The hotels are booked and final preparations for the festivals and concerts are under way, as Lagos prepares for "Detty December", Nigeria's end-of-year frenzy.

Allegations of harassment, extortion, and violent abuse by rogue members of local vigilante groups in northern Nigeria are stirring public concern over their growing role in worsening insecurity and banditry,

Ecobank Nigeria is trying to fend off concerns that it will default on a $150 million bond coming due in February. It wants to buy back that debt, announcing a tender offer on Nov. 27 in response to S&P Global Ratings downgrading the credit to CC and saying it saw an increased likelihood of a restructuring or regulatory intervention.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces policy allowing State Department to deny visas to individuals involved in religious freedom violations globally.

Nigeria’s external reserves have surged to a six-year high, reaching $45.04 billion as of December 4, 2025, according to new data from the Central Bank of

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has nominated the former military chief as defense minister just weeks after he was made to step down.

MINNA, Nigeria, Dec 8, (AP): A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian school last month have been released, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Monday, adding that more than 100 students remain in captivity.

Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Dr. Sam Amadi, has said that the recent fact-finding mission conducted in Nigeria by a