In Focus

Economy

Power cuts, shut banks as NLC strike affects Nigerian cities

Saviour Imukudo -
Multiple banks closed in Abuja on Tuesday as several areas of the federal capital...
Companies

PZ Cussons confirms it’s delisting Nigeria unit amid forex woes

Olawale Afolabi -
Consumer goods maker PZ Cussons has confirmed it plans to delist its Nigeria unit...
Nation

After 40 years, Lagos rail opens with offer of 15 minutes for 2-hour trip

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria’s economic capital and one of its most chaotic cities, Lagos, finally has a...
Companies

Eni sells Nigerian unit Agip to Oando

Olawale Afolabi -
Italian energy group Eni has signed an agreement to sell its unit Nigerian Agip...
Environment

Chinese firm ‘illegally’ mines titanium in Nigerian community

Saviour Imukudo -
The Akwa Ibom state government closed a mining site on Tuesday after accusing a...
Health

As promising malaria tools emerge, world’s biggest sufferer Nigeria lags

Ini Ekott -
On a rainy morning last July, Eka Enefiok woke up with a fever, and...
Nation

Lagdo Dam Floods: 11 Nigerian states at risk, face ‘urgent evacuation’

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency has advised the immediate evacuation of communities in several...
Africa

Gabon army speaks on Ali Bongo’s whereabouts after coup

Anietie Umoren -
Military officers in Gabon said Wednesday they have seized power and put long-serving President...
Economy

Unemployment data: NBS faces more scrutiny, disowns comment

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria’s former statistician-general, Yemi Kale, has faulted the new methodology adopted by the National...
Nation

Floods in Bauchi destroy ‘700 houses, farms’

Plu Team -
A flood has destroyed at least 700 houses and farmlands in Cheledi Community, Kirfi...
Africa

Macron says French ambassador to Niger will not leave despite pressure

Olawale Afolabi -
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the country's ambassador to Niger would...
Politics

Akwa Ibom: Gov Eno’s first key policy sparks early second term fight

Saviour Imukudo -
Gov Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom is just three months into his four-year term. But one...
Development

Nigeria at bottom of Coursera global skill proficiency ranking

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigeria performed a lot poorer than expected in global ranking of online professional certification...
Economy

NBS puts Nigeria unemployment at 4.1%

Jane Kalu -
Unemployment in Nigeria fell to 4.1% in the first quarter of 2023 and was...
World

Nigeria misses out as BRICS invites Egypt, Ethiopia to join bloc

Olawale Afolabi -
Two African countries, Ethiopia and Egypt, are among six countries invited to join BRICS,...
Economy

Naira tumbles to N900 after brief recovery

Jane Kalu -
The naira is on a downward spiral again after government’s intervention handed the currency...
Nation

“Federal govt’s subsidy palliative to states N2.3 billion, not N5 billion”

Plu Team -
The federal government is not providing N5 billion to states as aid following the...
Gender

Record prize money, ticket sales: 2023 Women World Cup in key numbers

Olawale Afolabi -
Sweden on Saturday defeated Australia 2-0 in the third-place match of the 2023 Women's...
Africa

Ecowas insists on Niger military action ‘if everything else fails’

Plu Team -
The West African group of countries Ecowas vowed on Thursday to use force to...
Wildlife

Nigeria seizes shark fins, donkey genitals worth N1.23 billion

Plu Team -
Nigerian authorities have seized wildlife parts worth N1.2 billion, the latest interception of such...
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