The World Food Programme says El Niño is deepening a dire hunger crisis in South Sudan amid violence, extreme weather and dwindling aid.
Some stakeholders in Africa’s tourism sector have called for more intra-African travel and partnerships to harness the continent’s full tourism potential.
JPMorgan, a top international bank that manages the most widely used global bond indices, announced a new index for locally issued bonds.
The gains were driven by NGX Group, Aradel Holdings, Sovereign Trust Insurance, Mc Nicholas, International Breweries and 29 other equities.
The WTO chief said the Niger Delta could become Nigeria’s next major industrial hub, alongside Lagos.
Mr Merz said his government will draft proposals to mitigate the harsh impact of the hike.
August headline inflation rate fell by 0.04 per cent to 15.39 per cent, down from 15.43 per cent in July.
Nasarawa government has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, to call off its strike.
A venture capitalist has identified fragmented regulation and weak implementation as major bottlenecks preventing Nigerian innovations from moving beyond the development stage.
