
The Federal Government has earmarked N2.47 trillion in the 2026 budget for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of 124 roads considered critical to Nigeria’s...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 5, 2026Zimbabwe ended July 2026 as Africa’s best-performing equity market, overtaking Nigeria after months of sustained gains driven by easing inflation, a more stable...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 4, 2026Just days after Nigeria’s disputed February 2023 presidential election, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) issued a detailed preliminary statement cataloguing...
ByWest Africa WeeklyAugust 3, 2026A senior Sierra Leonean government official has declared that the “whole sane world” holds Peter Obi in high esteem, contrasting the Nigerian opposition...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 31, 2026The number of hungry people in Nigeria has risen from 18.6 million to 34.7 million in just three years, an increase of 16.1...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 31, 2026President Bola Tinubu has attributed the surge in insecurity across Nigeria to instability in neighbouring Sahel countries, claiming that problems in Burkina Faso,...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 31, 2026Nigeria has retained its position as Africa’s fourth-largest hub for dollar millionaires, with 7,200 millionaires, 20 centi-millionaires and three billionaires, according to the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 29, 2026The Organisation for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa (OTACCWA) has warned that Nigeria could face severe shortages of rice, tomatoes...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 29, 2026The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to retire from office ahead of the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 27, 2026The cost of obtaining a Nigerian passport has soared to N200,000 for the 64-page ten-year validity booklet under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, nearly...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 27, 2026FIFA has sent a clear message to Nigeria ahead of the 2030 World Cup qualifiers, acknowledging the country’s vast footballing talent but warning...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 24, 2026Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Olayemi Cardoso has attributed the growing scarcity of N100 and N200 notes to the rapid adoption of digital...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 23, 2026