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Nairobi appoints its first defence attaché in Abuja

The Kenyan embassy in Nigeria is preparing to welcome its first military defence attaché, Lieutenant Colonel Damaris Agnetta Apondi.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 30.09.2024

Tinubu and APC chairman prepare for party congress amid strained relations

Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Beijing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on 1 September 2024. © Greg Baker/Pool/AFP

Subscribers only Politics 26.09.2024

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Half of the European Union's embassies in West Africa are due to change hands by 2025, including those in Abidjan and Accra.

Free access Diplomacy 26.09.2024

Intelligence services keep close eye on fertiliser imports

The Department of State Services is keeping a close eye on fertiliser imports into Nigeria. It is focusing on one type of agricultural input in particular, granular ammonium sulphate (GAS).

Subscribers only Commodity Traders 25.09.2024

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Tinubu's presidential office tries to resolve issue of the blocked oil tanker

Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the 65th ordinary session of ECOWAS in Abuja, Nigeria, 7 July 2024.© Sodiq Adelakun/AFP

Subscribers only Energy 24.09.2024

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

Simon Tiemtoré, a US businessman from Burkina Faso and founder of Lilium Capital, pan-African banking conglomerate Vista Bank's holding company, has entered into negotiations to buy the Novamed healthcare group.

Subscribers only Finance 24.09.2024

EU to release aid for Maiduguri after deadly floods

The natural disaster in the north-eastern state of Borno occurred when a dam broke following torrential rain.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.09.2024

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Power struggle between governor and defence minister plays out in Zamfara State

Since 2023, attacks and kidnappings have multiplied in Zamfara in northwestern Nigeria. Efforts to rein in criminal gangs have been hampered by the bad blood between the governor and his predecessor.

Subscribers only Politics 17.09.2024

Security forces patrol in Jangebe, Zamfara State, 3 March 2021.

Energy minister forced to delay reform plan despite looming cabinet reshuffle

Facing the prospect of a cabinet reshuffle, Adebayo Adelabu has tried to hasten the launch of his new electricity strategy. But the draft plan is currently back in the hands of consultancy firm PwC, which needs to amend it.

Subscribers only Energy 17.09.2024

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

The pan-African banking group has just lost two of its mainstays: Stéphane Ouédraogo and Thierry Hott. Ouédraogo and Hott are both well-connected in the sub-region, and had shared their contacts with Vista Bank.

Subscribers only Finance 17.09.2024

President Tinubu's delegation expected at UN General Assembly

Expected in Abuja on 10 September, Bola Ahmed Tinubu cancelled his return from London and will fly to New York City to attend the UN general assembly, where where he will be accompanied by a ministerial delegation.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 13.09.2024

President Tinubu's securocrat tries to win over new supporters for 2027 polls

Nigeria's National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu, tasked by the head of state to prepare the next presidential campaign, is courting opposition heavyweights. Two governors, in the north and southeast of the country, are being targeted.

Subscribers only Politics 12.09.2024

The National Security Advisor, Nuhu Ribadu, on December 10, 2014, in Abuja.

US directs military aid to Ivory Coast, Benin and Ghana after being driven out of Niger

The authorities in Abidjan and Cotonou have agreed to accept a donation of US armoured vehicles originally destined for Niger. Other equipment could go to Ghana.

Subscribers only Defence 10.09.2024

London and Abuja negotiate to step up expulsions of irregular migrants

Britain's new Labour government, after ditching plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, is now prioritising bilateral deals to send back irregular migrants, and its interior ministry is having further talks with its Nigerian counterpart.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.09.2024

BCEAO sets sights on Orabank managers

The banking commission of the Central Bank of West African States is considering sanctions against several of the group's senior executives for 'regulatory breaches'.

Subscribers only Finance 02.09.2024

TotalEnergies and Amni to invest over $1bn in Ima gas

The French major has ramped up its investments in Nigeria as it focuses on the gas sector and is now preparing to start production at the Ima field co-owned by Amni International.

Subscribers only Energy 29.08.2024

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AU: Abuja plots to keep control of the Political Affairs, Peace and Security committee

The African Union's current commissioner for PAPS, Nigerian Bankole Adeoye, is in pole position to still be in the role after next year's elections. Yet he will have to face candidates from other regions, who are hoping to take advantage of his disappointing record.

Subscribers only West Africa 20.08.2024

Bankole Adeoye at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6 October 2023.

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Nigeria

Nairobi appoints its first defence attaché in Abuja

Tinubu and APC chairman prepare for party congress amid strained relations

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Intelligence services keep close eye on fertiliser imports

Spotlight
Tinubu's presidential office tries to resolve issue of the blocked oil tanker

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

EU to release aid for Maiduguri after deadly floods

Spotlight
Power struggle between governor and defence minister plays out in Zamfara State

Energy minister forced to delay reform plan despite looming cabinet reshuffle

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

President Tinubu's delegation expected at UN General Assembly

President Tinubu's securocrat tries to win over new supporters for 2027 polls

US directs military aid to Ivory Coast, Benin and Ghana after being driven out of Niger

London and Abuja negotiate to step up expulsions of irregular migrants

BCEAO sets sights on Orabank managers

TotalEnergies and Amni to invest over $1bn in Ima gas

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AU: Abuja plots to keep control of the Political Affairs, Peace and Security committee

Interior minister to drum up support at UN assembly to fight undocumented migration

Perenco eyes up Nigerian oil

TotalEnergies negotiates gas price before committing to new investments

Interpol assault on Nigeria's Black Axe 'cult' continues

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Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

Nigerian Air Force tackles its many projects

US lobbyist for Biafran independence weaponises attacks on Christians

Akufo-Addo backs Tinubu's reappointment as ECOWAS chair

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Nairobi appoints its first defence attaché in Abuja

Tinubu and APC chairman prepare for party congress amid strained relations

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Intelligence services keep close eye on fertiliser imports

Spotlight Tinubu's presidential office tries to resolve issue of the blocked oil tanker

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

EU to release aid for Maiduguri after deadly floods

Spotlight Power struggle between governor and defence minister plays out in Zamfara State

Energy minister forced to delay reform plan despite looming cabinet reshuffle

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

President Tinubu's delegation expected at UN General Assembly

President Tinubu's securocrat tries to win over new supporters for 2027 polls

US directs military aid to Ivory Coast, Benin and Ghana after being driven out of Niger

London and Abuja negotiate to step up expulsions of irregular migrants

BCEAO sets sights on Orabank managers

TotalEnergies and Amni to invest over $1bn in Ima gas

Spotlight AU: Abuja plots to keep control of the Political Affairs, Peace and Security committee

Interior minister to drum up support at UN assembly to fight undocumented migration

Perenco eyes up Nigerian oil

TotalEnergies negotiates gas price before committing to new investments

Interpol assault on Nigeria's Black Axe 'cult' continues

Spotlight Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

Nigerian Air Force tackles its many projects

US lobbyist for Biafran independence weaponises attacks on Christians

Akufo-Addo backs Tinubu's reappointment as ECOWAS chair

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Tinubu's presidential office tries to resolve issue of the blocked oil tanker

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Power struggle between governor and defence minister plays out in Zamfara State

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AU: Abuja plots to keep control of the Political Affairs, Peace and Security committee

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Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities