World Food Day: Nigerians Going Hungry Amid Soaring Inflation
As the global community marks the United Nations’ World Food Day event, Nigeria faces worsening food insecurity, with many more people experiencing severe hunger in…
The Young Nigerians Caught in the Gold Rush Financing Terrorism in the Sahel
The dim light of the boys’ quarters cast a long shadow over his forehead as he walked into the tiny room of a ‘face-me-I-face-you’ apartment…
[Photo Essay]: Nigerians March Against Bad Governance, Economic Hardship on Independence Day
Nigerians in various parts of the country have taken over the streets to protest against economic hardship occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal and the…
Could AI save Nigerians from devastating floods? | Floods News
In the small village of Ogba-Ojibo in central Nigeria, sitting at the confluence of two of the nation’s largest rivers – the Niger and Benue…
The Facebook Network Using Prophecies And Disinformation To Swindle Nigerians
Key takeaways: The fraudulent Anonymous network pretends to be affiliated with a hacktivist movement that goes by the same name in order to win the…
Why South Africans and Nigerians are fighting online | Newsfeed
NewsFeedYou may have seen the scandal over South African student Chidimma Adetshina being crowned Miss Nigeria. But did you know rivalry between the two countries…
Young Nigerians find pawns of purpose after local chess prodigy’s success | Poverty and Development
Lagos, Nigeria – There was a glint in Tunde Onakoya’s eyes that concealed the chess prodigy’s exhaustion as he made it to the 60-hour mark…
‘Nigerians are tired’: Protesters fed up with bad governance, soaring costs | Protests News
Lagos, Nigeria – Armed with a protest sign, 20-year-old Samuel Adeleke joined a crowd of angry Nigerians gathered in Ikeja, the heart of Nigeria’s commercial…
Dozens Of Nigerians Displaced, Scores Abducted By Nigerien Terrorists
Terrorists from the Niger Republic have reportedly established a camp in the last few weeks in Goronyo, Sokoto, North West Nigeria. At least 20 women…
IOM Reached Millions Of Nigerians With Humanitarian Support In 2023
Last year, millions of Nigerians benefited from the International Organization for Migration’s wide range of programmes. In its recently published annual report, the UN-related organisation…
‘We’re Hungry’: Nigerians Protest Over Economic Hardship In Lagos
On Democracy Day, a day meant to celebrate 25 years of unbroken democracy in Nigeria, some Lagos residents in the South West region of the…
Nigerians Attacked By Cameroonian Militants Still Displaced Four Months After
Sunday Achue has been displaced from Belegete, a community in the Obanlikwu area of South-South Nigeria, since last year following a deadly attack by separatist…
Surviving Dyslexia: The Struggles Of Nigerians Living With Learning Disabilities
Sometime in 2019, a boy was brought to the Amina Dyslexia Center by his mother for possible dyslexia because he kept failing his exams at…
How Traffickers Lure Nigerians Into Modern Slavery In Egypt
Each time Ariyo Falade* considered walking out of the abusive marriage she found herself in 2016, she thought about her children. She did not want…
‘We Can’t Breathe’: Renewed Hardship As Inflation Chokes Nigerians
On Feb. 5, residents of Minna, the capital of Niger State in North Central Nigeria, took to the streets to protest over the rising cost…
Half Of Nigerians Not Travelling For Holidays Due To Lack Of Money, High Transport Costs
Will you be spending the December holidays with your family? For many Nigerians, the answer to this question is no, and the reasons are not…
LGBTQ+ Nigerians thrive in underground ballroom
Behind a tall metal door in a suburb of Lagos lies a world of fun, fashion and flamboyance that most Nigerians have never seen. Men…
Outgoing UN Humanitarian Coordinator Urges Continued Life-saving Aid For Vulnerable Nigerians Amidst Dwindling Funding
Matthias Schmale, the departing UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, is calling for continued attention to the country’s most vulnerable people in spite of dwindling funding…
Why many LGBTQ+ Nigerians fear heading home for Christmas
Christmas can be a fraught time for LGBTQIA+ people, some of whom might be estranged from their families while others dread festive gatherings with intolerant…
Armed Conflicts, Other Factors To Push 26.5 Million Nigerians Into Food Insecurity By 2024 — Report
A cocktail of armed conflicts, climate change impacts, and rising inflation are expected to plough about 26.5 million Nigerians into a high level of food…