Nigeria

The country's advertising regulator announced via a Twitter post that foreign models and voice actors will be banned from casting from 1 October in order to protect and foster local talent

President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated a public-private partnership council for the elimination of malaria, a major public health problem in Africa's most populous country

To curb infant mortality, a Nigerian company that promotes breast milk and breastfeeding, The Milk Booster, has launched what is now probably the first breast milk bank in the country

The Nigeria Police has dissociated itself from a text message circulating on social media asking Muslim women to forward their CVs; according to Police spokesperson, it is a try to gain pecuniary advantages from the public

The first fibre optic cable manufacturing plant in West Africa was inaugurated in Ogun State; named Coleman Wire and Cable Fibre Optic Company, the plant was built by wire and cable manufacturer Coleman Technical Industries Ltd

Nigeria's inflation rate has surpassed the World Bank's forecast of 15,5% by 20%, despite an increase in the policy rate

Nigeria's Supreme Court has recently ruled that Muslim girls can wear the hijab in public schools in Lagos State, upholding a 2016 ruling by an appeals court that had overturned the hijab ban

Among cities around the world, Nigeria's economic capital Lagos is the worst place to live according to the Economist intelligence unit based on five factors to assess livability

Prices of some food items have increased by 42% year-on-year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics in its new report titled "Selected Food Price Watch for the month of April 2022"

Nigerian airlines have suspended plans to ground domestic flights due to soaring fuel prices, the Association of Nigerian Airlines (AON) has announced after senior levels of government promised urgent action