The Federal Executive Council rose from its weekly meeting in the State House, Abuja Wednesday with a resolution to engage foreign consultants from Malaysia to conduct a forensic study that will boost the implementation of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.

IGP holds parley with Nasarawa, Benue stakeholders on Herdsmen farmers crisis.

Illegal migration - Stakeholders identify Nigeria as most vulnerable.

Stakeholders meet in Edo State to discuss economic growth.

According to a recent report by Deloitte Nigeria, strides have been made by the government to ensure the success of Nigeria's Economic Recovery and Growth Plan. However, there are still challenges that need to be dealt with. Joshua Ojo, Partner in the financial service audit unit at Deloitte and Touche joins CNBC Africa for a progress report of Nigeria's ERGP.

INEC must coordinate stakeholders for credible polls in 2019 - Saraki

Following the launch of a new reform cycle by Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria's Enabling Business Environment Secretariat held a stakeholder meeting with Ministries, Departments and Agencies and the private sector in Lagos to discuss new business reforms.

The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has created a joint financial institution worth N6billion to serve as a vehicle for the region’s economic recovery and development.

Pro-Buhari group warns APC stakeholders attacking Abba Kyari, others.

The department of petroleum resources DPR is set to improve on the license verification and certification of tanker drivers. This is to address the challenges within the petroleum product transportation system.

The Senate’s Public Accounts Committee has vowed to investigate alleged over-spending by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).The Senate said it is interested in some areas of expenditure of the NDDC.The Senate's planned investigation is coming a few days after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the NDDC.

France's economy is recovering from lockdown slower than previously expected, according to new figures. The national statistics office Insee now forecasts GDP to rise by 17 percent between July and September, after a slump of 13.8 percent between April and June. The jobless rate is set to rise too, reaching 9.5 percent by the end of 2020. This gloomy picture comes despite signs that consumer spending rose significantly in August, at the peak of France's summer holiday period.