The Nigeria Pitch Awards held its maiden award ceremony in Calabar in 2013. Winners on the platform are decided by votes cast by over 100 sports editors across the

By Ben Ezeamalu LAGOS (Reuters) -To the sound of Afrobeats in an open air pub at its headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria's Bature Brewery is working to wean more customers off the big brands and onto its locally inspired craft beers.

Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people they abducted from a village in northern Zamfara state despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the BBC. In recent years, criminal gangs in the region, known in the country as bandits, have taken to kidnapping people as a means to raise money.

Nigerian travel agents protest airlines selling tickets in US dollars, urging the government to require naira transactions and address the impact on travel market.

Nigeria and other countries in Africa must stop depending on foreign loans, but rather seek innovative ways to overcome its

Nigeria produce a sensational second half comeback to clinch a 3-2 win over hosts Morocco and seal a record-extending 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations title.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu hosted the triumphant national women’s soccer team on Monday. The Super Falcons won their record-extending 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title after braving institutional challenges.

Sought-after Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman is reportedly hellbent on forcing his transfer to Inter Milan.According to Sky Sport via FCInter1908, La Dea’s final effort to keep the 27-year-old

The fragile state of Nigeria’s police contributes to the persistence of insecurity, particularly banditry, in the northern region.

ABUJA, Nigeria -- A boat transporting passengers to a market in north-central Nigeria capsized, killing at least 25 people, authorities said Sunday. The accident happened Saturday near Gumu village in the Shiroro area of Niger state, Ibrahim Hussaini, an official with the National Emergency Management Agency, told The Associated Press.

Peter Obi, LP Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, on Tuesday described Nigeria's N187 trillion debt as