Nigeria

Health & Safety

This Nigerian city has a high birth rate of twins — and no one is sure why

5:41am October 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

Twins appear to be unusually abundant in Nigeria's southwestern city of Igbo-Ora. For the past 12 years, the community has organized an annual festival to celebrate twins.

Varying risks of contracting monkeypox depending on your circumstance

Health & Safety

What are your chances of catching monkeypox?

12:37pm September 16, 2022

We crunch the current numbers for high-risk and low-risk groups. We also look at how the risk of monkeypox compares with chances of catching COVID, of being in a fatal car crash and of a shark attack.

Before the government banned motorcycle taxis in several busy districts in Lagos, these vehicles, known as okadas, were a welcome option for commuters. Now they're out of luck — and so are the drivers, who risk having their bike impounded and facing arr

Health & Safety

It's definitely not a good year to be a motorcycle taxi driver in Nigeria

10:27am August 26, 2022

by Pelumi Salako

They've been banned in many districts in bustling Lagos. Commuters who rely on the taxis are in a pickle. And the drivers can't earn a living. What's behind this prohibition?

The award-winning novelist Chibundu Onuzo has lately been thinking about her life in London and her visits to Nigeria, where she was born: "What do I love most about my trips to Lagos? I lose my self-consciousness there. If I stand out, it's for something

My brother made it in Lagos — and taught me lessons about my life in London

8:34am August 13, 2022

by Chibundu Onuzo

The author Chibundu Onuzo reflects on her older brother's path to success after leaving the U.K. for their native Nigeria — and wonders whether she should consider joining him.

A view of sandles outside Kings Assembly Pentecostal church, following a stampede in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Saturday, May 28, 2022.

World News

Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria

6:47am May 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured at a program that aimed to offer hope to the needy.

World News

Explosion at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria kills over 50

5:11am April 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

More than 50 people were killed and many injured when an explosion rocked an illegal oil refinery in southeastern Nigeria, state officials and police said Saturday.

South African actress Khanyi Mbau, one of the stars of Netflix's new original reality show set in Africa, Young, Famous & African.

Opinion: 5 Things I'd change about Netflix's 'Young, Famous & African'

4:52pm April 05, 2022

by Ifeanyi Nsofor

If Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor could have a hand in creating another season of the reality show, he'd ditch the 'Real Housewives' drama and get the cast to talk about COVID vaccines.

The character Eric Effiong (portrayed by actor Ncuti Gatwa) is an openly gay British teen in the Netflix series Sex Education. In a storyline in the new season, Eric travels to his mother's homeland of Nigeria — where sex between men and sex between wom

Health & Safety

'Sex Education's' gay teen Eric takes a risky trip to Nigeria. How realistic is it?

4:14pm October 14, 2021

by Marc Silver

We asked Bisi Alimi, who came out on TV in Nigeria and is an advocate for LGBTQ rights in his homeland, to weigh in on the plotline of the popular Netflix series.

Opinion: I'm Nigerian. I'm Vaccinated. Europe Won't Let Me In

6:26pm June 30, 2021

by Ifeanyi Nsofor

Europe lists four approved vaccines for travelers. There's an omission that makes Nigerian physician Ifeanyi Nsofor feel invisible — and disappointed.

Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Paris in Jan. 2020.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Directs Fiery Essay At Former Student — And Cancel Culture

4:46pm June 17, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Two literary stars from Nigeria are engaging in a very public feud — a fight that is both personal and also enfolds bigger questions about feminism, gender identity and social media.