
Some countries respond to crises with strategic policies. Nigeria, under Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, increasingly relies on rice as...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 4, 2026Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has sparked a new round of debate after openly stating that President Bola Tinubu is “releasing money” to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 1, 2026The news of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu flagging off the distribution of over 100 trucks of rice and N1.2 billion in palliatives to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMay 1, 2026President Bola Tinubu has triggered a double barrel storm of outrage after making two separate but equally alarming statements within days of each...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 30, 2026President Bola Tinubu has formally written to the Senate seeking approval to borrow a fresh $516,333,070 external loan. The request arrives just as...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 23, 2026President Bola Tinubu has approved a ₦17 billion Community-Based National Social Action Fund for all 8,804 political wards across the country, an announcement...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 23, 2026A storm is brewing over Nigeria’s electoral future as a former INEC Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, has raised a critical alarm. In a...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 23, 2026President Bola Tinubu replaced his finance minister, Wale Edun, with Taiwo Oyedele on April 21, 2026, in a cabinet reshuffle that also saw...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 22, 2026Pressure is mounting on the Independent National Electoral Commission after a forensic investigation cleared its chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, of owning a partisan...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 21, 2026On April 16, 2026, Mali’s Transition President Assimi Goïta received the letters of credence from four new ambassadors during an official ceremony held...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 20, 2026Voters in Benin will head to the polls on Sunday, April 12, 2026, to elect a new president in a race that has...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 11, 2026The backlash that greeted President Bola Tinubu’s “thank God” moment in Yenagoa on Thursday has taken a sharper turn after a fresh round...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 11, 2026