Buhari - pictured here in 1977 with the then-King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and Saudi Arabia's Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani in 1977 - began his military career straight out of school. By the time this picture was taken, Buhari had risen to become a regional military commander.

Sterling Financial Holdings Co. aims to raise $400 million of capital in phases through multiple instruments and currencies to fund the Nigerian lender’s expansion.

Three seminarians were kidnapped in Nigeria’s Edo State on July 10, adding to the escalating crisis of abductions plaguing the country, with Christians increasingly being targeted.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has alerted Nigerians about 79 suspected Ponzi schemes under investigation, especially the FF Tiffany platform.

This shows that the headline inflation rate (year-on-year basis) decreased in June 2025 compared to the same month in the preceding year (i.e., June 2024)….

As Nigeria looks to rebuild after catastrophic flooding, an innovative program is helping internally displaced children resume their education.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 20 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in central Nigeria, local authorities said Wednesday. The attack took place in the early hours of Tuesday in Tahoss, in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, state assembly member Dewan Gabriel said in a statement.

But Nigeria refused to bend to Mr Buhari’s will. Almost 500 politicians and businessmen were arrested for corruption and sent to jail by military tribunals. A new currency was issued to flush out the stashes piled floor to ceiling in the homes of the elite. For many military men this purge was too close for comfort—and too uncompromising.

ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria's headline inflation rate fell for the third straight month in June, to 22.22% year-on-year from 22.97% in May, data from its statistics agency showed on Wednesday.