Amnesty says Nigerian government must explain disappearances of Shi’ites

See education, health deficits as a national emergency, Toyin Saraki tells Nigerian government.

Saraki to Nigerian government: Scrap 'Trader moni' now, APC reacts.

Federal government who is prosecuting the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter on a six-count charge bordering on false asset declaration, has closed its case after calling three witnesses.

Amnesty International's annual death penalty report finds that executions have decreased worldwide. The trend is overshadowed by a new law in Brunei that allows authorities to kill people for homosexual activities.

Nigerian government okays procurement of 200, 217 electricity meter.

NASU demands N30bn alleged earned allowance from the Nigerian government.

The human rights organization warns gun violence has led to a "human rights crisis" in the US. The killings of 31 people in attacks at the weekend have renewed pressure on President Trump to strengthen gun controls.

Nigeria already has import bans in place for some everyday products and 70% tariffs on others. Now President Buhari has directed the central bank to stop providing funding to food importers.

Work begins for Nigeria’s new cabinet after their much-anticipated inauguration on Wednesday. To discuss the task ahead for President Buhari's new posse, Eze Onyekpere, Lead Director of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) joins CNBC Africa for more.

If you are used to filling your cylinders with gas by the roadside, you may not be able to anymore, as the Federal Government has begun a clampdown on illegal gas plants and roadside retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

State governors are not satisfied with the revised N162 million monthly repayment for the Federal Government’s budget support facility, the Minister of Finance, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, has disclosed.

The country's federal investigation agency has accused the non-profit group of abusing foreign funding rules. However, Amnesty has called the move a response to the group's criticism of Narendra Modi's government.