The Nigerian authorities’ prosecution of Boko Haram suspects does not advance justice for serious international crimes, as the cases contin...

Nigeria plans to take on a bigger role in coordinating humanitarian responses inside the country, as it ​shifts away from a system led large...

It’s not just about being seen. People living with albinism in Nigeria are calling for real opportunities — in jobs, education, and busin...

  Not listening to his mother cost 23-year-old Nigerian Rasheed Wasiu dearly – more than five years of his freedom for something he did not ...

The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered a baby factory operation, leading to the ar...

Press rights groups, including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), Media Ri...

Nigerian Army soldiers opened fire and killed nine women protesting the army's handling of communal clashes in the northeastern Adamawa ...

Several African countries, from Senegal to Rwanda, have increased the number of women legislators by using quota systems. Nigeria, which has...

In Nigeria, a proposed bill to reserve more parliamentary seats for women is gaining momentum. Proponents say it could boost female repre...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other participants at the Nigeria Bar Association Conference (AGC) in Enugu have urged NBA t...

A woman has been burnt to death by a mob in northern Nigeria's Niger state after she was accused of blaspheming against Prophet Muhammad...

A Nigerian university is facing backlash after a viral video appeared to show young women who were queuing for exams being checked for wheth...

Responding to the announcement on Wednesday that the Nigerian government has pardoned the Ogoni Nine, Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International Nige...

  Nigeria's president has pardoned the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, 30 years after his execution sparked global outrage. Along with eigh...

In Kano State, a Muslim-majority state in northern Nigeria, strict blasphemy laws carry punishments as severe as the death penalty for insul...

Troubled by the incessant arrest of its citizens for fraud and other criminal activities in Nigeria, the Chinese government is stepping in. ...

Yahaya Sheriff-Aminu, a 25-year-old singer, was sentenced to death by hanging in August 2020 for “blasphemy” after sharing a song on WhatsAp...

After a decade-long fight for justice, the Preliminary Issues Trial of Nigerian Law for Shell vs Ogale and Bille communities is set to take ...

Ibrahim* went from earning an honest living as a factory worker, supporting his family, to clawing for scraps of garri in a sweltering, over...

The National Secular Society has welcomed news that Nigerian atheist Mubarak Bala has been  freed  from prison, after spending four years be...