
Aliko Dangote has built a business empire that dominates Nigeria’s fuel and cement markets. But a growing body of evidence suggests that Nigerians...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 20, 2026A health crisis is quietly claiming Nigerian lives, but the government appears indifferent. Hospitals across the country are reporting a steady rise in...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 19, 2026Heavy downpours over the weekend turned parts of Nigeria’s capital into a waterlogged nightmare, submitting luxury cars and major roads in Wuse 2...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 18, 2026Nigeria’s projected budget deficit has more than doubled from N13.08 trillion in 2025 to over N31 trillion in 2026, a breach of the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 18, 2026Niger has signed a $1.9 billion agreement to build a 100,000-barrel-per-day refinery and petrochemical complex in the southwestern city of Dosso, a project...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 17, 2026Edo State’s domestic debt has surged by N59.37 billion under Governor Monday Okpebholo, catapulting the state from 12th to sixth among Nigeria’s most...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 14, 2026President Bola Tinubu has signed the Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives (Tax Remission) Order, 2026, a policy framework he says will...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 13, 2026President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law on February 18, 2026, but it is only now, as the 2027 general...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 13, 2026Cameroon, Algeria, Morocco and Malawi have all booked their places at the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil after reaching the semi-finals of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 10, 2026Minister of Works David Umahi has launched the Coastal Highway Guards, a 40‑man security team tasked with protecting the Lagos‑Calabar Coastal Highway from...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 10, 2026President Bola Tinubu has called for the integration of stock market trading and capital market education into the curriculum of Nigerian universities, saying...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 10, 2026Nigeria and Canada have signed an expanded air transport agreement that will, for the first time, allow direct scheduled flights between both countries....
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 7, 2026