Nigeria's policy direction has been hinged on building an agribusiness ecosystem to reduce food importation and generate more foreign exchange from the Agric exports. Kola Masha, Managing Director of Babban Gona joins CNBC Africa to assess the progress made so far.

After a series of rises, the US central bank's policy meeting decided to hold interest rates in their current range. It also predicted a gloomier outlook for growth than that coming from Trump's White House.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced tax benefits and subsidies to encourage families to have more children. He said the policy was meant to create more Hungarians instead of promoting EU-backed immigration.

EU foreign policy head Federica Mogherini said at a summit in Uruguay that Venezuela must let the people determine its future. While aid has arrived on the border to Venezuela, Maduro has vowed to block its delivery.

Bill Hoagland, senior vice president at Bipartisan Policy Center, discusses the battle over the partial government shutdown and uncertainty for U.S. businesses.

Brett Ryan, senior economist at Deutsche Bank, discusses the outlook for Federal Reserve policy in 2019.

Co-founder and CEO of Echostone Anthony Recchia says Nigeria's ease of doing business policy has encouraged private sector investments, in the country's housing sector.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the resounding public endorsements that heralded the policy document articulated by its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is a confirmation that the noble document embodies the collective mindset, yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians in their quest for a new leadership and a better life in our country.

Otilia Dhand, senior vice president at Teneo Intelligence, discusses the new Russia sanctions and the biggest risks that the Russian's face.

Traders are cautious as they await today’s Monetary Policy Committee outcome to give guidance on interest rates. Dipo Ajayi, Head of Fixed Income and Forex at Chapel Hill Denham joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.

Outrage over the US policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the border has ballooned, with the revelation that babies are being held in "tender age" shelters.

A new National Addressing System was Thursday approved as part of guideline and policy for robust national addressing system for the country.