Niger Ministry of Petroleum announced that oil revenues have tripled over the past four year. 2024, a national record - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
MAN has cautioned against interpreting the nominal expansion of Nigeria's rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as evidence of significant economic progress - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Six Nigerian Law School students travelling from Onitsha, Anambra State, to the Yola campus in Adamawa State have been abducted by suspected gunmen. - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Residents of Lagos State and parts of Ogun State will experience a daily power outage lasting nine hours over 25 days. - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Nigeria's Super Falcons have become the first women's national team in the world to win a continental title 10 times, clinching the 2024 WAFCON.| West Africa Weekly
MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv, is currently testing the short-term payment model in Uganda and plans to roll it out in Nigeria if the trial proves successful. - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
After six years of male winners dominating the stage, Nigerian Idol finally crowned a woman and her name is Purp - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
The Group CEO of the NNPCL, Bayo Ojulari, has again failed to honour summons by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts. - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
The Government of Ghana has commenced reconstruction of the 161kV transmission line between Anwomaso and Kumasi. - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
A decade after the All Progressives Congress (APC) came to power on the promise of “change,” Nigeria’s economic outlook is now marked by stagnation, soaring inflation, ballooning debt, and rising poverty. - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has once again praised the Tinubu administration’s economic reforms, despite openly acknowledging that living conditions for ordinary Nigerians have deteriorated under his watch. - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Despite generating the highest internally generated revenue, Lagos continues to lead the country in domestic debt - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Mali’s armed forces say they have killed over 80 al-Qaeda-linked militants following coordinated attacks on military posts. - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Modern cult groups are no longer limited to campuses. They operate like mini cartels, with ranks, rituals, weapons, and territories. Some even double as criminal gangs, engaging in armed robbery, drug trafficking, and election violence. - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Land grabbing, questionable asset transfers, and political patronage, long associated with his Lagos legacy, are now surfacing across the country, most notably in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has proudly declared that the state would be the first in the country to achieve energy sufficiency. - West Africa weekly| West Africa Weekly
Niger authorities have destroyed record quantity of illicit drugs worth more than 420m CFA francs ($714,000 approximately)during a public ceremony held on Wednesday in the city of Dosso.| West Africa Weekly
Gbenga Kayode, best known for his work as the director of Big Brother Naija, is taking a giant step into Nigeria’s movie scene with his first-ever feature film, Bendel Girl - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Ghanaian authorities have deported a Nigerian national, Aremu Adegboyega, after he was convicted of smuggling counterfeit currency worth over $100,000 into the country through an unauthorised border crossing point - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
FCT Abuja, the seat of Nigeria’s federal government, has seen its public primary schools shut down for over two months due to a prolonged strike, which began on March 24, 2025 - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Max Air has been granted approval to resume its domestic flight operations following safety and economic audit conducted by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Between 2023 and 2024, Max Air faced several safety incidents, including two tyre bursts and five mechanical faults - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
FCT Abuja, the seat of Nigeria’s federal government, has seen its public primary schools shut down for over two months due to a prolonged strike, which began on March 24, 2025 - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Hundreds of students from The Polytechnic, Ibadan, took to the streets on Tuesday in a protest against the renaming of their institution to “Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic.” - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
A mere entrepôt, formerly occupied by the British imperial crown, was turned to a mega city-state by a group of nation-building marshals spearheaded by Lee Kuan Yew - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
Despite a slight drop in Nigeria’s inflation rate, many Nigerians are yet to feel any real change in the cost of living. - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has grounded Rano Air’s aircraft with registration 5N-BZY following an engine failure that led to smoke in both the cabin and flight deck. The incident, which occurred during a recent flight, prompted the crew to don oxygen masks and initiate emergency protocols. - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly
The Presidency of Faso’s football team, also known as “PréFaso,” has secured a 3-1 victory over a star-studded team of Burkinabè football professionals and legends. The friendly match, now a yearly tradition, marks the third consecutive win for PréFaso in what has become a symbolic showcase of unity, pride, and sporting spirit. - West Africa Weekly| West Africa Weekly