over the reopening of the site where demonstrators against police brutality wer… Read More

Two executives from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, have sued Nigeria's national security adviser's office and the anti-graft agency for violating their fundamental rig… Read More

Nigeria was thrown into darkness on Thursday afternoon following the collapse of the electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State, around 4:32 p.m.A source in one of the distribution… Read More

Young women and girls living in Nigerian camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) say they have to deal with sexual harassment every day. Now they are calling for more protection from th… Read More

The Central Bank of Nigeria raised its monetary policy rate to 25 percent from 23 percent to contain inflation. Inflation is presently above 30 percent, leaving millions of people in Afric… Read More

The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline spans 5,600 kilometres and will likely shape Africa's energy landscape. Officials hope the pipeline will also become a major gas supplier to Europe.CGTNRel… Read More

Nigeria's naira rose to a five-week high against the dollar in intraday trading on Wednesday, a day after the central bank hiked interest rates to tame inflation and lifted restrictions on f… Read More

Stampede kills seven during scramble for food aid in Nigeria.Related stories: Video - Nigeria food banks cut back on handouts as prices soarVideo - Soaring fuel prices in Nigeria threaten… Read More

A Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese businessman to death after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Ummu Kulthum Sani in 2022.Frank Geng Quarong was discovered in her room aft… Read More

The Chairperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Tony Aziegbemi, abducted on 15 March in Benin, has been freed.The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that Mr Aziegbemi reunit… Read More

At a warehouse in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, dozens of women patiently wait their turn to receive food handouts. Among them is 68-year-old widow Damilola Salami, who received an in… Read More

More 200 pupils and staff abducted by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria were released, just over two weeks after they were kidnapped from the town of Kuriga in Kaduna State. The Kad… Read More

According to local officials, unknown gunmen launched an attack at a busy market in Madaka village, in the Rafi local government area, on Thursday, setting shops and vehicles on fire. Repo… Read More

Nigeria’s manufacturing sector continues to report sluggish growth, as more factories either shut down or become severely distressed. Analysts say their most pressing concerns includ… Read More

According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria registered a significant increase in used-vehicle imports last year. However, dealers say the growth could be even… Read More

One dry-season farmer says his crops are withering away because of soaring fuel prices. He and other farmers need gasoline to fuel their irrigation systems. But fuel costs have tripled sin… Read More

 Nadeem Anjarwalla, one of the two Binance executives detained in Nigeria has reportedly escaped from lawful custody, according to sources.These sources revealed that Anjarwalla, aged 3… Read More

Nigeria's tax agency has filed tax evasion charges against crypto platform Binance, it said in a statement on Monday.The cased filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in Abuja acc… Read More

The Nigerian army on Sunday rescued students and staff who were abducted by gunmen from a school in the country's north earlier this month, the military said, days before the deadline for a… Read More

The Nigerian government has identified and sanctioned 19 terrorism financiers including six Bureau De Change (BDC) firms, a document obtained by PREMIUM TIMES has shown.The identities of the… Read More

Health experts cite Inadequate funding, and the inability to deal with preventable ailments like malaria and diarrhea as leading causes of mortality rates in children under 5 years in thos… Read More

One such small business owner operates a hotel in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. He says he lost a lot of business due to electricity issues. But an investment of 1,000 U.S. dollars in converti… Read More

A spate of recent abductions in Nigeria has left citizens fearful, with the most recent case involving the abduction of at least 87 people from a village in Kaduna state. The government sa… Read More

Golden Globe winner Idris Elba has announced that he will be writing and directing an upcoming short film in an ongoing commitment to empower Africa’s creative economy, slated to star… Read More

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu will introduce a three-month ban on ministers and other government officials from going on publicly funded foreign trips.Mr Tinubu's chief of staff said the m… Read More

 A Nigerian federal court on Tuesday denied separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu bail and instead ordered an accelerated trial of a pending seven-count terrorism charge against him.Kanu, a Bri… Read More

Nigeria’s Senate is trying to take the initiative in curbing a relentless wave of armed militia assaults in the north. Recent violence left communities shattered, families displaced… Read More

Nigeria’s military on Tuesday said troops have rescued 16 abductees in northwest Kaduna state after exchanging fire with insurgents who attacked a local community on Sunday night &mdas&hell…Read More

Nigeria's sovereign fund plans to build a 20 megawatts solar power plant in partnership with a local firm, first phase of a 300 megawatts project, the country's Vice President Kashim Shettim… Read More

Child traffickers often abduct girls and young women, take them to isolated locations and impregnate them. When they give birth, their babies are sold to childless couples. The practice has… Read More

The interim order comes after an earlier report that Nigeria wanted Binance to give information regarding its top 100 users in the nation and all transaction history spanning the past six mo… Read More

Kidnappers have abducted over 100 people in two new attacks in northwest Nigeria weeks after more than 250 school pupils were seized in the same state, residents and officials told AFP on Mo… Read More

The Nigerian government has banned health professionals from taking leave of absence as it tries to stop them taking jobs abroad while on leave. Many health workers in Nigeria have been ta… Read More

Many villages in north-central Nigeria remain deserted nearly three months after a series of coordinated attacks. Gunmen targeted over 20 villages in the Bokkos local government area of Pl… Read More

National defense authorities in Nigeria have ordered the arrests of those behind the killing of sixteen soldiers. CGTNRelated story: Nigeria military denies reprisal attack after 16 t… Read More

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making a positive impact on the visually impaired community in Nigeria, as they now have access to information through AI-powered mobile phones, even withou… Read More