Kidnappers in the past have included the Boko Haram insurgency that carried out the mass abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls over a decade ago, bringing the extremist group to global attention. But groups of bandits are also active.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed her daughter and son-in-law to key government positions.

"The UN is a ship that was not built to stay in the harbor," UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said Monday, urging a dramatic expansion of UN presence in Sudan as violence intensifies in Darfur.

General Hydrocarbon had initiated arbitration after a breakdown in its financing relationship with First Bank. The post Controversy over shares ownership by arbitrator in First Bank–General Hydrocarbons dispute appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

La tension demeure forte après la présidentielle camerounaise du 12 octobre. Tandis que l’opposition conteste les résultats et évoque une résistance organisée, le ministre de l’Administration territoriale, Paul Atanga Nji, s’impose comme la figure la plus intransigeante du pouvoir. Portrait d’un « dur à cuire » que certains voient déjà …

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria, AIHN, has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, aggressive interest rate hikes boosted investors’ demand for fixed income instruments in 2024. President of the association, Kemi Awodein, speaking during the AIHN’s Annual General Meeting and presentation of 2024 …

By Babajide Komolafe President Bola Tinubu’s bold tax reform initiatives are central to Nigeria’s strategy for economic resilience, Dr. Zacch Adedeji, the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FRSC, has said. Speaking at the maiden lecture series of the University of Ilesa, Osun State, Adedeji told academics, policymakers, …

•Highest in Ogun, lowest in Yobe By Elizabeth Adegbesan Contrary to the feelers in the public space hinting that prices of some food items are going down, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said that on the average, the prices were going higher in the month of October 2025 …

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) had issued 124 million National Identity Numbers (NIN) to eligible Nigerians, including those in the diaspora, as of October. This was disclosed in Abuja by the Deputy Director/Head, Strategy and Programme Officer, NIMC, Alvan The post NIMC issues 124m NINs as poor interagency relations …