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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...

Amnesty, activists want executed Nigerian environmentalist Saro-Wiwa exonerated, not pardoned

Thirty years after the Nigerian government executed writer and environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight...

Nigeria shelves 15% fuel import tax seen as protecting Dangote Refinery

The Nigerian government has suspended the planned implementation of a 15% import duty on...

Biggest one-day fall in 15 years! New tax fears batter Nigerian stocks

Nigerian stocks suffered their steepest single-day decline in 15 years on Tuesday as jittery...

Veritas Kapital raising ₦15 billion after new insurance law

Veritas Kapital Assurance Plc says it will raise ₦15 billion through a private placement,...

Legend Internet to buy rival provider & microfinance bank

Legend Internet Plc, Nigeria’s first publicly listed internet service provider, is set to expand...

Guinness owner Diageo names new CEO to drive growth

Diageo, the maker of Guinness, Johnnie Walker, and Baileys, has appointed Sir Dave Lewis...

Afreximbank unit FEDA invests $75 million in electric bike startup Spiro

The Fund for Export Development in Africa, or FEDA, the investment arm of the...

COP30: Nigeria advocates new mechanisms to safeguard forests, oceans

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reiterated the need for new mechanisms to safeguard...

Nigerian stocks fall an opportunity for investors to buy – NGX CEO

Nigeria’s recent stock market downturn should be seen as a buying opportunity rather than...

Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s record $1 trillion pay package

Tesla shareholders have approved CEO Elon Musk’s record-breaking pay package —potentially worth up to...

U.S. draws up military plans for Nigeria after Trump’s order

The United States military has begun drafting possible intervention plans for Nigeria after President...

BUA Foods profit doubles, but sugar and pasta face strain

BUA Foods Plc has reported a strong jump in earnings for the third quarter...

UN warns global climate pledges falling far short of Paris goals

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned that the world remains dangerously off...