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Who wins when Nigeria's richest man takes on the 'oil mafia'?
Having built a $20bn oil refinery, Aliko Dangote is now at the heart of a row in the murky industry.Top stories - BBC News - 11 hours ago -
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The man battling Nigeria’s 'witch-hunters'
How one man is trying to protect people accused of witchcraft from lynchings and abuse.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
Charges Dropped in Case Against Binance Employee Held in Nigeria
Tigran Gambaryan, who was in custody for eight months, has been released so he can receive medical care.Business - The New York Times - October 23 -
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Nigeria-based fintech Moniepoint gains ‘unicorn’ status
Company raises $110mn from investors including Google despite slowdown in fundraising for African start-upsWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
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Nigeria rejects Shell’s planned sale of $1.3bn onshore production unit
The decision comes the same day as ExxonMobil wins approval for its long-delayed asset sale in Niger DeltaBusiness - Financial Times - October 21 -
Nigeria drops money laundering charges against detained Binance executive
US citizen who heads financial crime compliance at crypto exchange had been held since FebruaryWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
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How a Binance Employee Strained the Relationship Between the U.S. and Nigeria
The United States and Nigeria often collaborate. But the arrest of an American worker strained their diplomatic relations.Business - The New York Times - October 24 -
Nigeria releases American crypto exec after dropping money laundering case
An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced that they were ending his money laundering trial on health and ...Tech - ABC News - October 24 -
How Years of Government Failure Led to Nigeria’s Worst Flood in Decades
After a recent dam disaster, Nigerian officials blamed God, climate change and poor people. But experts had warned the dam was at risk well before it collapsed. The officials did nothing.Top stories - The New York Times - October 27 -
Nigeria’s president summons Aliko Dangote over supplies to new oil refinery
Meeting on Tuesday is needed to release more crude for refinery, says industrialistWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
From a childhood in Nigeria to Tory leader: the remarkable rise of Kemi Badenoch | Sunder Katwala
The woman who now leads the Conservative party was born in London, but growing up in west Africa shaped the politician she would become. • Politics live . Kemi Badenoch’s election as leader of ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Slapping MP shows generational change may not end abuse of power in Nigeria
Will the new generation of Nigerian politicians deliver the change in attitudes that many had hoped for?Top stories - BBC News - November 5 -
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Facing Outrage, Nigeria Drops Capital Charges Against Minors
Dozens of teenagers had been accused of treason and faced possible death sentences, but indignation over their treatment, including lack of food, has the government backpedaling.World - The New York Times - November 5 -
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Nigeria's major cities suffer blackouts as the power grid collapses yet again
Nigeria’s major cities including Abuja, Lagos and Kano have suffered blackouts as the country’s electricity grid has collapsed in the tenth such outage to hit the power system this yearWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
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Miss Nigeria's pride after defying trolls to challenge for Miss Universe
Chidimma Adetshina faced xenophobic abuse and trolling when she competed for Miss South Africa, where she was born.Top stories - BBC News - 23 hours ago -
Nigeria Drops Charges Against Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed Binance Exec and Former IRS Agent
After eight months, one of the US’s most prominent crypto-crime investigators may finally be coming home.Tech - Wired - October 23 -
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Nigeria's president reshuffles his cabinet during the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation
Nigeria's president has fired five ministers and appointed seven new ones in a major cabinet reshuffleWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
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Nigeria’s president orders the release of 29 children facing death penalty over protests
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the release of 29 children facing the death penalty after being arraigned for allegedly participating in protests against the country’s worst ...World - ABC News - November 4 -
Nigeria releases 29 children who potentially faced death penalty for alleged involvement in protests
Nigerian authorities have released 29 children who have been detained for over two months and potentially faced the death penalty for their alleged participation in protests against the country’s ...World - ABC News - November 5 -
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Nigeria’s army chief, who led country through one of Africa's longest conflicts, dies
Nigeria’s army chief, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who led soldiers through a critical period in the fight against Islamic extremists in the West African nation’s hard-hit northeast, has died ...World - ABC News - November 6
