Yahyah Jammeh Gambian leader Yahyah Jammeh, who vowed to rule the tiny West African nation for "a billion years", was...

Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky The leader of Nigeria's largest Shi'ite Muslim sect should be released after being held without charge for...

Interbank Iending Interbank lending rate fell to 10 percent on Friday from 14 percent a week ago as October budget...

United Nations The United Nations has doubled its humanitarian funding appeal for northeast Nigeria to $1 billion in 2017 in...

Yemi Osinbajo FG is planning a budget of more than 7 trillion naira ($22.2 billion) next year, Vice President Yemi...

OPEC will meet non-OPEC countries to finalise a global oil limiting pact on Dec. 10 in the Russian capital Moscow,...

capital gains African exchanges should seek the elimination of capital gains tax on their securities and roll out new products...

Nigeria’s total value of merchandise trade rose to ₦4,721.9 billion, an increase of ₦661.5 billion or 16.3% from the preceding...

Naira is seen weakening further next week amid a crackdown on black market currency traders, while the Kenyan shilling may...

Boko Haram A spate of attacks by Boko Haram in southeastern Niger in recent months is hindering the delivery of...