Boko Haram Fighters Trained in Somalia, Somalian President
Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, on Sunday, said members of the extremist Islamist Boko Haram group were trained in Somalia before returning to West Africa […]
Nigeria
Nigeria: Gov’t to chase 23,000 ghosts on payroll
Nigerian Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun on Thursday said 23,000 ghost workers unraveled in the Federal Civil Service in the West-African nation would be handed […]
Suicide Bombers Kill 60 in Northeast Nigeria
At least 60 people have been killed in North-east Nigeria after two female suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests, local media reported on Wednesday. The […]
Chad gets loan for road renovation
The Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) has provided an accumulative two term loans of 50 billion Cfa francs to the landlocked Chad. The […]
Nigeria: Nationwide protests over electricity tariff hike
The Nigeria Labor Congress, Trade Union Congress, and civil society allies have started a nationwide protest on Monday over the recent increase of electricity tariffs […]
Nigeria unveils plan to help 1 million extremely poor people
The office of the Nigerian Vice-President on Sunday revealed that one million extremely poor Nigerians would be direct beneficiaries of N5,000 monthly cash transfer. The […]
Mali: Gunmen attack UN police base in Timbuktu
Unidentified gunmen carried out simultaneous attacks across Timbuktu in northern Mali at a UN police base and an army checkpoint, leaving at least one injured, […]
Nigeria needs $1 bln budget support loan from AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday said the federal government of Nigeria had requested a ‘Budget Support Loan’ of $1 billion to enable it […]
Nigerian President Rejects Naira Devaluation
Nigeria’s president Mohammed Buhari on Wednesday rejected calls to devalue the country’s currency, the Naira. While on a state visit to Kenya, Muhammadu Buhari has […]
Nigeria: Gov’t urges MTN to drop lawsuit
Nigerian telecommunications minister, Adebayo Shittu, on Tuesday, told the South African mobile phone operator MTN to drop its legal action over a $3.9 billion fine […]