Of the 18 countries in West Africa, nine, including Nigeria, have seen petrol prices drop in dollar terms in the two years since 2018. Nigeria’s…
A large number of Nigerian households could not afford to buy sufficient supplies of the water they needed for handwashing, a survey in June 2020…
On 20 July 2020, Egypt’s parliament, in a unanimous decision, approved the deployment of troops outside the country. Even though the Egyptian parliament did not…
In recent security news, the 333 Artillery Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents on 13 July. The Cable quotes military sources…
Since 2016, SBM Intelligence has curated the Jollof Index by collecting food prices monthly in a growing number of markets across the six geopolitical zones…
Ibrahim Magu, who has acted as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission since 2016 has been suspended from his position. The Presidency…
In 2015, Burundi lurched into its worst economic and political crisis since the end of its 12-year civil war in 2005. This was triggered after…
Testing remains an issue in Nigeria. Last week, the government lifted the ban on interstate travel was expected. Although the number of cases keeps rising…
Nigeria lifted the ban placed on interstate travel on Wednesday, provided such journeys are made outside curfew hours. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of…
President Buhari has backed Victor Giadom as acting National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) amid the crisis rocking the party. Buhari’s spokesman,…