Africa
Inside Oyo’s Sango Festival, Where Yoruba Heritage Meets Global Recognition
Oyo’s annual Sango Festival brings Yoruba ritual, music, dance and storytelling together in a living cultural tradition recognised by UNESCO.
Category: Nigeria
Africa
South Africa Beat Nigeria to Keep Women’s World Cup Hopes Alive
South Africa defeated Nigeria in a hard-fought WAFCON World Cup play-off to remain in contention for a place at the 2027 FIFA…
Africa
West Africa Eyes Regional Fuel Pricing Benchmark as Dangote Refinery Reshapes Energy Trade
West African regulators are exploring a regional fuel-pricing benchmark and trading framework as Dangote Refinery reshapes refined-product trade.
Africa
Cameroon Knock Out Defending Champions Nigeria to Reach WAFCON Semi-Finals
Cameroon beat defending champions Nigeria 1-0 to reach the WAFCON semi-finals and secure qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Africa
Dangote Refinery Targets October Listing in Nigeria to Raise About $5 Billion
Dangote Petroleum Refinery is targeting an October 2026 Nigerian listing that could raise about $5 billion, according to Reuters.
Africa
Nigeria’s Small-Scale LNG Push Tests Gas as an Answer to Industrial Power Insecurity
A USTDA-backed feasibility study for a 200-tonne-per-day small-scale LNG project could help Nigeria test distributed gas as a more reliable energy source…
Business
Nigeria’s New Virtual-Asset Order Could End Years of Fragmented Crypto Regulation
Nigeria’s new virtual-asset coordination order seeks to reduce regulatory fragmentation while preserving the mandates of the central bank, securities regulator and other…
Africa
Nigeria’s Lithium Ambitions Gain Momentum as Australian-Backed Project Advances
Additional licence approvals have advanced an Australian-backed Nigerian lithium portfolio, but the larger test is whether exploration can translate into processing, manufacturing…
Development
Africa’s Top Economists Head to Abidjan as New Chief Economists Network Takes Shape
The 2026 African Economic Conference in Abidjan will launch the African Chief Economists Network, creating a new platform for evidence-based policy thinking…
Development
African Union Debt Dialogue Puts Fiscal Sovereignty Back on the Development Agenda
The African Union’s debt-sustainability agenda reflects a central policy challenge for the continent: how to finance development without allowing debt-service pressures to…