Nigeria

Nigeria’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 14 percent on Tuesday, and kept its cash reserve ratios for commercial banks at 22.5 percent, governor Godwin Emefiele said. The …

An unspecified number of women have been abducted in Ndagu Village, Askira-Uba local government area of Borno State following a fresh Boko Haram attack on the Village, a security source …

The police in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, yesterday detained three children of dead primary school teachers who protested non-payment of gratuities and pensions of their parents by the …

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) says there is high prevalence of depression, suicide and alcohol abuse among People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Nigeria. This was contained in …

Thirteen lives and property worth N625 million were destroyed in 268 fire incidents in Plateau last year, according to Mr Michael Dung, Director, Plateau State Fire Service. Dung told the …

Prof Uche Uwaleke, an economic expert says he is optimistic that Nigeria’s economy will be ‘out of the woods’ this year. Uwaleke, the Head of Banking and Finance, Nasarawa State …

Nigeria must not scare away MTN, its minister of communications said, as lawmakers investigate alleged illegal money transfers just three months after the government fined Africa’s biggest telecoms firm over …

Guinness Nigeria plans to seek shareholder approval to raise 40 billion naira ($127.19 million) via a rights issue on Tuesday to boost its balance sheet, the company said. The company, …

The Federal Government has advised the BringBackOurGirls Group (BBOG) to see the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as a partner rather than an adversary in the group’s quest to secure release …

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC countries have made a strong start to lowering their oil output under the first such pact in more than a decade, …