
President 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, 2026The Nigeria Police Force has been hit with fresh accusations of institutionalised ethnic bias after announcing the extradition of a murder suspect to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 17, 2026Nigeria currently has the highest inflation rate in West Africa, according to February 2026 data from Trading Economics. At 15.06%, the country leads...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 16, 2026The past three national budgets have not been implemented, and the funds have been diverted for vote-buying. This is the explosive allegation made...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 14, 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, 2026The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations circulating on social media linking its Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, to a purported...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 11, 2026Nigeria’s economic direction under President Bola Tinubu is marked by worsening living conditions, rising poverty, and expanding debt exposure. The latest Nigeria Development...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 10, 2026First, Brigadier General Zurukushi was targeted. Then Brigadier General Mohammed Uba. Now, Brigadier General Oseni Omoh Braimah has fallen. The repeated loss of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 10, 2026The United States government has ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and their families from its embassy in Abuja, citing a deteriorating security...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 9, 2026