S&P Global Buys Control of a Pan-African Rating Agency
African credit ratings gain a global owner as S&P Global takes a majority stake in Agusto & Co., the Lagos...
July 30, 2026Nigeria news in English from The Rio Times — Lagos and Abuja politics, economy, oil and markets.
African credit ratings gain a global owner as S&P Global takes a majority stake in Agusto & Co., the Lagos...
July 30, 2026
The Atlantic Africa Gas Pipeline has opened financing talks with US EXIM and the World Bank, a week after ECOWAS...
July 30, 2026
The Dangote philanthropy pledge commits a third of a US$35.1 billion fortune to his foundation, about US$11.7 billion, after four...
July 30, 2026
A Federal High Court voided a N72.6bn ($47.2m) legislative compensation order against Seplat Energy, ruling that Nigeria’s parliament cannot award…
July 29, 2026
Nigeria’s onshore gas flaring rose 18.36% in 2025, wasting 32,300 GWh of potential electricity worth $1.1 billion while the grid...
July 29, 2026
Nigeria formally accuses South African security forces of xenophobic violence complicity after 116 citizens killed. Trade and AfCFTA now at...
July 29, 2026
Nigeria has opened a one-stop digital portal to replace fragmented government services, aiming to cut paperwork, delays and duplicated agency...
July 29, 2026
Seun Kuti, Yellowman & Alexis Play lead the Afrodiaspora Festival Bogotá 2026, Aug 20–22 at Teatro Colsubsidio. Tickets from US$13—secure...
July 28, 2026
Nigeria's naira weakened to about 1,407 per US dollar on the parallel market, extending mild slippage as traders awaited the...
July 28, 2026