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Nigeria’s Defence Minister Abubakar resigns amid rising insecurity

Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from office with immediate effect,...

TotalEnergies sells 40% stake in Nigerian offshore licenses to Chevron

TotalEnergies has moved to shed part of its Nigerian offshore portfolio after signing a...

Over 600 experts gather in Paris to discuss climate change

Some 600 experts appointed to the three Working Groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on...

Nigeria tops list of trafficking victims in Denmark

Nigeria accounts for the largest share of trafficking victims identified in Denmark, according to...

Nigeria shuts battery recycling plants after media reports reveal community poisoning

Nigeria has shut multiple battery recycling plants in Ogun State after media investigations uncovered...

Nigeria smartphone imports jump 29% in third quarter on steady naira

Africa’s smartphone market rebounded sharply in the third quarter of 2025, growing 24% year-on-year...

Dangote picks Indian firm to oversee major expansion of fertilizer plant

The Dangote Group has appointed India’s Engineers India Limited (EIL) as project manager for...

Nigeria to verify farm products are deforestation-free to access EU market

Nigeria has released a new government plan explaining how the country will meet the...

Nigeria secures $500 million AfDB loan to boost energy transition

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $500 million loan to support Nigeria’s...

Honeywell to help Dangote Refinery double capacity, become world’s largest

Dangote Refinery has sealed a partnership with multinational giant Honeywell to provide services that...

NNPC Limited reports ₦5.4 trillion profit for 2024

NNPC Limited has reported a Profit After Tax of ₦5.4 trillion for 2024 on...

75% of Africa’s cargo delays caused by trade bottlenecks, not infrastructure

The majority of delays affecting the movement of goods across Africa are caused by...

Climate justice must be debt-free, African groups tell G20

A coalition of African civil society groups, climate movements, and community-based organizations have urged...

Trump doubles down: “I’m really angry about killings in Nigeria. It’s a genocide”

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday intensified his criticism of Nigeria’s handling of...

First Bank begins deduction of 10% withholding tax on short-term securities

First Bank of Nigeria has begun implementing a 10% withholding tax (WHT) on interest...

₦3.8bn ransom demanded in Kwara Church kidnapping as terrorists raid Niger school

Terrorists who abducted about 35 worshippers from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke-Igan, Eruku,...

Africa faces sanitation crisis as 780 million go without basic services

Nearly 780 million people in Africa still lack basic sanitation services, the African Ministers’...

Biafra campaigner Nnamdi Kanu sentenced to life in jail

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of...

Reporters worldwide reveal billions in dirty money moving through crypto

A sweeping new investigation has revealed how some of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges...

Insurgents last killed a Nigerian Army general in 2021. Here’s what happened

The killing of Brigadier-General M. Uba marks one of the deadliest setbacks for the...