June 24
Nigeria: SEC Grants Fresh Licences to BGL Firms, Clears Return to Capital Market Operations
Vanguard
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted fresh approvals to three companies within the BGL Group, authorising them to resume operations across key segments of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Supply - NMDPRA Grants New Import Permits to Seven Oil Marketers
Vanguard
Nigeria's downstream petroleum regulator has approved a fresh round of fuel import permits for major oil marketers as concerns grow over domestic supply level. Read more »
Nigeria: Explosion - Police Dispatch Particles to Abuja for Forensic Analysis
Vanguard
·Traders recount how incident happened Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Intra-African Trade Up 21% to $9.02bn As AfCFTA Opens New Export Markets
This Day
Nigeria's trade with other African countries climbed to $9.02 billion in 2025, underscoring the growing importance of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in expanding… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Police Arrest Three, Recover Over 7,000 Military Camouflages, Suspected Illicit Substances
This Day
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspects and recovered more than 7,000 military camouflage uniforms alongside 80 cartons of suspected illicit substances in what… Read more »
Nigeria: Poetry Review - Echoes of Conspiracy and Complicity in Banditry [opinion]
Vanguard
Poem: Bandits and the Bandit-users Read more »
Nigeria: Ogun Customs Generates ₦259.8m Revenue, Seizes Contraband Worth ₦4.63bn in Three Months
Vanguard
The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated ₦259.78 million in revenue and seized smuggled goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦4.63 billion… Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Seizes Vegetable Oil, Other Contraband Worth N273m in Cross River
Vanguard
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, has intercepted 1,996 kegs of vegetable oil and other prohibited goods with a… Read more »
Nigeria: Lafarge Changes Name to HBM Nigeria PLC
This Day
A new chapter has begun for Lafarge Africa Plc as the company officially unveiled its new corporate identity and name to HBM Nigeria Plc. Read more »
Nigeria: Abuad Emerges Nigeria's Top University in Global Sustainability Ranking
Vanguard
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has emerged as Nigeria's highest-ranked university in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Rankings, becoming the… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Refutes Claims On Petrol Export, Re-Importation
Vanguard
The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has noted with concern the circulation of unfounded and misleading claims suggesting that its petroleum products are… Read more »
Nigeria: What Can Obi Do With Tinubu's Resignation? By Rotimi Fasan [opinion]
Vanguard
This week we'll start off with a bit on Westminster-style parliamentary politics. This, since Peter Obi, the NDC presidential candidate, has advised President Bola Tinubu to take a… Read more »
Nigeria: Niger Assembly Suspends Plenary Indefinitely Over Rift With Executive
Vanguard
The Niger House of Assembly on Tuesday suspended its sittings indefinitely, citing "unresolved issues" with the executive arm of the state. Read more »
Nigeria: DSS Orders Probe Into Operatives' Conduct After Sowore Court Incident
Vanguard
The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced an investigation into the conduct of its operatives following an incident involving activist and African Action Congress (AAC)… Read more »
Nigeria: Ruth Kadiri Shares Untold Story of Her Marriage Journey
Leadership
Nigerian actress and screenwriter, Ruth Kadiri, has revealed that she believed God showed her she had met her future husband on the very day they first met. Read more »
Nigeria: Birnin Gwari Union Condemns Killing of 6 Farmers
Leadership
The Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU) has condemned the killing of six farmers by bandits on Monday, at Kujijiro farmlands in Kuyello District of Birnin Gwari local… Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt Urged to Reduce Duties On Fitness Gadgets
Leadership
Chairman of Gategold Fitness Company Limited, Sir Goodluck Obi (KSC) has pleaded with the federal government to reduce import duties on fitness, exercise, gym, sports and spa… Read more »
June 23
Nigeria: U.S. Sanctions Lagos-Based ISIS Financier, Bureaux De Change in Global Terror Crackdown
Vanguard
The United States has sanctioned a Lagos-based ISIS financier, Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad, 35, and three bureaux de change linked to him for allegedly moving funds for the group, as… Read more »
Nigeria: Presidency Dismisses Obi's Call for Tinubu's Resignation
Premium Times
"Obi should wait until the presidential election to know what the people think of Tinubu's government." Read more »
Nigeria: Eight Dead, Five Rescued in Farmers-Herders Clash in Kebbi
Vanguard
The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the death of eight persons in a violent clash between farmers and herders in Gulma Town, Argungu Local Government Area of the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Local Petrol Production Hits 48m Ltrs Per Day - FG
Vanguard
The federal government has disclosed that local production of petrol has moved from effectively zero in 2023 to about 48 million litres per day. Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Crush Terrorists in Sokoto, Katsina, Rescue Abductees, Recover Arms
Leadership
Troops of "Operation FANSAN YAMMA" have dealt a major blow to terrorist groups operating in the North-West. Read more »
Nigeria: Honour Terms of Your Visa, U.S. Mission Warns Nigerians
Vanguard
United States Mission in Nigeria has reminded Nigerian travellers to strictly comply with US immigration laws, saying adherence to visa terms was key to protecting future travel… Read more »
Nigeria: Full Details - One Injured As Suspected Bomb Explodes in Lagos
Vanguard
A suspected Improvised Explosive Device, IED, yesterday detonated beneath a parked vehicle in the Oke Mushin area of Lagos, injuring the owner and causing panic among residents. Read more »
Nigeria: FAO-WFP Warns of Worsening Hunger, Puts 13 Hotspots At Significant Risk
This Day
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), yesterday warned that acute food insecurity is expected to… Read more »
