Nigeria Archives

Wreckage of the Saint Academy school in Jos North district, Plateau State

World

Nigeria school collapse kills at least 16 students

At least 16 students were killed on Friday when a school in central Nigeria collapsed on pupils taking exams, according to an AFP correspondent....

AFPJuly 12, 2024

Niger's General Abdourahamane Tiani (C) with his Burkinabe counterpart Captain Ibrahim Traore (R) formed a new confederation Saturday

World

West Africa bloc warns of ‘disintegration’ after juntas solidify split

The West African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday warned the region faced “disintegration” after the military rulers of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso cemented a...

AFPJuly 7, 2024

World

Junta states’ exit hangs over West African summit

A West African leaders’ summit opened amid political turmoil on Sunday after the military rulers of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso cemented a breakaway...

AFPJuly 7, 2024

Niger's General Abdourahamane Tiani (C), pictured with his Burkinabe counterpart Captain Ibrahim Traore (R), is calling for the establishment of a 'community far removed from the stranglehold of foreign powers'

World

Junta leaders’ meeting overshadows West African summit

The three countries announced they were forming a new confederation.

AFPJuly 7, 2024

Adire is a popular tie-dye fabric typically used for traditional outfits worn on special occasions in Nigeria

Business

Nigeria’s dyed cloth traders feel heat from China, inflation

Despite the rain pelting Balogun market in Lagos, Ajoke takes her time choosing the tie-dye fabric known as adire that she wants to give...

AFPJune 12, 2024

Passengers were stranded after the strike shut down domestic flights as well as the national power grid

Business

Nigeria unions suspend nationwide strike to allow more wage talks

Nigerian union leaders on Tuesday suspended a nationwide strike to allow for more wage talks after they disrupted flights, shut down the national power...

AFPJune 4, 2024

World

Nigeria unions in talks on second day of strike

Nigerian union leaders on Tuesday held talks over a government offer to increase the minimum wage on the second day of a nationwide strike...

AFPJune 4, 2024

Nigerians are facing the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, with double-digit inflation leaving many struggling to afford food

Business

Nigeria union strike shuts power grid, schools, disrupts flights

Nigerian labour unions shut down the national power grid and disrupted flights Monday as they launched an indefinite strike that closed schools and public...

AFPJune 3, 2024