Nigeria is suffering an economic crisis as soaring prices have left many struggling to afford food while the minimum wage remains unchanged. A recent post claimed to show a lawmaker disclosing his monthly salary and expense claims. However, the post is misleading: the original clip shows the politician reciting allegations made about his earnings on […]
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The UK taxi driver still being paid as a Nigerian civil servant
If you leave your job, it would seem logical that your salary would stop being paid, but not so for a number of former Nigerian civil servants. They have managed to be employed elsewhere – sometimes in another country entirely – and yet continue to receive a wage from their former workplace. News of this […]
The Nigerian queer parties that offer liberation
The location of the celebratory ball had to be kept a secret. This was a queer event and in Nigeria, where same-sex relationships or public displays of affection are illegal, anything that is dedicated to embracing this culture is in danger. Marking Pride month in any way here is an act of defiance. The organisers […]
It was meant to be a Christian utopia. Now this Nigerian community is helpless against rising seas
AYETORO, Nigeria (AP) — The coastal Nigerian community of Ayetoro was founded decades ago and nicknamed “Happy City,” meant to be a Christian utopia that would be sinless and classless. But now its remaining residents can do little against the rising sea. Buildings have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean, an increasingly common image along the […]
Posts falsely claim South African president snubbed Nigerian leader at inauguration
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu was in South Africa in June 2024 for the second full-term swearing-in ceremony of Cyril Ramaphosa. Social media posts sharing videos from the event claimed Ramaphosa ignored Tinubu as he was greeting other dignitaries — a mark, they argued, of Nigeria’s waning reputation. But the claim is false: longer footage shows […]
Muted Eid celebrations for millions of Nigerian Muslims
“I have slaughtered a ram every year starting from 1976 but this year I can’t, I just can’t.” Like many other Muslims in Nigeria, 78-year-old Mallam Kabiru Tudun Wada is not celebrating Eid al-Adha as he normally would because of the cost-of-living crisis. Muslims around the world traditionally slaughter a ram or another animal on […]
Photo shows married Kenyan pastor, not Nigerian Catholic priest
A social media post caused a stir in May 2024 when it claimed that a Nigerian Catholic priest got married while retaining his priesthood. But the claim is false: AFP Fact Check found that the photo shows a Kenyan pastor who wedded in 2023 after leaving the Catholic church. A spokesman for the church in […]
A report says women were abused in Nigerian military cells after fleeing Boko Haram captivity
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of women and young girls have been unlawfully detained and abused in Nigerian military detention facilities after escaping captivity by Boko Haram extremists in the country’s northeast, Amnesty International said in a new report on Monday. Some of the women were detained with their children for years because of their […]
Nigerian students seeking help from food charity
Nigerian students hit by a financial crisis make up the majority of clients at a food charity, its manager has said. An economic crash in Nigeria left international students struggling to afford tuition fees, with some at Teesside University blocked from their studies and ordered to return home. Manager Debbie Fixter said 75% of clients […]
The strange case of a ‘new’ Nigerian national anthem
The News Nigeria’s president signed into law a bill to change the national anthem, sparking criticism from Nigerians. The “new” anthem returns to a version used from independence in October 1960 until 1978, a year before the first era of military rule ended. The lyrics and music of the former anthem, titled “Nigeria We Hail […]
Pomp and drama as deposed Nigerian emir returns to throne
As he returned to the throne in a colourful ceremony, Nigeria’s influential Emir of Kano addressed the people who deposed him four years ago. Those who expelled Muhammadu Sanusi II from his role as a traditional Muslim leader in the northern state of Kano were not worth talking about, he said on Friday. Mr Sanusi […]
Nigerian beach developer to expand into Gambia after Lagos demolition
Title icon The Scoop LAGOS — After losing its Lagos beachside real estate to controversial government plans for a coastal highway, Nigeria’s Landmark Africa is working on plans to build two new West African beach properties, chief executive Paul Onwuanibe told Semafor Africa. Onwuanibe said the company had received separate invitations, including one from the Gambian […]