T he Nigerian Official Selection Committee for the Best International Feature Film category of the Academy Awards, popularly ...

Nigeria has selected the epic Hausa film “Mai Martaba” as its contender for the International Feature Film (IFF) category at the 97th Academy Awards. Produced and directed by Prince Daniel ...

The country’s creative sector received a major boost recently as the French Embassy, in collaboration with the Nigerian International Film and TV Summit (NIFS), sponsored over 20 Nigerian ...

Several similar disasters have taken place in recent years. By Ismail Auwal and Elian Peltier Ismail Auwal reported from Kano, Nigeria, and Elian Peltier from Abidjan, Ivory Coast. More than 150 ...

Dozens of alleged protesters were brought before a Nigerian court on Friday, sparking outrage as many of the defendants appeared to be malnourished following two months of detention. Four young ...

The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has risen to at least 153, with another 100 people injured, police told CNN Thursday. The blast, which happened late evening local ...

“Last night, @the.weekend.film took home 4 major awards at @amaawards_: Best Film, Best Nigerian Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography. A huge congratulations to the entire team—this is ...

More than 150 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said. The crash on Tuesday night took place on an ...

Majia, Nigeria – Days after a fuel tanker explosion killed 170 mostly young people in Majia, a farming town in northern Nigeria’s Jigawa State, the close-knit community is still reeling from ...

ABUJA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Nigeria took a major step in its quest to earn revenue from its vast gas reserves, signing a deal with joint venture partners to supply gas to a proposed $3.5 billion ...