The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday sold $401 million at 198.50 naira per dollar, wider than its target band of 159.60 to 176.40. The central bank scrapped its bi-weekly currency auct... Read more
Browns Canyon in Colorado. CREDIT: FLICKR/ MARK UDALL On Thursday, President Obama is expected to announce three new national monuments, adding to the 13 monuments he’s already designated du... Read more
A new trading system introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria stabilized the nation’s currency and will result in daily intervention by the regulator, according to foreign-exchange dealers.... Read more
Not less than 10 cases seeking to abort the 2015 election have been filed in the law courts. Of this number, three are targeted at stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INE... Read more
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has ruled out further postponement of general election in the country. According to him, any furth... Read more
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to meet with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over the falling crude oil price at... Read more
Nigerian troops fighting insurgency in the North East have killed more than 300 Boko Haram fighters during an operation to recapture 11 towns and villages since the start of the week, the mi... Read more
Screeenshot of Boko Haram video posted on Feb. 17. The latest video posted by West African Islamist extremists Boko Haram marks a change in tactics for the militant group. The footage, featu... Read more
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Tuesday that corruption persisted in the country because Nigeria lacked the institutions, systems and processes to prevent it. Okonjo... Read more
This is the face of greed written large: that a man should arrange his own kidnap just to pull in money That is the story of an Indian man Mr Mishal Vishwanath, who travelled to Enugu, got s... Read more
