Nigeria: MTN Seals Deal to Acquire IHS Towers for $6.2bn

MTN Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IHS Towers in a transaction valuing the tower company at an enterprise value of $6.2 billion. Read more »

Nigeria: GTBank Unveils Airtime Loan At 2.95 Percent

Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (GTBank), the flagship banking franchise of GTCO Plc has reduced airtime loan to 2.95 per cent with the introduction of Quick Airtime Loan. Read more »

Nigeria: NSCDC Nabs 10 Suspected Kidnappers, Vandals in Abuja

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended 10 suspected criminals linked to kidnapping, criminal conspiracy, cattle-rustling, vandalism of electrical… Read more »

Nigeria: FG Injects N10.1bn to Education in Q4 2025

The federal government injected N10.1 billion into the education sector during the last quarter of 2025. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Unveils Nigeria's Industrial Policy 2025

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday launched the Nigeria Industrial Policy 2025, a blueprint aimed at reviving moribund industries, strengthening value chains and accelerating… Read more »

Nigeria: 4 Traders Killed in Anti-Northerners' Protest in Rivers

The Hausa community in Rivers State has said that four of its members were killed during last weekend's protest targeting northerners at the Oil Mill Market in Rumuokwurusi area of… Read more »

Nigeria: Saraki Redeems N1m Pledge to Daily Trust Unsung Hero, Sagagi

A former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has fulfilled the promise made to Sheikh Musa Ibrahim Sagagi, who was honoured at the 23rd edition of Daily Trust Dialogue. Read more »

Nigeria: Khairun VC Receives Sarkin Sumaila On Courtesy Visit

The Vice-Chancellor of Khalifa Isyaku Rabiu University, Kano (KHAIRUN), Prof. Abdulrashid Garba, on Monday received the Emir of Sumaila, Alhaji Bello Muhammad Dan Sumaila, on a… Read more »

Nigeria: Ramadan - Zulum Distributes Food Items to 300,000 Households

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has distributed Ramadan palliatives to 300,000 indigent Muslim and Christian households across the 27 local government areas of Borno State. Read more »

Nigeria: APC Gets Its Way

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday leveraged on its dominance in both chambers of the National Assembly to pass the revised version of the Clause 60 (3) of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Blessing Solomon Banned Three Years for Failed Drugs Test

Nigeria's long-distance runner Blessing Solomon has been banned from athletics for three years after testing positive for a prohibited substance at the Abuja Premium Trust Half… Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Stage Walk Out As Protest Continues Over Electronic Transmission

Some members of the House of Representatives have walked out of the green chamber in protest against the move to rescind the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment bill. Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Panel Kicks As Tribunal Spends N16m On Office Fumigation

Members of the Senate Committee on Capital Market on Tuesday questioned the management of the Investments and Securities Tribunal (IST) over the expenditure of N16 million on… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Detain Journalist Over Story About Niger Gov's Aide

Police have detained a journalist, Ahmed Isah Sakpe, popularly known as Ahmed Lee, over alleged cyberbullying and defamation against a Niger Government official. Read more »

Nigeria: Ramadan - Senate Begins Session for Election Timetable Flexibility

The Senate has commenced an extraordinary sitting scheduled to consider adjustments to the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill following the release of the 2027 general… Read more »

Nigeria: Electoral Bill Debate Sparks Another Rowdy Session At Reps

The House of Representatives has gone into another round of rowdy session over the Electoral Bill. Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Freezes Assets of 8 Nigerians Over Alleged Boko Haram Membership,Cybercrime

The United States has imposed sanctions on eight Nigerians over alleged ties to terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),… Read more »

Nigeria: 14 Die in Kebbi Boat Mishap

No fewer than 14 people have been confirmed dead when their boat capsized on the River Niger at Gumbi, a community in the Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Read more »

Nigeria: NASS, Solid Minerals Ministry Seek First-Line Charge for Mining Sector

The National Assembly and the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development have urged the federal government to grant the ministry first-line charge status to ensure steady and… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Court Holds Meeting to Enforce Judgments in Nigeria

The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, is holding a bilateral meeting with the Competent National Authority (CNA) and other stakeholders in Nigeria on the status of enforcement of… Read more »

Nigeria: UK Visas Go Digital for Nigerian Travellers From Next Week

All Nigerian nationals applying for a UK Visit visa will receive an eVisa, rather than a vignette (sticker) in their passport from 25 February 2026, as the UK Visas and Immigration… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Signs $400m Equipment Deal for Refinery Expansion

Dangote Group has signed a $400 million construction equipment agreement with XCMG Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., one of China's leading manufacturers of construction machinery. Read more »

Nigeria: EFCC Detains El-Rufai

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is currently facing multiple investigations and legal challenges involving anti-graft and security agencies, with fresh developments… Read more »

Nigeria: Obi Knocks Tinubu Over Plan to Pull Off Aso Rock From Grid and Switch to Solar

Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has raised concerns over the Federal Government's handling of the country's power sector. Read more »

Nigeria: Obi Knocks Tinubu Over Plan to Pull Off Aso Rock From Grid and Switch to Solar

Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has raised concerns over the Federal Government's handling of the country's power sector. Read more »