The Federal Republic of Nigeria, commonly referred to as Nigeria (/naɪˈdʒɪəriə/ (About this sound listen)), is a country between Central and West Africa, bordering Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the southeast, and Benin in the west. Its coast in the south is located on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The federal republic comprises 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja is located. Nigeria is officially a democratic secular country.[6]
ABUJA - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Monday that the government would bring police officers responsible for misconduct to justice, after nearly a week of sustained protests against police ...
Annual inflation in Nigeria rose for the 11th straight month in July, the statistics office said on Monday, as the novel coronavirus pandemic took its toll on imports and logistics. ...
LAGOS - Ireland has reached a deal to give back to Nigeria 5.5 million euros ($6.5 million) looted by former military dictator Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s justice minister said in a ...
ABUJA - Nigeria will reopen for international air travel in a matter of weeks, the aviation minister said on Thursday, without giving a specific date for the resumption after months ...
PRETORIA - Henley & Partners Group, a citizenship and residency advisory firm that helps the rich acquire second citizenships, will set up an office in Nigeria. Following in the footsteps ...
ABUJA - Nigeria’s president criticised his heads of security on Thursday for their handling of attacks across the north of the country and said more needs to be done to ...
Lagos, Nigeria - The Nigerian golden Reggae legend, Majek Fashek has passed on at the age of 57. The performer, popular for hits such as Send Down the Rain and ...
Convicted Nigerian terrorist Henry Okah, will on Friday know the fate of his application for leave to appeal his conviction and sentence. This after the High Court in Pretoria reserved ...
LAGOS - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari approved a record 10.59 trillion naira ($34.62 billion) budget for 2020 on Tuesday, marking the leader’s first spending plan not beset by major delays. ...
Nigeria and neighbouring countries Benin and Niger have agreed to set up a joint border patrol force to tackle smuggling between the West African countries, they said in a communique ...
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