Major fuel shortage hits black gold producer Niger
Niamey – Petrol station attendant Amadou Sani gesticulated to approaching motorists in Niamey to keep going because the garage... Read more
11 Mar
Competition drives down Nigeria petrol prices
Lagos – The retail price of petrol in Nigeria has dropped to 860 naira ($0.57) per litre, as a... Read more
5 Mar
Nigeria’s 2025 budget has major flaws and won’t ease economic burden
Stephen Onyeiwu, Allegheny College There are doubts as to whether Nigerian president Bola Tinubu’s N54.99 trillion (US$36.6 billion) 2025... Read more
4 Mar
Nigerians displaced as rents double in inflation-hit Lagos
Lagos – Nigeria’s economic crisis is hitting renters in Lagos hard as landlords pass down the costs of spiralling... Read more
28 Feb
Nigerian footballer dies in shopping mall fall in Uganda
Kampala – Ugandan police said on Monday they were investigating the death of Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal who fell... Read more
25 Feb
Nigeria bans large fuel trucks after deadly explosions
Lagos – Nigeria will ban large fuel trucks from its roads after a series of deadly tanker explosions killed... Read more
21 Feb
Is Nigeria in danger of a coup? What the country should do to avoid one – political analyst
Abdul-Wasi Babatunde Moshood, Lagos State University African countries have had nine successful military coups since 2020. In west and... Read more
20 Feb
Why is there so much gold in west Africa?
Raymond Kazapoe, University for Development Studies Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel region – notably Mali, Burkina... Read more
19 Feb
Gambian exiled former dictator tells supporters: ‘I’m coming back’
The Gambia’s former dictator Yahya Jammeh has said he intends to take back control of his political party and... Read more
24 Jan
Oil spill unchecked in Nigeria’s delta region – activists
Lagos – Oil has spilled for weeks in Nigeria’s delta region from a well apparently damaged by thieves and... Read more
22 Jan
