LAGOS, Nigeria — In Nigeria, people felicitate the successful, police open cans of worms on cutlass-brandishing miscreants, and the criminal rascals meet their Waterloo. Touts, urchins, and heaps of ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added a big batch of Nigerian words to its new edition, in recognition of the way people from the African country have helped to shape the English language. The ...

Nigeria has emerged as third best in Africa and 28th globally in the EF English Proficiency Index ranking. The ranking was for countries classified as non-native English speaking. Twenty African ...

Editor’s Note: Kovie Biakolo is a culture writer and multiculturalism scholar. The views expressed here are hers. Read more opinion on CNN. Nigeria’s recently disqualified premier Oscar entry ...

Genevieve Nnaji's 'Lionheart,' Nigeria's first-ever Oscar entry, has been disqualified after not meeting the Academy's rules for English dialogue in international feature film submissions. By Piya ...

Nigeria’s first-ever submission for best international feature Oscar consideration, the comedy “Lionheart,” has been disqualified by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for having too much ...

Nigeria isn’t “international” enough for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, apparently. The nation’s first Oscar submission for best international film has been disqualified by the ...

China signals intent to partner with Nigeria in developing its music industry to strengthen bilateral cultural diplomacy and ...