WEST AFRICA

The Nigerian government has introduced a new tax on phone calls to fund the provision of healthcare to vulnerable Nigerians who cannot afford the cost of medical care. President Muhammed …

Nigeria’s leading telecommunication companies lost over 17,000 subscribers between June 2021 and February 2022, data published on the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) website has shown. Details of data from the …

Partnership will enable OPay customers to pay on global online platforms backed by Mastercard’s secure Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to the OPay wallet ·       OPay consumers will …

The NBS also says that Kaduna residents paid the highest price for petrol in April, compared to other states. The National Bureau Statistics (NBS) says the average retail price paid by …

Traders, transporters and hotels lament the impacts of the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on their businesses in Nigeria’s South-east. When the outlawed indigenous People of Biafra …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, in connection with diversion of funds and money laundering activities …

Sterling Bank and Sovereign Trust Insurance also made the list. The Nigerian bourse saw a surge of 4.25 per cent last week, with the NGX 30 (the index that tracks …

The $23.5 million Abacha loot recovered this month by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) was forfeited by Mohammed Abacha and an offshore company Mecosta Securities Inc., the British agency has …

Sources at the presidency disclosed that nine of the ministers were hoping to hang on to their positions, until the president dropped the bombshell directing them to resign by Monday. …

Niger, the poorest country in the world according to the benchmark of the UN’s Human Development Index (HDI), is struggling with a reputation for corruption and volatility. Nigerien non-governmental organizations …