African governments from Nigeria to Kenya are adding fresh measures to soften a rise in fuel prices caused by the Iran war.

The Central Bank of Nigeria unexpectedly cut interest rates by the biggest margin in almost two decades as underlying inflation eased.

Niger said it contained a mutiny by soldiers who detained some of their colleagues at a military base and fired on sites in the capital, the first major challenge from within the armed forces to the junta that seized power three years ago.

The US is easing long-standing conditions on Nigerian vessels entering its waters, after ports in the West African nation were judged to have improved their anti-terrorism safeguards.

Nigeria’s capital-markets regulator ordered operators to freeze funds, assets and other economic resources belonging to six individuals and three entities designated as terrorism financiers by the country’s sanctions committee.

Nigeria’s central bank expanded eligibility for participation in Open Market Operations, allowing individuals, corporates and non-bank financial institutions, in addition to banks, to trade in the securities.

Artificial intelligence is fueling more than half of cybercrime in Africa, enabling criminals to launch faster, more sophisticated attacks as financial losses continue to mount, a new study found.

Nigeria said it approved a $4.5 billion arrangement with the state-owned energy firm that will liberate funds to bolster foreign-exchange reserves and spending on the government’s ongoing infrastructure priorities.

Nigeria’s gasoline imports more than tripled last month as the country’s main refinery cut domestic supply and increasingly directed output toward export markets to maximize foreign-currency earnings.

Nigeria’s central bank held interest rates as expected to curtail price pressures from the Iran war, which it described as the biggest risk to its outlook.

Seated beneath a large red canvas umbrella outside Nigeria’s main stock exchange in Lagos, Sulaimon Isiaka watches traders, bankers and executives stream past his newspaper stand each day.

Seated beneath a large red canvas umbrella outside Nigeria’s main stock exchange in Lagos, Sulaimon Isiaka watches traders, bankers and executives stream past his newspaper stand each day.

African Democratic Congress, one of Nigeria’s major opposition parties, has selected former Transport Minister Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as the running mate to its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Nigerian politician Peter Obi will run for president in the West African nation’s January elections, ensuring that the opposition to incumbent Bola Tinubu will once again be fragmented.

Nigeria’s main opposition party picked Atiku Abubakar as its flagbearer in January’s presidential elections, setting up a rematch of his 2023 contest with incumbent leader Bola Tinubu.

Nigeria’s economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace in the first quarter as growth in both its oil and non-oil sectors eased.

Nigeria’s economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace in the first quarter as growth in both its oil and non-oil sectors eased.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu further strengthened his hand as the ruling party’s top candidate in next year’s presidential elections after winning overwhelming support in primaries against sole challenger Stanley Osifo.

Nigeria left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, with policymakers expecting the recent inflation uptick driven by the Iran war’s impact on energy and food prices to prove temporary.

Renewed US air strikes killed additional Islamist militants in Nigeria’s northern region, a day after a joint operation with the West African nation claimed the life of a senior ISIS commander.