At least 111 people were confirmed dead in central Nigeria on Friday after floods submerged the market town of Mokwa in the country's Niger State following torrential rains, officials said.

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88 people dead after floods hit Nigeria 00:27. At least 151 people have now been confirmed dead after heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in a market town in north-central Nigeria, the local ...

Christians in Nigeria face ongoing Islamist violence this Easter. One expert is urging the U.S. to label Nigeria a "country of particular concern" and halt aid.

With the world's attention focused on Israel's war against Hamas, the ethnic cleansing of Christians in Nigeria continues. New reports said up to 200 were slaughtered by jihadists.

West Africa – especially Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos – becomes the world’s hottest winter party destination in “Detty December,” the festive period between December and early January.

Since early July, intense rainfall has affected communities along the Niger-Nigeria border, triggering flooding which has damaged homes, displaced families and impacted food sources and livelihoods. 3 ...

Nigeria needs to increase its spending from its current very low levels, to promote economic development. The key to raising public spending lies in urgently raising more revenue. At 7% of GDP in 2021 ...

Despite being home to somewhere between 250 and 400 ethnic groups, Nigeria is primarily made up of four main ethnic groups -- Hausa, Fulani, Igbo and Yoruba -- that comprise about 60 percent of ...

Credit ratings agency Moody's upgraded Nigeria's rating by a notch to "B3" from "Caa1" on Friday, citing significant improvements in the country's external and fiscal positions.