LGBTQ+ Nigerians targeted at parties in “wedding” arrests
Nigerian authorities are using a 2014 anti-LGBTQIA+ law that bans same-sex weddings to raid parties and publicly parade those arrested as a form of deterrence,…
How Many Nigerians Will Be In Poverty Because Of Cost Of Living Crisis?
Over half of all Nigerians could be living below the poverty line in the next few years as a result of the cost of living…
Cost Of Living Crisis Forcing Nigerians To Drop Out of School
In the mornings, you will find Ephraim scrambling home from his night shift. He dashes into a tiny bathroom where he takes a quick shower…
‘We Always Think Of Home’, Nigerians Stuck In Sudan Express Worry As Crisis Continues
Sometime in April this year, Farida Muhammad* left her home in Khartoum to visit relatives in another state within Sudan. A day after, war broke…
Cost Of Living Crisis: The Fire Risks Nigerians Face To Save Money On Fuel
Smoke flowed into houses around Oja-tuntun market in Ile-Ife, Osun State, in the early hours of Dec 2, 2020. Before Khudrot Azeez could make sense…
Cost Of Living Crisis: Sick Nigerians Face Borrowing To Pay For Healthcare
Adetayo Sadiq, 42, has had to depend on his wife and well-wishers to sustain his family of five since he broke his leg about two…
Four Nigerians survive 14 days on ship’s rudder before rescue in Brazil | News
The stowaways travelled 5,600km across the Atlantic and ran out of food and water by the 10th day of the journey. On their 10th day…
For LGBTQ+ Nigerians, visiting the doctor can be traumatic
When Abimbola, a gay man from Lagos, went to a sexual health clinic for a yeast infection, the nurse who saw him said she would…
Thousands Of Nigerians Seek Refuge In War-Torn Cameroon Community
The leader of a community in Cameroon has described the difficulty his tiny village is having hosting thousands of refugees fleeing violence between farmers and…
Nigerians look to president-elect Tinubu for economic turnaround | Business and Economy
Ilorin, Nigeria – On Monday, as Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinbu is sworn into office, Olusegun Badmus will be one of several million people watching. But…
Final Plane Of Nigerians Stranded In Sudan Arrives Home
The Nigerian government says it has airlifted the final group of stranded Nigerians it will take from Sudan. The 15th planeload of evacuees arrived at…
Hundreds Of Nigerians Still Stuck At Sudanese Border As Airlift Begins In Egypt
Despite social media video clips showing Nigerians preparing to board planes to come home, hundreds are still stuck at Sudan’s border with Egypt. The Egyptian…
Nigerians Should Brace For More Flooding In 2023, Say Government
Nigeria’s authorities expect intense and widespread flooding during the rainy season this year. The warning comes as vulnerable communities are still recovering from an unprecedented…
Nigerians in Bakassi Need To Pay Tax If They Want Services Say Government
Nigerian citizens living in a border region of Cameroon that used to be part of neighbouring Nigeria, have complained they are denied basic services, and…
How violence robs Nigerians of their votes | Elections News
Lagos, Nigeria – As Tobi Olayinka set out to vote on Saturday morning in Nigeria’s Lagos state, she took along a backpack filled with food…
Nigerians wait anxiously as election results collation continues | Elections News
Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria – Two days after Nigerians voted in presidential and parliamentary elections, there is growing anxiety over the slow collation of results…
Get It Right: ICIR Online Game Educates Nigerians On Elections, Disinformation
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), a media organisation with headquarters in Abuja, has launched an online trivia game that educates Nigerians about the…
Violent Attacks As Nigerians Vote In National Election
Boko Haram launched mortars at a town in southern Borno, one of several violent attacks recorded on Saturday, Feb.25, as millions of Nigerians voted in…