Nigeria

Team Nigeria finished with 24 medals, including 10 gold. Several athletes rewrote the record books with historic performances. Nigeria secured a top-10 finish in Glasgow and closed the Games with momentum. Aug 03, (THEWILL) — The 2026 Commonwealth Games...

Nigeria Police arrested and extradited a Chinese fugitive wanted for allegedly masterminding the smuggling of about 12 tonnes of endangered tree pangolin scales from Nigeria to China After fleeing China in 2019 and resurfacing in Nigeria years later,...

Hollywood has long been home to actors of Nigerian heritage, with established stars laying the foundation for a new generation of performers making their mark across film and television. From acclaimed dramas and blockbuster franchises to streaming hits...

Federal Government tells South Africa to end recurring attacks on Nigerians after revealing that 98 citizens have been killed in mob and hate-related violence over the past four years Abuja warns that continued xenophobic attacks threaten decades of...

The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations has officially kicked off in Morocco with a historic expansion to 16 teams, making it the biggest edition in the tournament's history and introducing new contenders to Africa's premier women's football...

• ECOWAS has resolved the dispute over Nigerian onion trucks detained in Ghana, allowing affected consignments to be offloaded. • The Regional Observatory of Onion in West and Central Africa welcomed the intervention but warned that recurring barriers to regional...

France has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening trade and investment with Nigeria, its largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa and the biggest recipient of French investments in West Africa. More than 100 French companies now operate in Nigeria,...

Nigeria has emerged as one of Africa's fastest growing solar markets, according to a new BloombergNEF report. Rising electricity costs and unreliable grid supply are pushing more homes and businesses to adopt solar power. Clean energy investment across...

Germany says it will increase investment in Nigeria as trade between the two countries grows by 10 per cent. Nigeria remains Germany's second-largest trading partner in Sub-Saharan Africa, with more than 100 German companies already operating in the...

• Nigeria's external reserves have exceeded $52 billion, reaching their highest level in more than 17 years and surpassing the Central Bank of Nigeria's 2026 target. • Analysts attribute the milestone to higher crude oil revenues, stronger export performance and...