Goddy Ikeh
The price of OPEC basket of 12 crudes stood at $75.93 a barrel on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, compared with $75.97 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations.
The arrest of Nigerien rebel leader Mahmoud Sallah in Libyan territory raises questions about cross-border security in the Sahel region and could mark a turning point in the political crisis in Niger.
A tragic road accident has claimed the lives of 13 persons in the Hadjer-Lamis province, located in the centre of Chad.
Aleph Hospitality, the largest independent hospitality management company in the Middle East and Africa, is set to expand its footprint in Ghana with the addition of The Address, a landmark hotel in Accra, to its growing portfolio.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, King of the Ashanti Kingdom; Hon. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources of Ghana; and Oheneba Kwaku Duah, the son of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Managing Director of the Ashanti Green Initiative recently met to discuss the upcoming Mining in Motion Summit in Ghana.
The visit of Gilles Fagninou, Regional Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for West and Central Africa, to the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria, was an opportunity for him to acknowledge the excellent partnership between his institution and the regional organization.
The Strategic Commander, National Drug Enforcement Agency, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Command, Mr. Usman Wadar, says no fewer than 14 million Nigerians out of the estimated 223 million have either tasted or are hooked on drugs.
Nigeria’s economy wrapped up 2024 on a strong note, with GDP growing at 3.84% in the fourth quarter of 2024.
The Nigerian Government is set to secure six new loans totalling $2.23 billion from the World Bank in 2025 as the international financial institution continues to support West African country’s economic and structural reforms.
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, says that Africa does not need loans but rather strategic partnerships and investments to address energy poverty and drive economic growth on the continent.