2 Nigerian military personnel will face court martial over a drone attack that killed 85 villagers
Nigerian military authorities say two military personnel will face a court martial over the killing of 85 villagers in a drone attack in the West African nationโs conflict-battered north four months earlier.
A government shutdown in Nigeria has been averted after unions suspended a labor strike
Nigerian government workers are continuing their work after last-minute efforts by authorities averted a nationwide strike to protest growing hardship which could have shut down government services in Africaโs most populous country.
Nigeria's leader increases wages to avert a strike that could shut down the government
Nigeriaโs leader has increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute efforts to appease labor unions whose planned strike this week could shut down government offices in all sectors of Africaโs largest economy.
At UN, African leaders say enough is enough: They must be partnered with, not sidelined
At the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, African leaders are relaying a unanimous message, that their continent of more than 1.3 billion people is done being a โvictimโ of a post-world war order and must be recognized and partnered with as a global power in itself.
Nigerian workers walk off the job again to protest rising costs after removal of gas subsidies
Some employees in government offices in Nigeria walked off their jobs in protest of the growing cost of living due to the removal of gas subsidies, threatening to โshut downโ Africaโs largest economy if their demands for improved welfare are not met.
Striking Nigerian doctors to embark on nationwide protest over unmet demands by country's leader
Doctors from Nigerian public hospitals who have been on strike since last week say they will embark on a nationwide protest, accusing the countryโs president of ignoring their demands for better work conditions.
Nigerian leader plans $10 monthly handout to poor households after gas subsidy ends
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has told federal legislators that his government plans to pay $10 every month to poor households to ease the hardship caused by his administrationโs removal of subsidies for gasoline.