They may be thousands of miles apart, but there's one food that unites Norway and Nigeria, the stockfish - the most important and expensive tastemaker in a Nigerian soup.

Nigerian judiciary moves to free prison inmates detained without trial.

The Central Bank of Nigeria mopped up about 270 billion via an OMO auction on Thursday, Bukky Aregbesola, Team Lead, Fixed Income at Access Bank joins CNBC Africa from the banking floor to review trading activities in Nigeria’s fixed income and forex market this week.

Nigeria's amputee football team is in dire need of funds to participate in the Amputee World Cup in Mexico. A GoFundMe campaign was set up by Arsenal Amputee FC's Michael Ishiguzo who noticed their financial plight.

A new initiative is helping farmers in Nigeria increase crop yields and connect with investors through a technology that combines peer-to-peer lending with a stream of videos and photographs of the type typically seen in crowdfunding campaigns.

Damola Akindolire, Executive Director, Real Estate and Infrastructure at Alpha Mead Groups joins CNBC Africa to discuss the likely impact of the 2019 elections on property prices in the country.

Over 84,000 employees have lost their jobs in the cocoa value chain industry in Nigeria. The loss is due to the extinction of about 16 out of 20 cocoa processing companies in the country.

Nigeria's headline PMI inched up slightly to nearing 56.3 from its August 56.1. Gbolahan Taiwo, Regional Economist, West Africa, Stanbic IBTC joins CNBC Africa for a breakdown of the reading.

Data Science Nigeria hosts Artificial Intelligence for financial inclusion summit and bootcamp

In Nigeria, same-sex marriage, gays showing affection in public or membership in a gay rights group is punishable by up to 14 years in prison. DW meets a man who feels his life has been crushed since he threw a party that was raided by the police.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria’s composite food index rose by 13.16 per cent in August compared to 12.85 per cent in July. The statistical body’s Selected Food Price Watch Report for the month of August also reveals an increase in food prices.

Only 97 million people have access to improved sanitation in Nigeria. This is according to Zaid Jurji, Chief, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Section of UNICEF, Nigeria. He joins CNBC Africa from Abuja to discuss solutions to Nigeria’s water sanitation crisis.