In both incidents, the victims were primarily women and children, who had queued for food handouts for hours.

Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja had not been seen in public in nearly two months.

The country's attorney general took over the case from the police and dropped the charges after bringing forward the matter due to be heard in January...

The arraignment of minors sparked public outrage and criticism of the government after they were paraded in court last Friday.

Amnesty International said at least 13 people died during clashes with security forces on the first day of protests.

Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians have been protesting since August 1 against Tinubu's painful economic reforms that have seen a partial end to petro...

Tinubu acknowledged hardships caused by the reforms, which also include higher interest rates and the partial removal of electricity subsidies, but sa...

Unions and the government met late on Monday for talks where the government said it was open to a higher monthly minimum wage than the amount of 60,00...

This strike is the fourth undertaken by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), two of the country's biggest union fede...

The Kaduna state attack was the second mass kidnapping in a week in Africa's most populous country.

Many poor Nigerians have had to skip meals and give up products such as meat, eggs and milk, while in the north the economic crisis has forced people...

As inflation skyrockets, many poor Nigerians have had to skip meals and give up products now considered a luxury, such as meat, eggs and milk.

Dire conditions have sparked protests in several northern cities including Suleja near the capital Abuja, Minna in Niger State, and the economic hub o...