archiveJuly 25, 2017

More than half the world's children who are not being educated are in Nigeria, the country's government has said. Acknowledging the scale of the problem the education ministry's permanent secretary Adamu Hussaini said it was "sad to note" that Nigeria had 10.5 million children out of school. This is the...

• Set up joint task force on security • Declare zero tolerance for crime in region • Establish Western Nigeria Export Development Initiative South West Governors have expressed their resolve to forge ahead with the regional integration plan and promote the growth of the region especially in key areas such...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Nigeria's economy will grow at a faster pace than South Africa's in 2018. According to its World Economic Outlook (WEO) for July 2017, the IMF said Nigeria will grow at 1.9 per cent in 2018, while South Africa will only climb by...