Africa Health Report

Nigeria Tax Delay Risks Overtaxing 98% Workers, Hurting Businesses Taiwo Oyedele speaking on Nigeria’s proposed tax reforms in Abuja

Chukwu Obinna December 22, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s proposed tax reforms risk leaving 98 per cent of workers overtaxed and businesses...

Customs Seize ₦769.5m Containers in Kano Cargo Diversion Crackdown Nigeria Customs officers inspecting seized containers in Kano

Juliet Jacob December 21, 2025

KANO, Nigeria – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has intensified its crackdown on cargo diversion...

Nigeria’s Ponmo Paradox: Empty Plates, Poisoned Skins, a $5bn Dream Deferred Ponmo hawker selling portions sourced from abattoir hides

Oluwafunbi Bello December 21, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – At dawn in Kubwa Centre Market, Abuja, the smell of spice and smoke hangs...

Sixteen Banks Meet CBN Capital Rules Ahead of 2026 Deadline CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso addressing journalists after MPC meeting in Abu

Koko Maxwella December 20, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Sixteen Nigerian banks have already met the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) capital requirements,...

Kano Tops Northern IGR Rankings as Yusuf Hires 120 Revenue Officers : Kano State Government inducting newly recruited revenue officers

Hussaini Ibrahim December 20, 2025

KANO, Nigeria – Kano State emerges as the highest internally generated revenue (IGR) performer in Northern Nigeria,...

NCAA Certifies Kano, Port Harcourt Airports After Safety Audits NCAA presents aerodrome certificates to Nigerian airports

Chukwu Obinna December 20, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s aviation regulator awards aerodrome certificates to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport and Port...

FEC Approves Nigeria’s 2026 Budget Ahead Tinubu’s National Assembly Address President Bola Tinubu preparing to present 2026 budget to National Assembly

Mirian Gom December 19, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) approves the 2026 budget proposal, clearing the way for...

Navy Hands Seized Smuggled Rice to Customs in Lagos Nigerian Navy officers with seized smuggled rice in Lagos

Mirian Gom December 19, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Navy hands over 58 bags of suspected smuggled foreign rice to the...

Reps Probe Alleged Alterations as PDP Demands Tax Law Delay Nigeria House of Representatives investigates $850bn unrepatriated oil and export proceeds from 1996 to 2014

Oluwafunbi Bello December 19, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s House of Representatives sets up a seven-member ad hoc committee to probe alleged...

Tinubu to Presents ₦54trn 2026 Budget to National Assembly President Tinubu presents the ₦54 trillion 2026 budget before a joint session of the National Assembly, kick-starting fiscal debates