Nigeria’s Supreme Court overturned a ruling that could have derailed the nation’s major opposition party ahead of national elections in 2027.
Bola Tinubu, Nigeria's president, during a meeting with Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, at 10 Downing Street in London, UK, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Despite declaring a state of emergency in November and ordering the recruitment of thousands more security personnel, Nigeria's president has failed to stem violence that has spread beyond traditional conflict zones in the country.
Nigeria’s president named a former Dangote Cement Plc executive as the next head of the nation’s petroleum-products regulator, the third leadership change in four months at the agency that’s clashed with billionaire investor Aliko Dangote.
Nigeria’s president named a former Dangote Cement Plc executive as the next head of the nation’s petroleum-products regulator, the third leadership change in four months at the agency that’s clashed with billionaire investor Aliko Dangote.
Nigeria’s president named a former Dangote Cement Plc executive as the next head of the nation’s petroleum-products regulator, the third leadership change in four months at the agency that’s clashed with billionaire investor Aliko Dangote.
Nigeria’s president named a former Dangote Cement Plc executive as the next head of the nation’s petroleum-products regulator, the third leadership change in four months at the agency that’s clashed with billionaire investor Aliko Dangote.
Nigerian Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu resigned, adding to recent changes in the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu after the exits of his ministers of finance and foreign affairs.
Nigerian Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu resigned, adding to recent changes in the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu after the exits of his ministers of finance and foreign affairs.
Bola Tinubu’s cabinet has undergone major changes ahead of a general election in January 2027.
Terrahaptix Inc., a Nigerian drone-making startup, will open its first factory abroad in Ghana, where it will build mid-range pilotless aircraft and defense systems in response to increasing Islamist-militant activity in West Africa.
Terrahaptix Inc., a Nigerian drone-making startup, will open its first factory abroad in Ghana, where it will build mid-range pilotless aircraft and defense systems in response to increasing Islamist-militant activity in West Africa.
An Iroko UAV first response drone being assembled at the Terra Industries factory in Abuja, Nigeria, on Feb. 9, 2026.
Nigeria’s central bank will stay focused on driving down inflation even as the oil price shock caused by the Iran war pushed monthly prices to the highest in more than two decades in March.
Nigeria’s central bank will stay focused on driving down inflation even as the oil price shock caused by the Iran war pushed monthly prices to the highest in more than two decades in March.
Taxi vans and street traders line a road in the Central Business District (CBD) of Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency to counter the rising cost of living and in early August announced a 500 billion naira package of measures to improve food supply, ease transportation costs and boost manufacturing.
Spillovers from the Iran war are sending more African governments to request financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund, as they’re facing rising inflationary and fiscal strains.
Spillovers from the Iran war are sending more African governments to request financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund, as they’re facing rising inflationary and fiscal strains.
Benin’s newly elected government plans to seek a new International Monetary Fund program when it enters office in May, as it looks to sustain economic growth that’s made it an outlier among peers.
Benin’s newly elected government plans to seek a new International Monetary Fund program when it enters office in May, as it looks to sustain economic growth that’s made it an outlier among peers.
Presidential candidate Romuald Wadagni (C) wave at supporters as he arrives at a campaign rally in Cotonou on April 10.
A group of developing countries urged the International Monetary Fund to adapt its policy advice and lending toolkit to mitigate the global economic risks mounting during the US-Israeli war against Iran.
A group of developing countries urged the International Monetary Fund to adapt its policy advice and lending toolkit to mitigate the global economic risks mounting during the US-Israeli war against Iran.
Nigerian Finance Minister Olawale Edun speaks during a briefing on the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24) at the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2026.
The US allowed non-emergency workers and family members of employees at its embassy in Nigeria to leave, citing threats it deemed credible and a deteriorating security situation in the West African nation.
The US allowed non-emergency workers and family members of employees at its embassy in Nigeria to leave, citing threats it deemed credible and a deteriorating security situation in the West African nation.
Nigeria has slashed the time it takes to approve applications to revive idle oil wells from weeks to hours as Africa’s top crude producer seeks to take advantage of high energy prices.
Nigeria has slashed the time it takes to approve applications to revive idle oil wells from weeks to hours as Africa’s top crude producer seeks to take advantage of high energy prices.
Nigeria’s oil production fell to 1.31 million barrels per day in February. Photographer: Tom Saater/Bloomberg
Suicide bombers staged deadly attacks on three crowded locations in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the first coordinated operation of its kind there in almost a decade.
Suicide bombers staged deadly attacks on three crowded locations in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the first coordinated operation of its kind there in almost a decade.
A soldier inspects the scene of a bomb blast in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on March 17
Nigeria’s annual inflation rate eased marginally in February, giving consumers a small measure of temporary respite before fuel prices and transport costs began rising due to the Iran war.
Nigeria’s annual inflation rate eased marginally in February, giving consumers a small measure of temporary respite before fuel prices and transport costs began rising due to the Iran war.
Shoppers at Balogun market in Lagos. Photographer: Victor Adewale/Bloomberg
Nigeria’s central bank has prepared contingency measures to stabilize the naira if it comes under pressure, as investors dump riskier emerging-market assets because of the crisis in the Middle East.
Nigeria’s central bank has prepared contingency measures to stabilize the naira if it comes under pressure, as investors dump riskier emerging-market assets because of the crisis in the Middle East.
Nigerian naira and US dollar banknotes being counted at a currency exchange bureau in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Participation by foreign investors in Nigeria’s equity market rose the most in 2025 to its highest level in 19 years, as government fiscal and monetary reforms boosted investor confidence.
Nigeria halted the issuance of import licenses for gasoline, a major win for billionaire Aliko Dangote, who controls Africa’s largest refinery and has long called for the move.
Nigeria halted the issuance of import licenses for gasoline, a major win for billionaire Aliko Dangote, who controls Africa’s largest refinery and has long called for the move.
A flame rises from a gas flare stack at the under-construction Dangote Industries Ltd. oil refinery and fertilizer plant site in the Ibeju Lekki district, outside of Lagos, Nigeria, on Friday, March 6, 2020. Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, plans to spend more than his net worth of $13.5 billion building one of the world’s biggest oil refineries.
Dangote Fertiliser Ltd., one of Africa’s biggest producers of crop nutrients, has seen a substantial increase in demand for its products as the US-Israel war on Iran disrupts supplies.
Dangote Fertiliser Ltd., one of Africa’s biggest producers of crop nutrients, has seen a substantial increase in demand for its products as the US-Israel war on Iran disrupts supplies.
The Dangote Industries Ltd. oil refinery and fertilizer plant site in Lagos. Photographer: Benson Ibeabuchi/Bloomberg
Nigeria will hold next year’s presidential and National Assembly elections a month earlier than planned, after the electoral commission revised the polling schedule.
Nigeria will hold next year’s presidential and National Assembly elections a month earlier than planned, after the electoral commission revised the polling schedule.
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