Nigeria intervenes to thwart coup in Benin, providing air and ground support after urgent requests to restore democratic order and protect President Talon.

ABUJA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Nigeria has closed its land borders to all movement of goods and has no timeline for reopening them, the head of the nation's customs agency said. "All goods for now are ...

When Nigeria's Benue State Anti-Open Grazing Law was passed in 2017, it brought hope that pastoralist herders would move to ranches, farmers would gain peace, and violent conflict between herders and ...

The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, says the Federal Government is set to overhaul its land ...

Alhaji Murisiku Abidemi Siyanbade chaired the committee that organised the 2025 General Assembly of the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), held recently in Gbongan, Osun State. In this ...

BENUE, Nigeria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Sarah Adaji's husband retired as a teacher two years ago, he kept himself busy tending to their farm, hoping to provide food for his family and make ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Elizabeth Munn is the Spring 2019 volunteer intern with the Africa program at the ...

Land is central to human existence. Land is a key asset for livelihood and development globally; there is virtually nothing man does that is not rooted on the land. In other words, all human ...

As Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria continues to attract multinational corporations (MNCs) eager to tap into its vast natural resources, booming consumer market, and youthful population. However, ...

The policy is likely to prove ineffective unless accompanied by steps to improve domestic agriculture. Six companies are exempt because, the central bank says, because they are supportive of the ...