"Nigeria has a long history of mismanagement, corruption and disregard for due process" that has contributed to the high number of people living in poverty, says Abdulazeez Musa, Oxfam's Nigeria-based analyst.

After inheriting a bad situation on account of falling oil prices and general despair on corruption under the previous government, he has undoubtedly made it worse," economist Feyi Fawehinmi told Al Jazeera.

After inheriting a bad situation on account of falling oil prices and general despair on corruption under the previous government, he has undoubtedly made it worse," economist Feyi Fawehinmi told Al Jazeera.

There are more than 60 other candidates, though their chances of winning are slim as the wealth and patronage networks of the two main parties drive the politics of Africa’s top oil producer and most populous country.

High levels of inflation, the cost of living and the effects of recession caused by the slump in global oil prices have led to criticisms about his stewardship of the economy.

High levels of inflation, the cost of living and the effects of recession caused by the slump in global oil prices have led to criticisms about his stewardship of the economy.

The sound evolved from Nigerian and Ghanaian Afro-pop music, incorporating genres like hiplife, azonto and dancehall - and it was D'banj's track Oliver Twist that launched the Afrobeats bandwagon in 2012, getting to number nine in the UK charts, s...

Buhari assumed office on the heels of the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok in the country's northeast Borno state by the Boko Haram armed group.

Buhari’s 2015 victory with his All Progressives Congress (APC) party was built on three promises: to rid Nigeria of endemic corruption, fix the economy and tackle security threats.

John Sunday, a 23-year-old student in the Makoko shanty town built on stilts in a lagoon in Lagos, said many people in the community were more interested in accepting cash from political parties than choosing their preferred candidate.

Buhari assumed office on the heels of the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok in the country's northeast Borno state by the Boko Haram armed group.

John Sunday, a 23-year-old student in the Makoko shanty town built on stilts in a lagoon in Lagos, said many people in the community were more interested in accepting cash from political parties than choosing their preferred candidate.

Buhari’s 2015 victory with his All Progressives Congress (APC) party was built on three promises: to rid Nigeria of endemic corruption, fix the economy and tackle security threats.

There are growing concerns that the 2019 elections will be marred by violence, in Rivers State, for example, between supporters of incumbent Governor Nyesom Wike of the PDP and his APC competitor, Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transportation – w...

Nigeria's main presidential hopefuls court voters in two key cities on Saturday, as election campaigning reaches its climax with one week to go before the ballot.

LAGOS - Nigeria's president and ruling party were on Saturday accused of dirty tricks to stifle opposition support, with one week to go before the election in Africa's most populous nation.

The election on Saturday is seen as one of the closest in Africa's largest democracy, with Buhari facing a strong challenge from Atiku, a former former vice president.

A bid for secession in the mainly Igbo region of Biafra led to a civil war that left about one million people dead from combat, illness and starvation between 1967 and 1970.

AFP has put together some key numbers ahead of Saturday's election, in which President Muhammadu Buhari's bid for a second term is being challenged by opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar.

Nigerian presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar's January trip to Washington had a simple goal: end claims that he couldn't go to the United States without being arrested.