Nigeria’s new President Tinubu promises economic reboot
Abuja, NigeriaReuters Nigeria’s new President Bola Tinubu vowed at his swearing-in on Monday to expand the economy by at least six per cent a year, lift barriers to investment, create jobs and unify the exchange rate, while also tackling rampant insecurity. Tinubu inherits a struggling economy with record debt, shortages of foreign exchange and fuel, […]
Gunmen kidnap dozens of children from Nigerian farm, police say
Kano, Nigeria Reuters Dozens of children were abducted by gunmen from a farm in northern Katsina state and the kidnappers were demanding a ransom for their release, police and residents said on Wednesday. Katsina is the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari and is among states in northwestern and north central Nigeria where armed gangs […]