Ruth Olurounbi

Nigeria’s economic growth rate eased in the first quarter as a slowdown in the oil sector offset gains in the in the non-oil sector.

Nigeria’s main opposition party picked Atiku Abubakar as its flagbearer in January’s presidential elections, setting up a rematch of his 2023 contest with incumbent leader Bola Tinubu.

President Tinubu faces a fragmented opposition in next year’s race.

African Democratic Congress, one of Nigeria’s major opposition parties, has selected former Transport Minister Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as the running mate to its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

A public listing of an industrial asset of this scale would be a once-in-a-generation test of Africa's capital markets.

Seated beneath a large red canvas umbrella outside Nigeria’s main stock exchange in Lagos, Sulaimon Isiaka watches traders, bankers and executives stream past his newspaper stand each day.

The contrast between haves and have-nots is clearly evident in Nigeria’s stock gains.

Nigeria’s central bank held interest rates as expected to curtail price pressures from the Iran war.

Nigeria’s gasoline imports more than tripled last month as the country’s main refinery cut domestic supply and increasingly directed output toward export markets to maximize foreign-currency earnings.

Shipped in 18.1m liters of the fuel per day in June, compared with 5.6m liters in May.