Dozens of school children who were kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state nearly two weeks ago have been freed. They were kidnapped from the Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local

A BBC Panorama investigation has found evidence that suggests one of Britain’s biggest companies paid a bribe to the former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe. Documents show British American Tobacco (BAT)

The Chairman of Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab, has accused the government for allegedly abandoning the remaining 31 abducted students of the

Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has advised the National Assembly not to legislate on the collection of the Value Added Tax (VAT) and Stamp Duties, which

There is a looming danger that the federal and state governments might experience a steep drop in revenue accruing from the Value Added Tax (VAT) as some members of the

Contrary to insinuations doing the rounds, Nigeria’s Presidency on Sunday, declared that the visit by President Muhammadu Buhari to Imo State was a pleasant experience as he was overwhelmed by

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has indicated plans to change the country’s constitution, seven weeks after he seized power in moves his opponents called a coup. The comments on Saturday represented

Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has called for a review of mining contracts signed with China in 2008 by his predecessor, saying he

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with leaders of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) at the State House, Abuja, over the 40-day-old industrial action embarked upon by resident doctors in

Nigeria’s federal government moved swiftly on Friday to douse the tension created by its planned establishment of Integrated Farm Estates in all the 109 Senatorial Districts across the country by

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday signed into law the State VAT Bill as passed by the House of Assembly. According to a statement signed by Gbenga Omotoso, Commissioner

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, has ordered all parties in the appeal challenging the judgment of a Federal High Court in Rivers State empowering the Rivers

Ethiopia’s federal government has said rival forces from the war-hit Tigray region had been beaten in neighbouring Afar region and had withdrawn, but the Tigrayan forces said they had simply

In his first working visit to Imo State since winning a second term, President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday said it was absurd to him that any Igbo man would be considering

Telecommunication services have been shut down in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina State. At least 13 Local Government Areas are affected by the development which may not be unconnected with the ongoing

Telecommunication services have been shut down in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina State. At least 13 Local Government Areas are affected by the development which may not be unconnected with the ongoing

The Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has forecasted a potential income gain of about $450 billion in the country’s economy through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The VP

In an effort to prevent the incessant abductions bedivilling students across s hools in Northern Nigeria, the Adamawa State Government has engaged local hunters and vigilantes to protect schools and

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the state’s Value Added Tax (VAT) and the bill that prohibits open cattle grazing. The Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, directed the acting

Morocco’s long-ruling party has suffered a crushing defeat to liberal rivals in parliamentary elections, according to provisional results announced by the interior minister. The Justice and Development Party (PJD) saw