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Top US official's scheduled visit to Nigeria highlights Trump administration's approach to West Africa

Nigeria, July 14 -- For Nigeria, the US Department of State's Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Frank Garcia's first official trip to Africa is worth watching closely. His planned visi... Read More


Ghana's Tarkwa negotiations are testing Africa's new mining bargain

Nigeria, July 14 -- For decades, the bargain between states and mining companies was relatively predictable. Governments provided regulatory certainty, companies invested capital and extracted mineral... Read More


Suspected herders attack Benue community 48 hours after Otukpo killings

Nigeria, July 14 -- Residents of Ondo community in Ugboju, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, have fled their homes after suspected armed herdsmen launched another attack on Tuesday, barely ... Read More


Businesses remain optimistic despite high taxes, insecurity - CBN report

Nigeria, July 14 -- Nigerian businesses maintained a positive outlook in June 2026 despite persistent macroeconomic challenges, with high taxes, interest rates and insecurity remaining their biggest o... Read More


MPC: Experts split on CBN's interest rate move

Nigeria, July 14 -- As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)'s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) prepares to meet, economists are divided over the plausible decision of the committee on benchmark interest r... Read More


Supreme Court asks lawyers to upload appeal documents under new electronic filing system

Nigeria, July 14 -- The Supreme Court has directed lawyers with appeals and motions scheduled for hearing between September and December 2026 to upload relevant court processes through the Nigerian Ca... Read More


Nigerian hospital celebrates survival of its smallest preterm baby

Nigeria, July 14 -- A preterm baby girl delivered at just 25 weeks of pregnancy and weighing 750g at birth has been discharged from Ibom Multi-Specialty Hospital after spending six months in the hospi... Read More


When distribution weakened development, By Dipo Baruwa

Nigeria, July 14 -- Nigeria's federal system presupposes an implicit alignment among the three tiers of government in the pursuit of coordinated growth and national development. Yet alignment is never... Read More


Standing out in a crowded workplace, By Yemi Adetayo

Nigeria, July 14 -- In today's workplace, it is not the busiest employee who stands out; it is the employee who consistently solves problems and creates value. Amaka had just received her appointment... Read More


You determine your destiny not the government, By Sunday Adelaja

Nigeria, July 14 -- Let me remind you of this powerful truth: You decide your destiny. Nobody can decide your destiny for you. Your destiny is in your hands. One of the greatest factors determining w... Read More