Nigeria

Explore our coverage of Nigeria’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video


Britain

How British-Nigerians quietly made their way to the top

A story of modern migration has had extraordinary results

Middle East & Africa

Floods in Nigeria’s north-east are aggravating a humanitarian crisis

The region had already been devastated by the Boko Haram insurgency

Leaders

Nigeria’s catastrophic fuel crisis has a straightforward solution

How to scrap a popular yet ruinous subsidy

Middle East & Africa

If Nigeria cannot end fuel shortages, disaster beckons

A new refinery creates a chance to scrap ruinous petrol subsidies

Middle East & Africa

A Nigerian’s guide to weddings during the cozzie livs

Even the most lavish of partygoers are adjusting to a cost-of-living crisis

Leaders

Why Ethiopia and Nigeria must press on with reforms

Currency liberalisation alone is not enough

Finance & economics

Africa’s two most populous economies brave tough reforms 

Will Ethiopia and Nigeria be able to stick to them?

Middle East & Africa

Soaring food-price inflation is hurting Nigeria’s poor

Conflict, a weakening currency and government blunders are all to blame

Culture

Chigozie Obioma’s visceral novel explores Nigeria’s civil war

The divisions described in “The Road to the Country” have not been reconciled

Middle East & Africa

Nigeria’s high-cost oil industry is in decline

That will leave a gaping hole in exports and public finances

Middle East & Africa

Kidnappers are wreaking havoc in Nigeria

Yet President Tinubu’s security plan is worryingly like his predecessor’s

Middle East & Africa

Nigeria is awash with dangerous pesticides

Many are banned elsewhere for causing cancer or harming the environment

Middle East & Africa

In just 100 days Nigeria’s new president has made bold reforms

But not everyone is pleased with Mr Tinubu’s liberal economics

Middle East & Africa

Why Nigeria’s hospitals are losing their staff

The country’s many problems are driving its own professionals abroad

Middle East & Africa

Nigeria’s new president acts fast

Bola Tinubu’s first moves are impressive

Middle East & Africa

Nigeria’s new president scraps the fuel subsidy

The move is necessary but confusion reigns 

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