Nigeria is adjusting how it conducts air operations against armed groups as part of an updated security arrangement with the United States. Under the new framework, Nigerian fighter aircraft will increasingly rely on U.S. reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering...
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Nigeria: Questions Mount Over U.S. Airstrikes in Northern Nigeria
By Leslie Varenne, MondAfrique: The American strikes carried out in Nigeria on Christmas Day raise serious questions. Beyond the confusion surrounding the objectives of the operation, inconsistencies in official statements, and the unclear nature of the targets, the...
U.S. Immigration Policy and the Changing Landscape of Africa-U.S. Travel
As the United States prepares to implement a new round of immigration and visa policy changes in 2026, the effects are being felt across Africa and parts of the Middle East. What began as a technical overhaul of screening and enforcement procedures has evolved into a...
Nigerian president Tinubu under pressure to avoid war with northern neighbor Niger
By Camille Malpat with Aminu Abubakar in Kano, Nigeria: Political leaders in Nigeria are urging President Bola Tinubu to reconsider a threatened military intervention against junta leaders in neighbouring Niger, ahead of a Sunday deadline to reinstate the country's...
Nigeria grapples with end of fuel subsidy
By Alexandre Martins Lopes: Nigerians are struggling with surging fuel prices after newly elected President Bola Tinubu declared an end to popular subsidies, a move analysts and experts said was long overdue. On his first day in office, Tinubu kept to his campaign...
Nigeria: Bandits raid six villages in north, kill 30 civilians
Armed men killed 30 people in weekend raids on six villages in Nigeria's north, a region regularly hit by criminal violence and clashes between communities, local police have said. The bloodshed is the latest outbreak of inter-communal violence which the country's...
Nigeria: New president grapples with many challenges and opportunities
By Patrick Markey: Just a month in power, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has already received foreign entrepreneurs and...
Nigerians vote again for governors
Nigeria's ruling party has won a rerun governorship election in northern Kebbi state, the electoral commission said on...
Nigeria: Campaigning for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election begins
Campaigning for Nigeria's 2023 presidential election got off to a low-key start on Wednesday, with candidates holding...
Nigeria: Buhari’s ruling party APC defeated in Anambra state election
A former central bank governor won a key election in southeast Nigeria, results showed on Wednesday, beating President...
Nigerian actor arrested for alleged support to IPOB separatist group
Nigerian troops have arrested a well-known Nollywood actor for allegedly inciting support for a banned separatist...
Nigerian people angry at Buhari’s medical trip to the UK
Critics of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari have launched an outcry after he flew to London for a medical visit,...
Nigeria declares 24-hour curfew in Lagos amid escalating protests
Authorities declared a 24-hour curfew in Nigeria's economic hub Lagos on Tuesday as violence flared in widespread...
Africa: 15 killed since start of anti-police protests in Nigeria
Crowds took to the streets again in Nigeria's largest cities on Monday as the death toll rose in snowballing protests...
Nigerians fed up with police brutality and a decrepit government
Protests against police brutality in Nigeria have brought Africa's largest city to a standstill and dominated social...
Nigeria: Edo residents brave Covid-19 to vote for governor
Nigerians in the southern state of Edo braved the coronavirus and voted Saturday to elect a new governor in the...
Nigeria accuses Biafra nationalists of killing two security agents
Lagos, Aug 24, 2020 - Nigeria's secret police say two of its men were killed Sunday by Biafran separatists who in turn...
Nigerian police repress nationwide political protest
Nigerian police on Wednesday arrested dozens of protesters demanding better governance from President Muhammadu...
Head of AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, cleared of wrongdoing by independent panel
An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish president Mary Robinson, has cleared the beleaguered leader of...
Nigeria’s Buhari suspends EFCC’s Ibrahim Magu over ethics breaches
Abuja, July 10, 2020 - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the head of the country's anti-graft body...
Nigeria: Head of anti-corruption agency investigated for corruption
Abuja, July 7, 2020 - The head of Nigeria's main anti-graft agency has been questioned by an investigative panel over...
Nigeria: Cross River government says state has no Covid-19 cases, doctors disagree
Lagos, July 6, 2020 - Doctors in Nigeria's Cross River state began an indefinite strike on Monday in protest over...
Nigeria: Turmoil at the Nigerian ruling party
Abuja, June 23, 2020 - Nigerian police on Tuesday closed the headquarters of the ruling All Progressive Congress to...
Nigeria expresses anger at demolition of embassy building in Ghana
Nigeria summoned a senior Ghanaian diplomat to complain over "attacks" on its embassy compound in Accra that saw a...
Nigeria’s Buhari backs Africa bank head despite US demands
Abuja, June 2, 2020 - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari backed the head of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for...