Nigeria is the world’s sixth-most populous country and the most populous nation in Africa. And, since the end of military rule in 1999,...

The hands of a businessman peek through a well-ironed suit. Clutched in his right is a large stack of Nigerian naira. The businessman...

In late February, an estimated 300 Nigerian girls were abducted from their school in an overnight raid in Zamfara, Nigeria. Over 100...

In October of 1960, Nigeria gained independence, joining a growing group of fledgling, post-Colonial African states. In boundaries carved...

Since Colonial times, oil and connected international corporations have had a major influence over the nations of Nigeria and Equatorial...

Nigeria’s film industry, nicknamed Nollywood, is flourishing as both a source of economic prosperity and an outlet for cultural creative...

“Viva Arte Viva is a Biennale designed with the artists, by the artists, and for the artists,” proclaims Christine Macel, curator of the...

Changes in oil prices are concerning to many Americans, but for Alaskans these shifts take on a special meaning: the size of an annual...

In July 2012, Nigerian authorities certified the destruction of one of Lagos’ prominent slums, Makoko, otherwise known as the “Venice of...

For the past few years, acts of violence by the Islamic fundamentalist sect Boko Haram have been the predominate focus of American media...

As shoppers in the United States woke up early to score Black Friday deals on the day after Thanksgiving, in Nigeria the terrorist group...

Victoria Reed is the curator of provenance at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. She researches the histories of the art that the museum...

Valentine’s Day was another day of broken hearts, this year in Nigeria. February 14 was scheduled to be the date of the upcoming...

Tuesday, October 14 marked six months from the date a group of nearly 300 schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria was kidnapped by the Muslim...

“Homosexuality is incompatible with scripture,” asserted Stanley Ntagali, the archbishop of Uganda, in response to accusations by British...