The growing number of Nigerian owned Companies aligns with AU’s hope to accelerate intra-African trade.

It is in the best interest of member states, and of Nigeria in particular, to fortify the Gulf of Guinea Commission, so it can perform the roles for which it was set up, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.

President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the Mai Mala Buni-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee for its efforts at repositioning the ruling party.

Nigeria relies on India for over 15% of export earnings

Said Abdullahi Deni has described parliament’s removal of former Prime Minister as illegal

Ahmed Abdi Kariye aka Qor Qor, has arrived in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, for an unspecified visit.

The United Arab Emirates has offered Somalia to reopen a hospital in the capital, in exchange for backing the UAE’s involvement in the Yemeni war, but Somalia rejected this amid deteriorating relations between the two countries.

Naira depreciated to new lows across many markets as continuing Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s intervention failed to stem the fall of the Nigerian currency at the official and parallel markets.

Kingsley Nwezeh looks at the security challenges facing the nation, the continued stay in office of the military service chiefs, the senate resolution calling for their resignation and the trillions of Naira sunk into the security sector since 2015 without any appreciable impact

Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has not selected any candidate to replace the late Senator Bayo Osinowo, who represented Lagos East zone until his death last month.

Within the same period, the spate of the Boko Haram insurgency, banditry and violence in the country had gone up and at least 71 soldiers had been killed by terrorists and bandits between January and July, 2020 alone.

A new report, the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) has ranked Nigeria the third terrorism most impacted country in the world.

Key leaders of Yoruba Nation saturday requested President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure Nigeria fiscally and structurally before the 2023 general election in the interest of national peace and unity.

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has appointed Mahdi Mohamed Guled as caretaker prime minister.

EU terms Kheyre’s ouster “serious disrespect” for Somalia’s constitution

egislators vote 170-8 to remove Khaire, urging the president to appoint a new prime minister, says state media.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Essa Awad, repudiates rampant rumours purporting that Somalia, on the behest of its military and economy financiers – Turkey and Qatar – is sending troops to Libya to ‘return peace to the country’.

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Shiites, who were commemorating the 6th Death Anniversary of sons of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and others, were dispersed by the Police in Zaria. Kaduna State, weekend.

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says the current state of insecurity in the country has made Nigeria uninhabitable for citizens and unattractive to investors.

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has promised to make the state the business and economic hub of the country, if he is re-elected as governor in the September 19 polls.