While many Christians see persecution, analysts and officials say the country’s long-running conflict is driven largely by ...

Nigeria remains a paradox of immense promise and persistent underperformance. By every measure, population, natural resources ...

Of the few guiding axioms of Nigerian politics, perhaps none is more indelible than the idea that you cannot understand the Nigerian society without reference to religion. The more you know about ...

Pastor Ezekiel Dachomo had every reason to be emotional as he stood in a shallow grave containing the corpses of 11 members of his Church of Christ in Nations congregation in Rachas village, located ...

This article was first published in the State of Faith newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Monday night. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is grappling with a ...

Terrorism and insurgency have ravaged parts of Nigeria since 2009, especially in the northern regions. Tens of thousands of Nigerians have been killed and millions have been displaced by the violence.

Nigeria has been at the centre of a controversy in the past month, after United States President Donald Trump accused the country’s government of tolerating the widespread killing of Christians.

Tattoos in Nigeria often spark strong reactions. For some, they represent rebellion, modernity, or art. For others, they are tied to cultural taboos, religion, or even crime. Yet beneath these surface ...

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has urged the United States not to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) over religious freedom. He warned that such a ...

Notable Islamic clerics, political office holders, and traditional rulers in Yorubaland have urged Nigerians not to allow international politics to use religion as a tool to divide the country. They ...

Yet in Northern Nigeria, the steady erosion of investment in education has quietly become one of the most consequential governance failures of the past generation. The region today faces rising ...