Segun Adeyemi, THEWILL

West Africa faces a climate-finance problem that extends beyond the amount of capital available. The deeper constraint is that many countries must finance increasingly expensive climate adaptation while managing high debt.

The victory handed Spain their second U-20 Women’s World Cup title, four years after winning the tournament in Costa Rica in 2022.

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has insisted the club remains confident of proving its innocence as its long-running financial case with the Premier League moves towards an appeal stage.

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, and Djibouti’s President, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, have expressed support for Dangote Group’s $660m Damarjog-Dewele Oil Terminal and Pipeline Project, saying it could strengthen energy security and trade links between the two countries.

The agreements were signed in Paris, France, on Wednesday, with the proposed Gateway Deep Seaport and Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone expected to attract an initial investment of more than $7 billion.

The Central Bank of Nigeria says a new agreement with the Federal Government to institutionalise fiscal and monetary policy coordination could make the country’s planned transition to inflation targeting significantly easier.

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso said the bank had developed different scenarios for managing the expected increase in money circulation during the election period and would base its response on economic data rather than assumptions.

A Cardiff summit bringing together pro-independence leaders from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is putting renewed pressure on Westminster and reopening questions over the long-term future of the United Kingdom.

Africa’s biggest refinery opens its doors to public investors with a N2.15 trillion share offer, as Aliko Dangote signals plans to take more group companies public.

A family source told THEWILL on Saturday, September 12, 2026, that the 90-year-old elder statesman passed away in the Federal Capital Territory, providing further details on the circumstances surrounding his death, which was earlier confirmed by the family.