The United States has suspended the processing of immigrant visas for Nigerians, placing Africa’s most populous nation among 75 countries affected by a sweeping new immigration action announced by the...

In what could be a major turning point for higher education in Nigeria, the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) officially signed a new agreement on...

Benin is extending a historic invitation to the African diaspora with its "My Afro Origins" citizenship program, a key part of President Patrice Talon's plan to raise the country's global...

Uganda's election chief, Simon Byabakama, has publicly stated that he has received threats from senior state officials warning him not to declare certain candidates the winner of Thursday's presidential election....

Yakubu Mohammed, a celebrated veteran journalist and co-founder of the defunct Newswatch magazine, has passed away at the age of 75 after a prolonged illness. His death comes just under...

Tunisian journalist Chatha Belhaj Mubarak has been released from prison after an appeal court reduced her five-year sentence to two. Jailed since 2023 in the high-profile "Instalingo" conspiracy case, she...

Popular Nigerian gospel singer Bunmi Akinnanu, celebrated for her powerful hit song “Omije Ojumi,” has passed away. Her death was announced on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, following a well-documented battle...

Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) will take the unusual step of publishing two separate inflation figures for December to ensure transparency amid concerns of a dramatic, but artificial, spike...

A Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) gubernatorial primary, sacking Dr. Wole Oluyede as the party's candidate for the 2026 election. The ruling came...

Nigeria's Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has formally sought a partnership with Saudi Arabia to enhance the nation's mining sector. During a meeting in Riyadh with his Saudi...