Britain said Nigeria’s deadliest ever bomb attack, which killed at least 118 people, would strengthen the international community’s resolve to defeat terror in Africa’s most populous nation. Islamist militant group Boko Haram was blamed for two car…
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Nollywood directors and investors on Monday hailed the industry’s inclusion in Nigeria’s economic data for the first time, calling it a recognition of the sector’s growing power and influence. Africa’s most populous nation and leading oil producer became…
South Africa remains the most important economy in the continent despite being overtaken by Nigeria as Africa’s biggest, South African economists said. The result of a long awaited rebasing of Africa’s most populous nation showed that Nigeria’s GDP…
Nigeria’s ruling party, never out of power since the nation returned to civilian rule, faces a Valentine’s Day test of voters’ affections next year, after a date was set for elections. Voters in Africa’s most populous nation will go to the polls on…
Fighting escalated on Saturday in South Sudan, with a top commander in the country’s key oil-producing region defecting to the rebels and foreign governments scrambling to evacuate their nationals. A US military aircraft was shot at as it was engaged…
Nigeria could soon become Africa’s biggest economy but there is growing recognition that the landmark will be largely symbolic and do little to change lives in the continent’s most populous nation. On paper, the future looks bright for Nigeria: the…