Nigeria

Fuel prices go up in Nigeria as new President removes subsidy

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a knee-jerk reaction to the confirmation of fuel subsidies removal by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, marketers and operators […]

Tinubu mounts saddle in Nigeria presidency

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Nigerian Government has declared Monday May 29 a public holiday to commemorate the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu as […]

Nigeria election: Votes counted after tight poll, final results may take days

Reading Time: 3 minutes Vote counting is underway in Nigeria’s tightest presidential election since military rule ended in 1999. Voting was marred by long […]

Nigerian authorities rescue 22 after mass abduction

Reading Time: < 1 minute Security forces in Niger State, in north-central Nigeria, have rescued 22 people who were kidnapped by a criminal gang on […]

Sidian CEO tipped to head new bank

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sidian Bank Chief Executive Officer Chege Thumbi is set to occupy the corner office at the Access Bank pending the […]

Nigeria mulls bill to outlaw ransom in kidnap crisis

Reading Time: 2 minutes Having paid a ransom three times to secure the freedom of his loved ones, Nigerian businessman Lawal Ado is not […]

No much achieved in play 75% local music campaign

Reading Time: 6 minutes The cry to have Kenyan broadcasters play majorly local content has never been louder. But as Jasmine Atieno writes, the […]

Ozil agent, Gor boss discuss youth football

Reading Time: < 1 minute Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier yesterday hosted sports lawyer and Mesut Ozil’s agent Dr Erkut Sogut who is in the […]

Gunmen kidnap students at school in Nigeria

Reading Time: < 1 minute Gunmen in Nigeria have abducted students from a mixed boarding school in Kebbi state in the north-west of the country. […]

Nigeria: Gunmen release hundreds of girls after outcry

Reading Time: 2 minutes A group of nearly 300 girls who were kidnapped from a school in north-western Nigeria last week have been released, a local official says.