The tailors relying on generators in Nigeria’s oil-rich region – a key electoral battle ground.
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A cost-of-living crisis in Nigeria is forcing thousands of young professionals to flee abroad.
Long queues formed at some banks as Nigerians struggled to meet the original deadline of Tuesday.
Portraits of communities devastated by the worst recorded floods in Nigeria.
The main presidential candidates deny accusations of trading in drugs, money laundering and tax avoidance.
Nigerian politicians are hiring social media influencers to spread disinformation ahead of February’s elections.
The case was brought to court by a police officer who was dismissed in 2021 after getting pregnant.
The authorities continue to search for the more than 20 still being held after a weekend attack.
Residents of south-eastern Nigeria live in fear as a separatist rebellion has upended daily life.
Families of 16 Indian sailors who have been detained in Africa since August say they are waiting anxiously.
The return of 22 Benin Bronzes is part of Germany’s efforts to deal with a “dark colonial history”.
Suspicions are raised as Nigeria’s first online electoral register reveals a raft of underage voters.
Nigerians consider how to prevent drowning accidents after the son of the Afrobeats star died in a pool.
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Nigeria floods: ‘I have nowhere to go’
More than a million people are homeless after some of the worst flooding the country has ever seen.
The discovery of a 4km-long pipeline built by thieves to steal Nigeria’s crude leaves many in shock.
Religious intolerance is topping debates in Nigeria with four months to go to elections.
Over one million people have left their homes after widespread flooding hits Nigeria.
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Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade
Nigeria is being hit with some of its worst flooding in over a decade with more than 500 deaths since July.
More than a million people are now homeless in the worst flooding the nation has seen in a decade.
Religious freedom is protected under the Nigeria’s constitution but religious bodies have increasingly been under attack.
President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a review of safety measures in the country’s water systems.
Little has changed 10 years after the mob killing of four students that shocked Nigeria.
The chair of the Horniman Museum said it was “moral” to return items taken by “force” years ago.
Nigeria has requested the return of 97 cultural objects taken by British colonial forces in 1897.
Students have been targeted for mass kidnapping in other parts of the country in recent years.
The Nigerian army says it has found two hostages, who appear to have given birth during captivity.
BBC Africa Eye has tracked down the ultra-violent bandit warlords who are raiding villages and abducting schoolchildren across north-western Nigeria.
Most of Nigeria has the perfect climate for growing coconuts and yet it imports 70% of the popular fruit.
Distraught medical students who fled Ukraine are told their distance-learning degrees are not valid.
A Nigerian couple put their wedding celebrations on hold after gunmen abduct at least 29 guests.