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Nigeria: Curfew in Abuja over Boko Haram Repeated attacks by extremist Islamist group Boko Haram have forced Nigerian authorities to impose a curfew in the country’s capital, Abuja.

Nigerian senators demand a new constitution A forum of Nigerian senators have called for an overhaul of the country’s constitution to address problems of unequal wealth distribution and armed co...

Nigerian central bank’s reforms spark outcry Nigeria’s central bank has threatened to liquidate troubled banks that fail to reach merger agreements by the end of September but the plans have draw...

Former British minister urges African institutions to be relevant A former British cabinet minister has urged African tertiary institutions to introduce programmes that will provide the youth with skills to work in e...

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Transport union kingpin, Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo (photo rights reserved)

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Premium badgeTinubu-loyal transport kingpins move to take over Nigeria’s streets Lagos transport kingpins’ thrust towards total domination has led to a murder in the nation’s capital.

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Premium badgeThe war for tech talent rattles Africa’s banking sector Banks across the continent are desperate to fill tech vacancies, with domestic competition, telcos, big tech and cybercriminals all creating headaches...

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Transport union kingpin, Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo (photo rights reserved)

mean streets

Premium badgeTinubu-loyal transport kingpins move to take over Nigeria’s streets Lagos transport kingpins’ thrust towards total domination has led to a murder in the nation’s capital.

300 finance champions 2023

Premium badgeThe war for tech talent rattles Africa’s banking sector Banks across the continent are desperate to fill tech vacancies, with domestic competition, telcos, big tech and cybercriminals all creating headaches...

300 finance champions 2023

Premium badgeCapitec leads our ranking of Africa top 200 banks In our exclusive ranking of 200 national banks, a South African bank, Capitec, wins the top spot.

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Nigeria: Power ?game Reformers are in charge of Nigeria’s central bank, its national oil company, the electric power company and the anti-corruption commission.

Nigeria: Inviting Boko Haram for peace talks The diplomatic approach to Nigeria’s war on terror has begun with the assembly of a pro-dialogue committee and a job creation initiative for idle, imp...

Last word: Once a French colony, again a French colony For whoever wished to know, it was evident that the French mission in Côte d’Ivoire since November 2010 had little to do with the disputed presidentia...

Nigeria: Inspector General of Police under fire Nigeria’s Inspector-General of police has been questioned by the Presidency following Boko Haram’s attack on the police headquarters in Abuja, the cou...

Africa: A growing economy without jobs The 2011 Economic Report on Africa predicts a steady growth of African economies, and announces a 5 per cent increase rate for the continent this year...

Nigeria: War on Boko Haram terror group begins Urgent measures have been drawn out to tackle terrorism in Nigeria following the country’s first suicide bomb attack by extreme Islamist group Boko Ha...