Nigeria appoints Taiwo Oyedele as Finance Minister, focusing on tax reform and fiscal sustainability effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Nigeria’s 2025 oil licensing round pre-qualifies 34 firms to bid on 50 blocks.

Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo began his second term amid heightened security and national dignitary attendance.

Nigerian singer Asake reconciled with his father after a public rift over his music career.

Ethiopia attracted $4 billion in FDI in 2024, rising as East Africa’s top investment hub.

Nigerian actor Abiodun Ayoyinka, famed for Papa Ajasco, lives in poverty despite fame, denied rights to the character he made famous.

At least 23 killed, over 100 injured in suicide bombings in Maiduguri, Nigeria.

The U.S. government declared March 19–20, 2026, federal holidays for Eid-el-Fitr.

Nigerian senator Philip Aduda resigned from PDP to join ruling APC on March 17, 2026, citing party crises.

Nigeria urges U.S. to aid West Africa’s security with support, not troops, to avoid instability.