The Nigerian husband of a South African deputy mayor has been arrested after police discovered nearly 30 suspected undocumented migrants at a guesthouse linked to him. The arrest of the businessman, who is married to Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Executive Mayor Lulama Titi...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has approved 27 major road projects valued at more than 3.9 trillion naira ($2.5bn; £1.6bn) across 15 states, as the government attempts to fix the country’s notoriously crumbling transport network. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced...
A Nigerian court has granted fresh bail to the prominent activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, weeks after his previous bail was revoked for failing to appear in court. A Federal High Court in the capital, Abuja, set the new bail at 200 million naira ($128,000;...
Erling Haaland scored a dramatic late winner as Norway defeated Ivory Coast in Dallas to secure a World Cup last-16 showdown with Brazil. The Manchester City striker had been kept quiet until the 86th minute of a tense encounter that looked destined for extra time after second-half...
Nigeria is to phase out a policy that forces junior and senior secondary schools to operate independently, following revelations that more than 20 million children have dropped out of education before reaching the senior level. The country’s Education Minister, Tunji Alausa...
