Nigeria's leader on Wednesday presented a 27.5 trillion naira ($34.8 billion) spending plan for 2024 to federal lawmakers, with a focus on stabilizing Africa's largest but ailing economy and tackling the nation's deadly security crisis.
Nigeria's lawmakers on Thursday approved the new government's first supplemental budget, which includes huge allocations for SUVs and houses for the president, his wife and other public officials, sparking anger and criticism from citizens in one of the world's poorest countries.
Resident doctors in Nigerian public hospitals on Wednesday launched their second strike this year to protest unpaid salaries and demand improvements in pay and working conditions.
The State Department drew fire Friday for again omitting Nigeria from its "Countries of Particular Concern" list of states with religious freedom violations.