Three United Methodists were killed Dec. 15 when a church in Nigeria was attacked allegedly by supporters of the Global Methodist Church.

Nigeria has lifted a ban on mining exploration in the northwestern state of Zamfara after a five-year suspension, the mining minister said, citing improved security.

Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children.

Access Bank Plc, Nigeria biggest lender by assets, raised 351 billion naira ($228 million) in a rights offer to boost its capital above a new regulatory threshold as it embarks on an expansion plan.

The Labour Party has lamented that the economic hardship bedeviling the county has cut off some citizens from the 2024 Christmas celebration. A statement issued on Wednesday by the LP’s National Publicity Secretary,

At least 32 people were killed in crowd crushes at two separate charity events in Nigeria on Saturday, police have reported.

My childhood memories was the annual visit with my family members to my hometown in Anioma part of the then Bendel State during Yuletide.

In the third such incident this week, at least 22 people were killed in a rush for free food at a charity event.

Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman said that switching his playing nationality from England to the Super Eagles in 2022 was key to his current success.

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of an Icelandic saint, Bartolom de las Casas meets with the king of Spain, and a wave of Christmas bombings in Nigeria

Authorities in Nigeria say 10 people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in the capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at a Christmas event.

In the lead up to Christmas ,stampedes at several charity events have caused the deaths of at least sixty-seven people in Nigeria.