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Geregu Power cuts 2026 Q1 outlook after sharp revenue miss in early 2025

Geregu Power Plc has issued a lower earnings projection for the first quarter of...

Burkina Faso frees Nigerian air force personnel after landing dispute

Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian military personnel who were briefly detained after a...

Nigeria’s family planning needs are growing faster than govt funding

Nigeria’s demand for modern family planning services is rising rapidly, but public funding for...

African groups push for stronger governance to protect Congo Basin forests

Environmental and civil society groups across Africa are calling for stronger governance and more...

UN seeks $33 billion aid to support 87 million people globally in 2026

The United Nations (UN) has said that its aim is to raise a total...

AfDB aims to attract $1.5 billion private sector investments in Nigeria

The $200 million grant for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Programme in Nigeria, which...

VIO loses in Appeal as Court bars harassment of motorists

Motorists in Abuja have won a major legal victory as the Court of Appeal...

Nigerian Senators amend terrorism law to include mandatory death sentence

Nigeria lawmakers are pushing for a sweeping set of security reforms as the nation...

U.S. gives $5m for Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis despite Trump’s aid threat

The United States has released $5 million to UNICEF to provide lifesaving nutrition support...

Climate Change: Six failed rains push North Africa into deepening drought

Parts of North Africa endured an unprecedented drought in 2024 after six consecutive failed...

DSTV says may remove CNN, Discovery, Food Network, Cartoon Network in 2026

MultiChoice has warned DStv subscribers that 12 Warner Bros. Discovery channels, including CNN International,...

Saipem wins major Dangote Fertilizer contracts in Nigeria and Ethiopia

Italian engineering giant Saipem has secured two major contracts from Dangote Fertilizer, expanding the...

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...