There are some who believe that there is not much to celebrate on Nigeria's 60th anniversary. But Nigerian activist Maryam Laushi pins her hope for a better future on the resilience of the country's youth.

Minister of communication and digital economy encourages Nigerians to explore opportunities

Tiv-Jukun Crisis: Governor Ishaku promises to compensate contractors after attack

Nigeria At 60: Governor Douye Diri advocates forgiveness and love

Suspended strike: Residents of Lagos continue normal business activities

Nigerian boy Omar Farouq has been sentenced to 10 years for blasphemy by a Sharia court. Now the head of the Auschwitz Memorial is offering to serve part of the sentence, slamming it as "disgraceful" for humanity.

The wife of Kaduna State Governor has disclosed that she is fully in support of the new law of castrating individuals who the law finds guilty of rape.

Several people are dead after a tanker truck exploded in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State in central Nigeria Wednesday morning, September 23.

The University of Maiduguri has stayed open at the epicenter of the Boko Haram insurgency. A new book gives voice to the Nigerian academics who faced off with the radical Islamists who reject Western education as sinful.

Flames and smoke rose into the skies above the central Nigerian state of Kogi on Wednesday after a gas tanker exploded, killing dozens. Nneka Chile reports.

In Iwaya, a poor district of Lagos, the inhabitants suffer from the economic situation despite the ease of lockdown. The government announced it would carry out food distributions in the poorest neighbourhoods, but according to many residents of Iwaya, they have not received any food aid and are suffering from hunger.

The rainy season is the best time to grow rice and corn in Borno, one of Nigeria's agricultural regions. But farmers are frequently targeted by Boko Haram attacks. In a bid to improve security in the region and reassure farmers, teams of so-called "Agro Rangers" were set up a year ago by authorities. The men, who are often volunteer militia or hunters, are recruited by the Nigerian civil defence. Our correspondent Moïse Gomis went on patrol with them on the outskirts of Maiduguri and elsewhere in Borno.