March 09
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Commits to Energy Stability Amid Global Refineries Shutdown
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has indicated its commitment to stabilising energy supply to Nigeria amid recent shocks in the international oil market. Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Smash Terrorists Cell in Sokoto, Recover Weapons
Nigerian troops have dismantled a suspected terrorist network and recovered a cache of weapons during a major counter-terrorism operation in Kadam Forest, Tangaza Local Government… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu to Traditional Rulers - Don't Lose Hope, Nigeria's Unity Remains Unshakable
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Monday night assured Nigerians across the country that the nation will never allow agents of instability to undermine its peace, unity, and sovereignty. Read more »
Nigeria: Demolition Protests - Rights Groups Petition PSC, Demand Justice for Soweto, Others
No fewer than 15 civil society and human rights organisations have petitioned the Police Service Commission (PSC), calling for an urgent investigation into the conduct of the Lagos… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Intervenes As Smuggling Cripples 90 Local Rice Mills
The Federal Government has stepped in to protect Nigeria's rice industry following the closure of about 90 local rice mills nationwide due to widespread smuggling of foreign rice. Read more »
Nigeria: Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Omitted From Nigeria's UN Women Delegation Amid Controversy
A controversy has erupted in Nigeria's Senate over the country's delegation to the 2026 session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations in New York,… Read more »
Nigeria: 'I've Never Fought My Husband Over Infidelity' - Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Nollywood icon Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has opened up about the strength and trust that have sustained her 30-year marriage, revealing she has never had to confront her husband over… Read more »
Africa: Middle East War and African Economies
The escalating crisis in the Middle East is no longer a distant geopolitical drama for Africa; it is an economic tremor felt from the ports of Lagos to the markets of Nairobi. For… Read more »
Nigeria: AfCFTA - Trade Minister Urges Stronger Support for Women-Led Businesses
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has declared that unlocking the productive capacity of women-led enterprises and integrating them into formal… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 Polls - Parties Scramble to Meet Electoral Act Deadline
ABUJA -- With the release of the 2026 Electoral Act and a revised timetable for the 2027 general elections, political parties are under pressure to meet strict deadlines set by the… Read more »
Nigeria: How 2.3bn Govt's Electricity Project Failed
Despite the injection of €2.3billion (N3.7 trillion at current exchange rate), to the Presidential Power Initiative, PPI, the flagship electricity project has completely… Read more »
Nigeria: Appeal Court Upholds Conviction of Ex-Army General, Orders Refund of Over N4bn
The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and sentencing of former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, for stealing and… Read more »
Nigeria: Fire Guts Head of Service Building
A section of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) was on Monday morning gutted by fire. Read more »
Nigeria: Middle East Tensions - What It Means for Livelihoods, Small Businesses and the Economy
The ongoing tensions in the Middle East may seem geographically distant from Nigeria, but the economic effects are already being felt in very real and personal ways across many… Read more »
Nigeria: Former Super Eagles Coach, Onigbinde Dies At 88
High Chief Festus Adegboye Onigbinde, the first indigenous Nigerian coach of the Super Eagles and a revered Modakeke high chief, has passed away. Read more »
March 06
Africa: Serec Warns of Risk Posed By Us-Iran Tension for African Maritime
The Sea Empowerment and Research Center, SEREC, has warned that African maritime nations face heightened economic and security challenge due to the escalating tensions between the… Read more »
Nigeria: Plateau Police Quell Fears Over Alleged Violent Protest in Jos
The Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, CP Bassey Ewah, has held a crucial closed-door meeting with leaders of the Islamic Movement in Jos to address circulating voice… Read more »
Nigeria: Tackling Pollution of Our Rivers
Nigerians, especially those in the rural areas, live with the ever-present pollution of their only sources of potable water - springs, streams and small rivers. This is mostly due… Read more »
Nigeria: Makoko Demolition - Victims Seek Relocation, Sogunro Residents Demand ₦10m Compensation
Victims of the Makoko demolition have urged the Lagos State Government to provide a clear relocation plan as compensation for properties destroyed during the exercise carried out… Read more »
Nigeria: Police, Court Exonerate Albert of False Fraud Claims in $667,000 Case
LAGOS -- Following a comprehensive and exhaustive investigation by the Nigeria Police Force Special Fraud Unit, SFU, and subsequent ruling by a Federal High Court, Mr. Austin… Read more »
Nigeria: Decline in Textile Sector Persists As GDP Contribution Falls 3.6% in 2 Years
Activities in Nigeria's cotton, textile and garment industry continued to trend downward in 2025, with the industry's contribution to the nation's Gross Domestic Product, GDP,… Read more »
Nigeria: When No One Owns Decision, the Nation Pays the Price
Nigeria's greatest institutional risk is not technology failure -- it is structural accountability failure_ Read more »
Nigeria: Biodun Jeyifo - What Is Left When the Left Left Us?
The past few weeks have been dedicated to the news of the demise of elder intellectual and scholar, the late Professor Biodun Jeyifo, and to the celebration of his towering… Read more »
Nigeria: Jigawa Women Laud DSS Over Handling of Walida's Case
Several women groups on Thursday in Dutse, capital of Jigawa State, praised the Department of State Services (DSS) for what they described as the impressive handling of the knotty… Read more »
Nigeria: Navy Backs Enforcement of Equipment Leasing Act
The Nigerian Navy has pledged full support for the Equipment Leasing Registration Authority (ELRA) in enforcing the Equipment Leasing Act, 2015. Read more »
