Nigeria Police Say Fake Truckers Stole US$15 Million of Imported Cargo
Nigerian police say a gang posing as truckers stole imported cargo from a Lagos port for 19 years, with losses...
September 27, 2026Topic
West Africa
Nigeria Motor Insurance May Shift to Third-Party Cover, an Insurer Says
An insurance executive expects Nigeria motor insurance buyers to move from comprehensive to third-party cover as fuel and running costs...
September 25, 2026
Nigeria’s Gas Fund Says Public Capital Pulled In 2.4 Times as Much Private Money
Nigeria's MDGIF says it used public capital to attract about 2.4 times as much private gas investment across 31 projects...
September 25, 2026
Fidelity Bank Wins Nigerian Appeal Over 2023 Detention Award
Nigeria's Court of Appeal cleared Fidelity Bank of liability on 14 September 2026, lifting its share of a damages award...
September 25, 2026
US Firm Wins US$700 Million-Plus Deal to Service Guinea’s Iron-Ore Trains
Guinea's economy is smaller than Iceland's, yet a US firm will earn more than US$700 million maintaining the trains on...
September 25, 2026
Nigeria Cuts Interest on Late Tax Bills to Central Bank Rate Plus 1 Point
From 1 October, Nigeria sets late tax interest at the central bank rate plus 1 point, not plus 5, or...
September 24, 2026 US Opens a Visa Fraud Tip Portal, Adding Scrutiny for Applicants in Nigeria
The US now takes anonymous visa fraud tips from anywhere. In Nigeria, where new US tourist and student visas are...
September 24, 2026
Burkina Faso Asks Its Banks to Help Fund a US$63 Billion Growth Plan
Plan RELANCE, Burkina Faso's US$63 billion development plan, drew bank and microfinance chiefs to a funding meeting on 22 September...
September 22, 2026
Ivory Coast Freezes Small-Scale Mine Permits as State Bank Meets Miners
BNI mining risk filled a full day in Abidjan on 22 September 2026, five days after Côte d'Ivoire froze new...
September 22, 2026