Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State has a unique opportunity to emerge as a beacon of progress, replacing hopelessness with hope, according to former Apex Bank governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

In response Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president, declared a state of emergency in Rivers, the oil-rich state in the Niger Delta where the explosion happened. He also suspended its governor, who ...

President Tinubu is projecting oil production to steady at 2.2m barrels per day this year. Nigeria relies on oil receipts for over 80% of its forex. Rivers State is the country’s third-highest oil ...

ABUJA, March 18 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on Tuesday in oil-producing Rivers State and suspended the state governor, his deputy and all lawmakers.

Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State has a unique opportunity to emerge as a beacon of progress, replacing hopelessness with hope, according to former Apex Bank governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.