President Trump said on Sunday that there is a possibility of U.S. boots on the ground or airstrikes in Nigeria after he told the Department of Defense over the weekend to “prepare for possible

Nigeria would welcome U.S. assistance in fighting Islamist insurgents as long as its territorial integrity is respected, a Nigerian presidency spokesperson said on Sunday, after President Donald Trump threatened military action in the West African country over the treatment of Christians there.

DAKAR, Senegal — Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized U.S. President Donald Trump. The Nigerian author, 91, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, becoming the first African to do so.

Models strutted down the runway, their beaded and sequined dresses evoking the traditional facial scarring still done in some parts of Nigeria. - African designs on the rise - She's also been able to push a personal cause on the runway,

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s plan to take over bond trading is under review by government agencies and likely to be withdrawn, a person familiar with the discussions said.

Nigeria's parliament on Wednesday approved President Bola Tinubu's request to borrow $2.85 billion from international debt markets, including the country's first-ever issuance of a sovereign sukuk. Tinubu asked parliament earlier this month to approve new international borrowing and authorise the issuance of a $500 million debut sovereign sukuk.