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Nigeria’s reforms chug along, sometimes stall The Nigerian government is pressing on with renewal in all transport sectors with varying degrees of success.

Nigeria’s bankers, builders and demolishers The oil and agriculture ministers face difficulties rolling out new policies, but the bankers and businessmen are parlaying their success into new ven...

Nigeria: New dams mean power for all regions Transmission infrastructure must be strengthened so the surge in generation capacity by the end of the year can benefit Nigeria. Interview with Nigeri...

Multinationals bristle at Nigeria’s oil and gas reforms Uncertainty over the Petroleum Industry Bill continues to hold back international investment. But progress is visible in the promotion of the indigeno...

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Department Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo attends the Reuters NEXT Newsmaker event in New York City, New York, U.S., December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

‘same values’

Premium badgeUS companies ‘willing to make more investments’ in Nigeria The US Deputy Secretary of Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, pointed to unstable naira and corruption as some of the issues impeding Nigeria’s economic growth....
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu waves at a crowd, during his swearing-in ceremony in Abuja FILE PHOTO: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu waves at a crowd, during his swearing-in ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, May 29, 2023. ©REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Indigenous pressure

Premium badgeNigeria: Court ruling reignites clamour for Abuja’s state-status After Nigeria’s presidential election court ruled that the capital should be treated like a 37th state, Abuja’s original inhabitants are calling for a...
A trader changes dollars with naira at a currency exchange store in Lagos. REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo

Currency Squeeze

Premium badgeNigeria: Flutterwave FX sourcing product points way to easing shortages Nigeria’s fintech sector can help address the country’s crippling shortages of foreign currency, economists say.

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Department Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo attends the Reuters NEXT Newsmaker event in New York City, New York, U.S., December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

‘same values’

Premium badgeUS companies ‘willing to make more investments’ in Nigeria The US Deputy Secretary of Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, pointed to unstable naira and corruption as some of the issues impeding Nigeria’s economic growth....
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu waves at a crowd, during his swearing-in ceremony in Abuja FILE PHOTO: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu waves at a crowd, during his swearing-in ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, May 29, 2023. ©REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Indigenous pressure

Premium badgeNigeria: Court ruling reignites clamour for Abuja’s state-status After Nigeria’s presidential election court ruled that the capital should be treated like a 37th state, Abuja’s original inhabitants are calling for a...
A trader changes dollars with naira at a currency exchange store in Lagos. REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo

Currency Squeeze

Premium badgeNigeria: Flutterwave FX sourcing product points way to easing shortages Nigeria’s fintech sector can help address the country’s crippling shortages of foreign currency, economists say.

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Nigeria: Boko Haram Bama raid kills 42 On Tuesday, Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram killed 42 people in coordinated attacks that are seen as a rejection of the government’s proposed amne...

South Africa and Nigeria cement political and economic ties Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan and South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma have met in a move to strengthen relations between Africa’s two economic...

Nigeria: Army and police join efforts to fight terror in Abuja The Nigerian army says it has made it its major priority to prevent terror attacks in the capital Abuja.

Nigerian opposition lambasts President Jonathan over violence A leading Nigerian leading opposition party has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of paying a blind eye to the recent killing of several civilians i...

A city emerges from Nigeria’s ocean The overhaul of Victoria Island and the Lekki Peninsula mark another milestone for Lagos’s urban renewal.

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