Athletics Jul 27, 2022
Nigerians bask in Tobi Amusan's record-breaking athletic glory
The three main challengers in Nigeria's February presidential ballot hailed Amusan's success, as well as that of Ese Brume who won silver in the long jump.
World May 23, 2022
Over 1% of world population forcibly displaced by violence or persecution, U.N. says
The number of people forced to flee their homes has now exceeded 100 million for the first time on record, according to U.N. refugee agency UNHCR.
Summer Olympics / Basketball Aug 2, 2021
Japan’s women’s basketball team drains 19 3-pointers in 102-83 win over Nigeria
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The Akatsuki Five will now advance to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive Summer Olympics.
National Jul 17, 2021
Nigerian Olympic delegate is first hospitalized visitor with COVID-19, report says
The individual, a nonathlete in their 60s, reportedly tested positive on Thursday evening at the airport with mild symptoms but was hospitalized because of age and pre-existing conditions.
Commentary / World Jul 3, 2021
Big tech crackdown could have unintended victims
by Mihir Sharma
Global efforts to rein in U.S.-based social media giants such as Twitter and Facebook Inc. risk restricting democratic freedoms.
World Jun 17, 2021
Nigeria’s cratering economy threatens to spread poverty and violence
by Alonso Soto
Policy missteps, entrenched corruption and an over-reliance on crude oil mean that a country that makes up a quarter of Africa’s economy risks becoming its biggest problem.
World | FOCUS Mar 1, 2021
The five places where food prices are getting people worried
by Agnieszka De Sousa and Jeremy Diamond
Global food prices are at the highest in more than six years because of demand from China, vulnerable supply chains and adverse weather.
Business / Economy Feb 6, 2021
Nigerian woman poised to lead WTO after South Korean rival withdraws
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the first African and first woman to lead the body after a South Korean rival withdrew.
World | FOCUS Oct 23, 2020
Our lives matter, Nigerian protesters say over police killings
Young Nigerians, many born after the end of military rule in 1999, have poured onto the streets in some of the biggest demonstrations of the country’s democratic era.
Business / Tech Sep 10, 2020
How bitcoin gained currency in Africa
by Alexis Akwagyiram and Tom Wilson
Monthly cryptocurrency transfers to and from Africa of under $10,000 jumped more than 55 percent in a year to reach $316 million in June.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 20, 2020
'Armed bandits' kill 47 in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state
Gunmen killed 47 people in attacks on villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Katsina in the early hours of Saturday, local police said. "Armed bandits," some of whom wielded AK-47 assault rifles, carried out the attacks, Katsina police said in a statement on Sunday. Hundreds ...
World Mar 26, 2020
Boko Haram Islamist militants operating in Africa's Lake Chad region killed 92 Chadian soldiers and 47 Nigerian troops in separate attacks on the same day, dealing a blow to a multinational effort to defeat their 11-year-old insurgency. At least 92 soldiers were killed and 47 ...