Abuja
capital city of Nigeria
Photo: Ovinuchi Prince Ejiohuo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 6
FIFA cleared DR Congo for 2026 World Cup despite ineligible goalkeeper findings
FIFA legal advisers found in March 2026 that goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi was ineligible to play for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the governing body dismissed Nigeria's protest on a technicality.
- Sep 23
Super El Niño heat could cause 451,000 excess deaths by February 2027, study finds
A study by the Climate Impact Lab projects up to 451,000 heat-related excess deaths globally through February 2027, driven by an intensified El Niño pattern. Developing economies across the Sahel and Southeast Asia face the largest share of projected fatalities.
- Sep 18
Nigeria suspends security commander after 37 miners die in custody in Niger State
At least 37 suspected illegal miners died inside an unventilated security cell in Niger State, prompting violent street protests in Minna and the immediate suspension of the regional paramilitary commander.
- Aug 21
DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Exceeds 2,500 Deaths as UN Warns of Exponential Growth
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed 2,516 lives across an area larger than France, with United Nations officials warning that response funding will expire in weeks.
- Jul 20
West African leaders sign deal for $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline, targeting 2031 start
The 6,000-km pipeline will carry up to 30 billion cubic metres of Nigerian gas annually to Morocco and onward to Europe, with construction starting in 2028.
- Jul 9
ExxonMobil to invest $1 billion in Nigeria's offshore oilfield, adding 40,000 barrels per day
The U.S. oil major and its partners will invest $1 billion in the Usan Infill Project offshore Nigeria, a move expected to boost production by 40,000 barrels per day and mark the company's first drilling activity in the country since 2016.
- Jul 5
Nigeria says two nationals killed in South Africa amid anti-migrant protests, demands investigation
Nigeria's foreign ministry says two of its nationals were killed on June 28, one allegedly by police, as anti-immigrant marches swept South Africa. Abuja is demanding an investigation and has placed Pretoria 'on notice'.