How solar is driving Nigeria’s post pandemic green recovery

The EU turns to Nigeria as it looks for alternative suppliers of oil and gas. The bloc is trying to strengthen its ties to Africa's top petroleum producer as Europe tries to wean itself off Russian resources.

What if you could pluck peppers or harvest tomatoes with just a swipe of your finger? Computer science graduate Rebecca Amoo is turning this futuristic idea into reality, making it easier than ever for everyone to reap the benefits of farming.

At least 29 people have died after a boat capsized in a river in the northwestern Nigerian state of Sokoto, the governor- of the region said on Wednesday. Five children were among those who perished in the accident. The boat was carrying 35 people across the Shagari river when it sank.

Titilayo Medunoye had trouble breastfeeding her daughter and had postpartum depression. Then she heard about lactation cookies, but none were sold in Nigeria. So she decided to make her own, and "Milky Express" was born.

Mustapha Abubakar Gajibo, of Nigeria's Borno state, builds his own electric 12-seater buses from scratch. Capable of running 200 kilometers after a full charge, it is the first smart electric bus of its kind in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa.

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In Nigeria, lecturers of public universities are on strike again, forcing many young people to study abroad. Academic staff say the government is not paying them enough money to do their jobs properly. DW's Olisa Chukwumah reports from Lagos.

At least 80 people have died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeastern Nigeria, emergency officials say. The disaster highlights the country's problems with oil theft amid high levels of poverty.

Come May 5, 2022, Katchey’s Independent Analytical Laboratory Complex, a subsidiary of Katchey Company, will become Nigeria’s first internationally accredited independent analytical lab.

Dozens of charred bodies were buried in mass graves on Tuesday (April 26) in Nigeria's Imo state as the stench of decomposing flesh hung in the air after more than 100 people were killed during a weekend explosion at an illegal oil refinery. A group of men, some bare-chested and without shoes, used shovels to dig three graves at the site of the explosion, a swampy open space surrounded by burnt out cars and palm trees.

Soccer, environmental education and planting trees: an environmental activist in Nigeria is teaching young sports enthusiasts how to mitigate the impact of climate change in their communities.

India's job market is tightening, and skilled workers are finding it harder to enter the workforce. Government job drives and the informal economy have been unable to make up the difference.