Africa’s persistent infrastructure deficit continues to constrain economic growth, limit industrial expansion and weaken the continent’s ability to create jobs for its rapidly growing population despite...
Tony O. Elumelu has called for a fundamental shift in Africa’s development strategy, urging leaders and global partners to move away from aid dependency and focus...
A United States federal court has sentenced Nkechy Ezeh, a Nigerian-born former nonprofit executive based in Michigan, to prison over a multimillion-dollar fraud and tax-related scheme...
Nigeria and Morocco are accelerating discussions on the proposed transcontinental gas pipeline project designed to transport Nigerian natural gas across West Africa and into North Africa...
World Bank has said Nigeria requires approximately $37 billion in targeted investments in adolescent girls to unlock long-term economic growth and generate more than $400 billion...
Aliko Dangote has unveiled plans to develop a 20,000-megawatt power generation project across Africa as part of a broader industrial expansion strategy anchored on the growing...
Nigeria has strengthened its position in the global outsourcing market after emerging as one of the most cost-competitive destinations for business process outsourcing, outperforming traditional industry...
Nigeria’s export segment opened 2026 on a stronger footing with outbound trade approaching the $1 billion mark in the first quarter (Q1) as shipping activity and...
The International Monetary Fund has lowered Nigeria’s 2026 economic growth forecast to 4.1 percent from 4.4 percent, citing mounting external pressures and warning that higher oil...
Rice farmers across Nigeria are reducing cultivation plans for the 2026 planting season as falling paddy prices, rising production costs and weak demand continue to compress...