ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute efforts to appease labor unions whose planned strike this week could shut down government offices ...

MINNA, Nigeria -- Nigeria secures release of 100 schoolchildren abducted last month, church group says; over 100 still held.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide emergency following two mass abductions of schoolchildren and recent attacks on civilians.

Johannesburg — "In the past 10 years we have seen more than 17 mass kidnappings. It's a bad record for any country and government, a total breakdown of the social contract," regional security expert ...

ABUJA (Reuters) -More people were killed by bandits or insurgents in Nigeria in the first half of this year than in all of 2024, according to figures released on Tuesday by Nigeria's human rights ...

Sarah Carter is an award-winning CBS News producer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She has been with CBS News since 1997, following freelance work for organizations including The New York Times, ...

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and Shamsuddin Mohd ABUJA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Nigeria's economic growth slowed to 3.98% year-on-year in ...

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has filed a lawsuit seeking to compel cryptocurrency exchange Binance to pay $79.5 billion for economic losses it says were caused by its operations in the country and $2 ...

Nigeria was the country with the most Christians killed and kidnapped in 2024, according to the latest report from advocacy group Open Doors. The World Watch List, released Jan. 15, found that 3,100 ...

Nigeria are at serious risk of not qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup that will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer. The Super Eagles, by far one of the most talented ...

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said he has instructed the Pentagon to prepare for possible action in Nigeria, saying the U.S. could go in "guns-a-blazing" and halt aid if the government there ...