Canada’s NATO Path Needs US$112 Billion by 2035
Canada's NATO 5% pledge would lift core defence spending to US$112 billion by 2035-36 and widen the deficit by US$44...
October 8, 2026Topic
fiscal policy
Nigeria Tax Agency Says Recruitment Advert Is Fake
A Nigeria Revenue Service recruitment advert using the old FIRS name is fake, the tax agency says. Here is how...
October 5, 2026
Court Restricts Osun State Accounts Over US$13.9m
A Lagos court ordered banks to restrict Osun State accounts over a $13.9 million arbitration award. The case resumes on...
October 4, 2026
Nigeria’s US$376 Minimum Wage Ask Would Lift Inflation
Nigerian civil servants are striking for a US$376 monthly minimum wage, seven times today's floor. A leading economist says US$94...
October 4, 2026
Ghana Orders National Lottery Revenue Review
Ghana's finance minister ordered a revenue review at the National Lottery Authority after a US$0.85 million dividend, which he called...
October 3, 2026
Ghana Sets 16 October Date for Teacher Strike Arrears
Ghana's Education Minister says the first arrears for 51,000 promoted teachers are due by 16 October. All grades are promised...
October 2, 2026
Zanzibar Collects US$135 Million, Beating Its Target
Zanzibar's revenue authority collected about US$135 million in July–September 2026, narrowly above target and 28.81% more than a year earlier.
October 2, 2026
Zambia IMF Talks Open on New Loan After Debt Default
Zambia, Africa's No. 2 copper producer, has opened talks on a new IMF loan after its US$1.7 billion programme expired....
October 1, 2026
Kenya’s Lecturers’ Strike Plan and US$770 Million Debt
Kenya's lecturers called a strike from 2 October. Vice-chancellors say the state owes universities over US$770 million and cannot fund...
September 26, 2026