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May 11, 2026
Cole Tomas Allen
April 16, 2026

Flutterwave convenes global dialogue on Africa’s digital economy at IMF-World Bank spring meetings

Mr Falade championed “Regulatory Passporting” to reduce cross-border entry costs and deepen continental integration for digital scale.

Flutterwave round table
April 15, 2026

Oil price gains not enough to save Nigeria’s economy from global shock: IMF

The IMF’s economic counsellor and director of research, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, said this at the ongoing IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

Tinubu with Edun
February 25, 2026

Nuclear Weapon: Trump says diplomacy preferred to confrontation with Iran

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he prefers to solve the Iran confrontation through diplomacy.

President Donald Trump
October 12, 2025

Presidency says Nigeria’s finance minister Wale Edun hospitalised over strange ailment

The presidency did not disclose the nature of the minister’s ailment or when he is expected to return to work.

Wale Edun (Credit; Cable)
July 24, 2025

Bola Tinubu’s U.S. lawyer Oluwole Afolabi gets court permission to appear in FBI records case

In 2023, the FBI decided to release Mr Tinubu’s records, about 2,500 pages, in batches of 500 pages per month. However, an objection by the Nigerian leader stalled the case.

Supreme Court and Wole Afolabi
May 9, 2025

18 bodies recovered from site of Washington aircraft crash: Police

A large number of rescuers are currently on the scene searching for survivors.

Washington aircraft crash
April 26, 2025

FG seeks global investments in health manufacturing at IMF, World Bank meetings

The federal government is actively seeking global investments to boost local health manufacturing in Nigeria.

Health minister Muhammed Ali Pate
April 25, 2025

Economic Hardship: IMF advises Tinubu to broaden Nigeria’s tax revenue base

IMF managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, stated this at a news conference in Washington, D.C., on the sidelines of the 2025 IMF Spring Meeting.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) and President-elect Bola Tinubu
April 24, 2025

Tinubu govt seeks enhanced global support for economic reforms

The minister said the president’s focus remained on restoring macroeconomic stability and building a more resilient, inclusive economy.

Wale Edun (Credit; Cable)