Nigeria

Nigeria have been drawn against hosts Cote d’Ivoire in Group A of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). The draw was held at the Parc Des Expositions in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday. Other teams in the Super Eagles group for…

A Royal Navy warship, HMS Trent, arrived in Lagos on Sunday to aid the fight against illegal activities including piracy and illicit trafficking in the sub-region. This is Trent’s second visit to Nigeria, the British High Commission said…

Fear of wheat scarcity and food insecurity in Africa may have reduced following Russian President Vladimir Putin's near completion of a deal to secure free grains for six countries on the continent after the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal…

The Nigeria Football Federation and Jose Santos Peseiro have reached an agreement for the gaffer to continue in his role as Head Coach of the Senior Men National Team of Nigeria, Super Eagles. The Director of Media at the NFF, Ademola…

According to the Federal Government, all the states along River Benue's path could experience flooding by the end of next week due to the opening of the Lagdo Dam. At a briefing held in Abuja, by the Presidential Committee set up by…

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan says she will be back “stronger” next year after she lost her world women’s 100m hurdles crown to Jamaica’s Danielle Williams on Thursday in Budapest. In an interview with journalists after the game, Amusan said it…

It has been a refreshing experience, in the last week, to read very strong endorsements of President Tinubu’s tax reform by at least five major national newspapers via their editorials. I align with the view of Professor Niyi Akinnaso…

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Professor Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Tuesday pledged the support of her team in Geneva for Nigeria at this difficult time of economic challenges. She gave the assurance after a meeting…

England scraped through to the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Nigeria despite Lauren James' red card. Georgia Stanway fired wide with the opening penalty but Nigeria missed their…

The military junta in Niger Republic has cut off ties with Nigeria after the efforts of Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to resolve the ongoing impasse failed. ECOWAS had issued a seven-day ultimatum for the…