It may be too soon to talk about a South African rating upgrade.

I’m The United States has called for the reinstatement of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act.

NIGERIA and Portugal have signed several Memoranda of Understanding (MiU) for cooperation in different sectors to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries.

Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday departed Lagos for Accra, Ghana, to represent Nigeria at the 61st Ordinary Session of the Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government.

The lamentations of the federal government’s Task Team set up to address sleaze and other irregularities at the seaports over threat to the lives of members speak volumes of the drawbacks in the sector and the implication to the national economy, writes Francis Ugwoke

Federalism is a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government (the central or “Federal” Government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial, or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has told off his Deputy William Ruto for sustained attacks of the same government he serves, saying he failed himself to deliver.

Eskom has struggled to meet electricity demand in Africa’s most industrialised economy for at least a decade.

Nigeria's oil minister said on Friday that the country would be able to meet its OPEC production quota by the end of August as the country aims to boost security in its oil industry.

The $1bn AH-1Z cobra attack helicopters, 12 of them, being procured from the United States by the Federal Government will reduce response time and significantly help the Nigerian Armed Forces to defeat terrorist forces in the country, an official of the US Department of State, Andrew Strike, has said.

The house was recently busted by the officials in the Wuse area of Abuja where cash meant to buy arms for the war against terror, vehicles and other items were recovered.

A joint security team consisting of troops of 302 Regiment of the Nigerian Army; operatives of the Nigerian Navy; officials of the Department of State Services, and the Nigeria Police Force have dislodged camps belonging to Indigenous People of Biafra and the Eastern Security Network at Idara Nnebo, Ihe Mbosi villages and Ukpor in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) has won a $492 million maintenance service order for an oil-refining facility in Nigeria whose operations have been suspended three years ago.

The government will also formally recognise the Ogiek, one of the most marginalised groups, as an indigenous people of Kenya

Tanzania’s biggest gas dealer Taifa Gas has been licensed to set up gas plant and storage facilities at a site in Dongo Kundu near the port of Mombasa to supply LPG for domestic, commercial and industrial use.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday criticised "the abuse" of international sanctions,while Russian President Vladimir Putin scolded the West for fomenting global crisis, with both leaders calling for greater BRICS cooperation.

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The final portion of a three-year investigation reported graft on a massive scale under former President Jacob Zuma, but also found the current president’s actions wanting.

South Africa plans to rely on localisation and other tools as part of its post-Covid economic reconstruction plan, says president Cyril Ramaphosa.

A new judicial report has claimed South Africa's former president, Jacob Zuma, is "a critical player" in a massive theft from state enterprises. But Zuma has pledged to challenge the findings.

Police launch an investigation into the death of 22 young patrons found at a popular township bar close to East London city.