UN Chief denounces attack on village in north-west Nigeria
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack this weekend on a village in the Nigerian province of Kaduna and underscored the need […]
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China inks 15 bln yuan currency swap agreement with Nigeria
China’s central bank on Thursday signed a three-year bilateral currency swap agreement with Nigeria. The agreement will allow the two nations to swap a total […]
Nigeria bans production, importation of codeine syrups
Nigerian government has announced a ban on the production and import of cough syrup containing codeine. Codeine is a medicine that is used to relieve […]
Africa: Swedfund Commits $14.7 million to Evolution II Energy Fund
Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution that supports companies in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, has invested SEK 126m in the Evolution II Fund, […]
Nigeria’s Buhari to meet US president in Washington
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on April 30, the White House announced on Sunday. According to […]
Nigeria: President Buhari will seek re-election in 2019 – Presidency
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will seek a second term in office in February 2019, the Nigerian presidency said on Monday. Buhari will seek his All […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram coordinated attacks leave 18 killed
Boko Haram launched overnight coordinated attacks on a military camp and villages around the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 18 people and wounding […]
AfDB to launch 12 new projects to support SMEs in 6 African countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch twelve new projects to support agribusiness SMEs in 6 African countries, The Bank said in a statement. The […]
Nigeria cleans police payroll of 80,000 “ghost workers”
The Nigerian government on Monday said there are over 80,000 ghost police officers in the West African nation. The disclosure came after a staff count […]
AU launches world’s largest free-trade area, biggest economies out
Forty-four African countries on Wednesday launched a $3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people. But Nigeria and South Africa, the continent’s biggest economies […]