Opinion: Nigeria proposes reform of oil industry

John Campbell - Worldview - November 12, 2009 15:39 ET

President Yar'Adua puts forward new legislation but it looks unlikely to effectively reform the industry.

Coming soon: Nigerians in space?

Katrina Manson - Nigeria - October 30, 2009 06:25 ET

Nigeria's space agency is no joke. It has launched satellites and aims to put Africans into space.

Nigeria's banking crisis

Drew Hinshaw - Nigeria - October 15, 2009 05:56 ET

Problems from big loans with little collateral. Sound familiar?

Meet the economic gangsters

Mark Scheffler - Commerce - August 12, 2009 09:03 ET

Economic gangsters come in all shapes and sizes — they're Asian dictators and Somali pirates.

Nigeria's oil curse

Finbarr O'Reilly - Nigeria - August 9, 2009 13:11 ET

The story in photos behind the fight for Nigeria's oil wealth.

Who's behind those Nigerian email scams?

Eamon Kircher-Allen - Nigeria - July 22, 2009 07:50 ET

Welcome to the Lagos suburb of Festac Town, known as the center of internet fraud.

Vacation in sunny Nigeria?

Sarah Simpson - Nigeria - July 20, 2009 14:39 ET

Government's re-branding exercise is criticized by people who say fix problems first.

Africa's moment?

Mort Rosenblum - Worldview - July 7, 2009 07:25 ET

Opinion: Hints of light in a not-so-dark continent

The fight for Nigeria's oil wealth

Finbarr O'Reilly - Nigeria - May 26, 2009 07:53 ET

Surviving Lagos

Sarah Simpson - Nigeria - April 27, 2009 07:01 ET

Life is tough in Nigeria's teeming commercial mega-city

Nigeria tries to settle oil protests

Sarah Simpson - Nigeria - April 19, 2009 20:42 ET

New amnesty to try to resolve violent protests that have disrupted oil production in Niger Delta area.

Congo struggles to move from conflict to peace

Finbarr O'Reilly - Africa - April 8, 2009 13:30 ET

Nigeria boasts colorful fashions

Sarah Simpson - Nigeria - April 5, 2009 11:45 ET

Women and men are stylish dressers in brightly patterned fabrics.

In Nigeria, all bets are off

Sarah Simpson - Nigeria - March 25, 2009 07:46 ET

The government tries to moderate the boom/bust effect of oil prices on economy.

My goodness, my Guinness!

Sarah Simpson - Nigeria - March 16, 2009 19:33 ET

More Guinness is drunk in Nigeria than, wait for it, Ireland.

Nigerians find inventive ways around helmet laws

Sarah Simpson - Nigeria - March 10, 2009 07:24 ET

Passengers reluctantly don safety headgear when riding motorcycle taxis.

Nigeria's deadly land clashes

David Hecht - Nigeria - March 9, 2009 11:06 ET

Religious and ethnic groups battle for access to farmland

China's 'Little Africa' is under pressure

By Tom Mackenzie and Mitch Moxley - China and its neighbors - February 24, 2009 08:26 ET

African traders used to thrive but now are threatened by immigration authorities.

A continent revealed

Finbarr O'Reilly - Senegal - February 24, 2009 08:14 ET

Essay: A photographer strives for nuance