Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., introduced a bipartisan resolution to add Nigeria to the State Department’s annual list of countries that violate religious freedom on Tuesday. The resolution comes as ...

Women mourn the death of a family member following the attack by Muslim gunmen in north-central Nigeria against a Christian farming community on April 15, 2025. (Credit: Samson Omale/AP.) Listen ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a diverse West African country. Nicknamed the " Giant of Africa," ...

United States President Donald Trump has redesignated Nigeria as a ‘country of particular concern’. Trump announced his decision in a Truth Social post on Friday in response to allegations of a ...

As the 16th president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherits an economy that is grappling with inflation, chronic unemployment, extreme poverty, crumbling infrastructure and insecurity. Nigeria’s debt ...