Nigeria will go ahead with the hosting of a World Economic Forum on Africa in its capital Abuja next month, despite a bomb attack on the city’s outskirts on Monday that killed 71 people, the Nigerian hosts of the high-profile event said. “Our security planning for the World Economic Forum […]

Nigerian inflation accelerated in March, remaining within the central bank’s target range, as prices jumped for some foods such as fish and dairy. The consumer inflation rate rose to an annual 7.8 percent from 7.7 percent in February, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics said today in an e-mailed statement. […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has announced the appointment of veteran broadcaster, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, as its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division. A statement signed by the Group Executive Director, Finance and Accounts, NNPC, Mr. Bernard Otti, stated that the appointment was with immediate effect. “An alumnus of […]