Nigeria Archives

The president's reforms have hit Nigerians hard

World

‘This hunger is too much’: Nigerians protest economic hardship

Hundreds of Nigerians demonstrated against the soaring cost of living in the south of the country on Monday after huge protests in the north...

AFPFebruary 19, 2024

Some of the waterways and canals in Lagos are already clogged with plastic waste

Business

Lagos styrofoam, plastics ban brings applause and concern

From trash-strewn pavements to street vendors packing meals in polystyrene containers, plastic waste is a constant menace in the urban landscape of Lagos, Nigeria’s...

AFPJanuary 25, 2024

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Nigeria to reassure investors on their repatriated profits

World

Blinken nudges Nigeria on capital flows for US businesses

Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday for greater US investment in Nigeria, but called on Africa’s largest economy to reassure investors that...

AFPJanuary 24, 2024

Blinken visited US ally Cape Verde on Monday

World

Blinken to meet key West African presidents to rally support

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday meets the presidents of Nigeria and Ivory Coast in a bid to forge a united front...

AFPJanuary 23, 2024

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (third from right) at the World Economic Forum. He said African start-ups lack funding at a global level

Business

In Davos, African nations want to tell a different story

From South Africa to Rwanda to Nigeria, African countries put on a show of force at the World Economic Forum this week, seeking to...

AFPJanuary 19, 2024

A fall in the value of the Naira is just one issue making foreign investors wary of investing in Nigeria

Business

Economic outlook keeps investors wary on Nigeria

Record inflation, a sliding naira currency and weak financial structure are keeping investors wary of Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, with some companies even stepping...

AFPJanuary 19, 2024

Shell is selling its onshore facilities in Nigeria to focus on offshore production

Business

Shell sells onshore Nigeria unit, exits Niger Delta

British energy major Shell on Tuesday announced the sale of its Nigeria onshore division SPDC for up to $2.4 billion, having already flagged its...

AFPJanuary 16, 2024

Nigeria's army is battling jihadists in the northeast and bandit militias in the northwest

World

Survivors of Nigeria attacks desperately wait for aid

Crammed inside a church in the central Nigerian town of Bokkos, hundreds of survivors of deadly Christmas weekend attacks desperately await aid as they...

AFPDecember 30, 2023