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Date: February 28, 2026 By Africa Online News Editorial Team Nigeria finds itself at a critical juncture as global intelligence monitoring reveals a complex mix of economic progress and escalating unrest. According to WORLDMONITOR’s latest report, the country’s stability status is marked as LOW, despite being labelled “stable” in classification. The overall score stands at […]
Feb 28, 2026 · 2 min
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched the country’s new digital eNaira currency on Monday as Africa’s largest economy looked to tap into the growing popularity of virtual money and cryptocurrencies.
Oct 26, 2021 · 2 min
The UEMOA zone countries of the Ecowas monetary union comprising Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo are going ahead to replace its CFA currency with the new Eco currency ahead of the rest member states. Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari expressed displeasure over this sudden move by the UEMOA […]
Jun 23, 2020 · 1 min
The president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari in a national broadcast on Sunday night gave directives to state governors of Lagos, Ogun, and the Federal Capital Territory minister to shut down all businesses and commercial activities while residents are compelled to stay at home. Africa’s most populous nation have 36 states and a federal capital territory […]
Mar 30, 2020 · 3 min
President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala member of his Economic Advisory Council. The Presidential Economic Advisory Council is a non-statutory and Independent body chaired by the president. The appointed members will volunteer their time and will be compensated for travel and subsistence while they serve a three-year term. Dr. Okonjo Iweala served twice […]
Mar 8, 2020 · 1 min
The President of Nigeria announced the full implementation of Visa on Arrival into Nigeria to passport holders from all African countries to commence January 2020. Currently land borders into Nigeria are closed for goods but the government says it is committed to the free movement of goods and persons in and out of all African […]
Dec 12, 2019 · 1 min
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed in South Africa on Monday, along with their baby Archie for their first official tour as a family. Prince Harry, Meghan, and their son touch down in Cape Town for the first leg of their 10-day southern Africa trip. The tour began with an educational workshop in Nyanga, […]
Sep 23, 2019 · 2 min
The student group known as the Progressive Student Movement Nigeria in an official letter to the South African High Commissioner in Abuja wrote to formally inform South Africans and Nigerians that the planned protest against South African businesses in Nigeria has been halted. In the letter dated 16th August 2019 obtained from the Department of […]
Aug 23, 2019 · 1 min
According to news from Reuters; The parliament in Ethiopia will approve a law shielding the liberalisation of the state controlled telecommunication sector. In April 2008, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged economic reforms in various sectors including the telecommunication which is primarily state controlled. Parliament’s communication director said that the Parliament will on Monday discuss comme
Jun 7, 2019 · 1 min
