
Nigeria’s passport has plunged to 181st out of 196 countries in the latest IziVisa Passport Ranking Index, a sharp fall from 90th position...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 22, 2026Ghana’s economy is projected to reach $128.64 billion in 2026, retaining its place among Africa’s ten largest economies, according to the International Monetary...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 22, 2026The confirmation of an Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory has sparked widespread outrage on social media, with many Nigerians asking if...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 22, 2026A fresh scandal has erupted over President Bola Tinubu’s student loan scheme after a state-owned college in Enugu was exposed for making the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 21, 2026Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, widely known as Tems, has set a new record for the longest-charting solo song by an African artist on...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 21, 2026President Bola Tinubu is set to commission a 30.58-kilometre section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway in Kano State today, a ceremony that will celebrate...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 21, 2026The Gambia’s Reparations Commission has received $2,573,414.10 from the sale of a mansion in Maryland, United States, belonging to former President Yahya Jammeh,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 21, 2026The Independent National Electoral Commission has been accused of violating the Electoral Act 2026 by refusing to publish the detailed preliminary voters’ register...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 20, 2026Burkina Faso’s military government has reinstated the death penalty, the justice ministry announced on Tuesday, following a unanimous vote by the West African...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 20, 2026Burkina Faso’s People’s Legislative Assembly has adopted a new law prohibiting the full or partial privatisation of state-owned enterprises classified as strategic, while...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 20, 2026President Bola Tinubu’s student loan scheme is being financed with money diverted from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund and cash recovered by the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 19, 2026Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has sparked a fresh wave of criticism after declaring that domestic and international...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 19, 2026