…has ordered that Samaila Ibrahim Kaigama, an alleged ransom negotiator for Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists, be remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre pending the commencement of his trial on November 13. Kaigama was arraigned by the Department of State Services, DSS, on Tuesday on a seven-count amen…
…emerging technologies to recruit members, conceal funds and coordinate attacks across West Africa and the Sahel. They raised the alarm in Abuja on Tuesday at a three-day regional training conference on detecting and disrupting terrorists’ exploitation of information and communication technologies and emerging technolog…
…(SDR): N1,802.73Swiss franc: N1,598.58Pound sterling: N1,762.63US dollar: N1,332.10West African Unit of Account (WAUA): N1,800.76UAE dirham: N362.65IMF says Nigerians are sufferingEarlier, Legit.ng reported that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that Nigerians are suffering from the rising cost of…
Nigerian troops of Operation HADIN KAI have neutralised several suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists during a failed attack on their Forward Operating Base, FOB, in Garaha, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. This was disclosed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency…
…Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, has dealt a devastating blow to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, neutralising over 40 fighters, including a prominent commander, in a precision air strike on a terrorist enclave at Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno S…
…have neutralised over 40 fighters, including a prominent commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province, in a precision air strike on their enclave at Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. The Army said the terrorists were neutralised on October 10, 2026, while preparin…
…over allegations of terrorism logistics support and collaboration with Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) elements operating in the North-East. According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, military sources said that the suspect was arrested after troops uncovered an alleged attempt by him to bribe military p…
…as a public holiday in Nigeria, affecting schools and institutions throughout the West African nationFor some states, the holiday arrives towards the end of the first term for primary and secondary schoolsNigerians love holidays because they offer a mix of deep spiritual connection, family reunions, vibrant social even…
…Elele campus.The university, founded as the first private Catholic university in West Africa, operates campuses in Elele, Rivers State; Okija, Anambra State; and Akpugo, Enugu State.Watch the
…Education Board and has continued to cover examination fees for students writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council tests. Eno said the state had registered 172,000 candidates for those exams to date.In a further announcement, Eno upgraded the Akwa Ibom State Co…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled a coordinated attack by Islamic State West Africa Province yyterrorists in Kukawa, Borno State, killing more than 25 terrorists and recovering arms and ammunition. The terrorists launched the attack on troops of the 101 Special Forces Battalion from four different directions,…
…Network (Amotekun) has killed Abdussamad Ohida, a senior commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), during a raid on a forest hideout in Owo, Ondo State, at the weekend.As reported by TVC News on Monday, October 5, security sources confirmed that Ohida, also known as Anwar, died alongside several othe…
…the weekend in Owo forest, Ondo State, eliminated a senior leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abdussamad Ohida. Security sources said Ohida aka Anwar, who was on the verge of planning massive terrorist attacks in some southern states, was killed alongside many members of the terrorist organizatio…
…campus. Madonna University, established as the first private Catholic university in West Africa, operates three campuses in Elele, Rivers State; Okija, Anambra State; and Akpugo, Enugu State. A medical influencer and TikTok content creator, Nurse Girma (@nurse_girma), drew public attention to the video and launched an…
…Ebeke, who is now the Director of the IMF Regional Technical Assistance Centre for West Africa in Abidjan, said, “We say in the report, and our view is that the transaction and these types of structures carry risks. Usually, they are opaque. So, the terms are not always very transparent when we review these instruments…
…Fatim Bakayoko died in Nigeria on Friday, 2 September 2026, sending shockwaves across West AfricaInitial reports pointed to complications from a cosmetic procedure, but Fatim Bakayoko's husband firmly denied she had undergone any plastic surgeryThe exact circumstances surrounding Fatim Bakayoko's death remain unresolve…
…support the use of renewable energy and strengthen Nigeria’s coordination within the West African Power Pool, backed by stronger physical and cybersecurity measures. If the government’s energy zones strategy works, industrial hubs will hum with steady power, but our responsibility as citizens begins right there. We mus…
…1. The performance was reported as the biggest single-day preview gross ever recorded in West Africa, placing Agbara Nla at No. 1 for the period. The report also said the film’s 12,134 admissions represented the biggest first-day admissions figure recorded in 2026, while its N70m gross was the biggest first-day gross f…
By Sekinat Osundiji Dr Amos Josiah Dangut has risen through the ranks of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to become the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the examination body. Dangut, who previously served as the Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, is set to assume his new role at the counci…
The densely forested interior and vast coastlines of West Africa have emerged as a primary global frontier in the production and movement of methamphetamine. Or, as it is commonly known, Crystal Meth. Production and usage of the highly destructive drug has spiked in West Africa in recent years. As a result, governments…
By Uzoma MarvellousThe Dangote Petroleum Refinery is reshaping West Africa’s refined petroleum products market, reducing the region’s reliance on distant imports while increasing the flow of Nigerian products to neighbouring countries, Gary Clark, Associate Director, EMEA Clean Refined Products Pricing at S&P Global Pl…
…investors a clearer way to see opportunities that extend across state lines and into West African markets,” according to the Minister of State for Regional Development, Hon. Uba Maigari Ahmadu, who told USAFRICA Business Week® 2026, in a keynote on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s regional development agenda at the Septem…
…Energy & Agro Nigeria Ltd, BusinessDay reports.The remaining 10 companies are Atus West Africa Investment Company, Eatrich360 Farms, Matag Agro General Services, Viables X Agribusiness Ltd, Kwakol Markets Ltd, Light Shade International, Value Growth Ltd, B12 Synergy Nigeria Ltd, Phresh Farm Ltd and Omega Pro Global Res…
…in the DRC’s history and has surpassed the scale of the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which infected more than 28,600 people and killed more than 11,000. Data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention showed that the current outbreak had already exceeded the West African outbreak’s figures.…
…one of the difficult questions surrounding informal apprenticeship in Nigeria and across West Africa, when does learning a trade become child labour? Apprenticeship has a long history in Nigeria, including the Igbo apprenticeship system, commonly known as Igba-Boi. The model, which developed in south-eastern Nigeria,…