
President Bola Tinubu has defended his administration’s aggressive borrowing plans, arguing that the focus should not be on the amount of money Nigeria...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 30, 2026Mali has signed two new contracts with the Russian geological company Zarubezhgeologia to map the country’s mineral resources and set up a national...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 29, 2026The Federal Government has finally reached an agreement with the Nigeria Labour Congress to pay a monthly transport allowance of N70,000 to public...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 28, 2026President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve a fresh supplementary external borrowing plan of $20.52 billion and €1.045 billion, just weeks...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 27, 2026Shoprite Nigeria is planning to open standalone neighbourhood stores as it tries to revive its retail operations after financial difficulties forced it to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 26, 2026The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has admitted that the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, one of President Bola Tinubu’s flagship infrastructure projects, has...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 26, 2026Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has revealed that all governors in the South-South region are united in rejecting the Federal Government’s plan to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 23, 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, 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, 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, 2026Senator Ireti Kingibe has claimed that the National Assembly has already passed a tax law requiring Nigerians to pay 25 percent of their...
ByWest Africa WeeklyOctober 19, 2026