Nigeria’s President approves new infrastructure fund to boost competitiveness
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Friday announced the creation of a new infrastructure fund, part of a series of measures ...
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Nigeria petrol prices soar to record high after subsidy removal
Petrol prices in Nigeria reached 617 naira ($0.7802) per litre on Tuesday, the highest ever, as fuel prices rose in ...
Suspended Nigeria’s central bank governor charged after weeks in detention
The suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was charged after a month in detention under a court directive ...
Former Nigeria VP Atiku Abubakar picked as opposition candidate
Atiku Abubakar, former Nigerian vice-president, will lead the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into next year's general elections. Mr ...
Six African countries to receive mRNA Covid-19 technology
Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organization said Friday, with ...
African oil producers urge investment to boost production
Africa's main Oil Producers and Exporters are meeting in Luanda, the Angolan capital. They are seeking solutions to increase investment ...
Nigeria: Lawyer says court denies bail for separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu
A Nigerian court on Wednesday denied a bail request for separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, who is standing trial on terrorism ...
Nigeria arrests treasury head over alleged $200m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria says it's arrested the country's accountant-general, Ahmed Idris, on suspicion he diverted ...
Nigeria’s leader, others condemn student’s killing for alleged blasphemy
The killing of Miss Deborah Samuel, a second-year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto in northern Nigeria for ...
Nigeria ministers with poll ambitions told to resign
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari ordered all his ministers who wish to contest in next year's election to resign by Monday ...