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Abuja

Head of State

President Bola Tinubu

Head of Government

President Bola Tinubu

While courting investment, Nigeria is keen to address its trade imbalance with China. Last year, China shipped goods worth US$18.9 billion to Nigeria but imports, including oil, from Nigeria were US$2.98 billion, according to Chinese customs data. Photo: XInhua

China-Africa relations

Nigeria courts Chinese investment as interest booms in oil and opportunities

Abuja pushes for shift towards value-added exports amid increasing concern about trade imbalance that favours Beijing.

24 Mar 2025 - 4:53PMvideocam

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Hong Kong key to StanChart’s US$200 billion new money target: CEO Winters

20 Mar 2025 - 1:10PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

China still leads the pack in Africa’s critical minerals race as US falls behind

12 Mar 2025 - 11:16PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

Why Wang Yi’s ‘close call’ could prompt China to step up African security push

China could be driven to bolster its support for stability in West Africa and the Sahel after the deadly attack in Chad, observers say.

20 Jan 2025 - 3:33PMvideocam

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the capital Abuja on January 9, a day after the top diplomat’s visit to Chad. Photo: Xinhua

Belt and Road Initiative

China gets major Nigeria rail project back on track by granting key loan

Chinese state lenders had pulled the plug on the Kaduna-Kano project in 2020, but have greenlit new financing on commercial terms.

11 Jan 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

Celebrity children

Meet DJ Cuppy, the multitalented daughter of a Nigerian billionaire

Femi Otedola’s daughter is a rising music star, but she’s also made history as the first British Nigerian to host an opening session at the UN, and hopes to be Nigeria’s first female president.

15 Dec 2024 - 4:00AM

Africa

Nigeria turns to compressed natural gas, petrol subsidies removed

Transport costs skyrocketed as the price of petrol more than tripled in the months that followed last year’s end to petrol subsidies.

24 Nov 2024 - 6:04PM

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at the opening ceremony of the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on September 5. Photo: Reuters

India

India’s Modi holds talks in Nigeria en route to G20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, amid deepening ties between the two countries.

17 Nov 2024 - 5:45PM

Africa

Nigeria petrol tanker explosion kills more than 140 people

Deadly tanker accidents are common in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, where traffic regulations are not strictly enforced.

17 Oct 2024 - 1:19AM

China's military weapons

Can China’s military jets find favour in arms markets dominated by US, Russia?

From Central Asia to Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Chinese-made warplanes offer an alternative to an increasing number of nations.

2 Oct 2024 - 10:29PMvideocam

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev at a formal presentation of the JF-17C (Block-III) multirole fighter jets which were co-developed by China and Pakistan. Photo: Facebook/Ilham Aliyev

Retailing

From Got7 to fashion, Hong Kong pop star builds multimillion-dollar empire

Team Wang Design’s founders share their recent success with the latest summer collection and how they touch the hearts of Chinese consumers to build an empire.

9 Sep 2024 - 12:20PM

Co-founders Jackson Wang and Henry Cheung at Forbes 30 under 30 event. Photo: Handout

United States

2 Nigerian brothers jailed in US for sextortion that led to teen’s death

Samuel and Samson Ogoshi targeted more than 100 victims in the US via social media, including Jordan DeMay, who killed himself in 2022.

6 Sep 2024 - 12:10PM

Africa

Floods in Nigeria kill hundreds and wash away farmland, as millions face famine

Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, further threatening food supplies.

31 Aug 2024 - 6:23PM

Denmark

Denmark shuts embassies in junta-led Mali and Burkina Faso

Denmark is opening embassies in Senegal, Tunisia and Rwanda as part of its new orientation in Africa.

27 Aug 2024 - 2:20PMvideocam

Junta supporters wave a Russian flag in the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 2022. File photo: AP

Interest rates

July’s inflation blip will do little to derail US Fed’s September rate cut

The recent easing of price pressures has bolstered Fed officials’ confidence that they can start to lower borrowing costs while refocusing their attention on the labour market.

11 Aug 2024 - 11:46AM

A supermarket in Montebello, California, on May 15, 2024. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Musk’s SpaceX activates Starlink internet service in a Gaza hospital

The high speed internet would enable potentially life-saving medical consultations via real-time video calling.

24 Jul 2024 - 4:14PM

Singapore

Singapore named safest city for travellers. Manila, 1 of the riskiest

Asia is home to four of the safest cities in the world – and four of the most dangerous for travellers, according to a new ranking.

24 Jul 2024 - 5:19PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

Africa’s trade deficit shrinks as exports to China surge – but it may not last

Resource-rich African countries have enjoyed an increase in exports to China this year, while imports from China fell.

20 Jul 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

Exports from Africa to China, such as this feed corn from South Africa, rose in the first half of 2024, while African imports from China fell. Photo: Xinhua

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Wilson, 16, may become US’ youngest male Olympic runner after stunning 400 metres

Heading to Games with US 4x400 metres relay squad, he makes his case to run by breaking under-18 world record.

20 Jul 2024 - 4:59PM

Science

Average Chinese national now eats more protein than an American: United Nations

The milestone was reached in 2021, according to United Nations data despite US predictions that it would destroy the planet.

18 Jul 2024 - 11:36AMvideocam

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

What to know and who to watch during the men’s football at the Paris Olympics

Argentina can put a golden exclamation point on a stunning three-year period in which they have won the Copa America twice, and the World Cup.

17 Jul 2024 - 8:50PM

Bradley Barcola celebrates scoring for France during their quarter-final shoot-out against Portugal at Euro 2024. Photo: AP

Fame and celebrity

Meet NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo’s brother, Thanasis Antetokounmpo

Noting the brothers’ bond, many suspected that the Milwaukee Bucks signed Thanasis to a US$2 million-a-year contract to keep in Giannis’ good graces

16 Jul 2024 - 6:00PM

Food and Drinks

Simran Savlani on creating ‘crack sauce’ and hosting dinners on sampans

The F&B consultant on the cultural shocks of her peripatetic childhood, how Covid fired up a culinary career switch and why she is betting big on business-savvy Hong Kong

19 Jul 2024 - 4:47PM

Fashion

Sustainability and style go hand in hand at Berlin Fashion Week

Brands including People, Avenir and Haderlump showed a dedication to sustainable fashion at Berlin Fashion Week through initiatives encompassing zero waste, upcycling and deadstock use.

14 Jul 2024 - 4:15PM

China-Africa relations

Guinea-Bissau and China announce strategic partnership during state visit

Beijing strengthens ties with small West African nation as it promises finance for key infrastructure projects.

13 Jul 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and China’s President Xi Jinping have announced a new strategic partnership during a state visit. Photo: AFP

China-Africa relations

China key to solving Niger-Benin tensions – so oil pipeline can start pumping

China has invested billions in Niger’s oil industry. Now it must solve a political spat if it wants to see any money back.

13 Jul 2024 - 1:00PMvideocam

After years of building, the Niger-Benin oil pipeline is now at a standstill while various political crises play out. Photo: AFP

Barack Obama

Meet Barack Obama’s activist half-sister Dr Auma Obama, who just protested in Kenya

The elder half-sibling of the 44th US president is a force to be reckoned with, whose advocacy spans Germany and Kenya

10 Jul 2024 - 6:00AM

Belt and Road Initiative

In global survey, people say China exerts economic influence on their country

Residents of higher-income nations view this impact more negatively than those in middle-income countries, Pew survey finds.

10 Jul 2024 - 3:29AM

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