
Tinubu’s handling of the coups in West Africa has exposed something many Nigerians already feared: when Western governments raise an eyebrow, he moves...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 7, 2025As Nigerians prepare for the holiday season, airfares on key domestic routes have surged past 300,000 naira for one-way tickets. The sharp increase comes...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Spotify has released its 2025 Wrapped data, and the results show another year of dominance for some of Nigeria’s biggest stars. Wizkid sits...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025The United States is warning of possible military action in Nigeria, while the U.S. Mission in Abuja is rolling out a cheerful social...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Niger has formally welcomed the adoption of a new United Nations Security Council resolution addressing Morocco’s proposal for resolving the Western Sahara issue....
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Nigeria’s Defence Minister, resigned on December 1, 2025, citing health reasons. President Bola Tinubu accepted the resignation, which comes...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025A recent social media post on X has drawn attention to the difficulties Nigerians face when receiving high-value electronics from abroad. A user...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 4, 2025Niger and Morocco have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening energy cooperation in a high-level meeting held in Rabat. Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 3, 2025Nigeria continues to pump crude oil, but a troubling pattern has emerged: much of the country’s crude is exported, refined abroad, and then...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 3, 2025Niger’s military government has moved to place uranium from the recently nationalised SOMAIR mine on the international market, marking one of its most...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 3, 2025Thirteen women, including a bride and ten of her bridesmaids, were kidnapped in the early hours of Sunday when armed men stormed Chacho...
ByWest Africa WeeklyDecember 1, 2025The government has released a new ambassadorial list. It contains thirty‑two nominees who may represent Nigeria abroad if confirmed. The non‑career nominees are:...
ByWest Africa WeeklyNovember 30, 2025