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Nigeria and Türkiye signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation in solid minerals development, mining technology, and investment.
Dele Alake said ongoing reforms...
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has fixed June 13, 2026, for the mop-up UTME for candidates affected by earlier exam disruptions.
Only biometrically verified candidates who could not sit for the main exam due to technical issues will be eligible.
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Nigeria has cancelled $717.7m in undisbursed World Bank loan financing for its power sector, after the 2023 currency float upended the programme's reform targets.
Nigeria's capital importation jumped 182% to $3.52bn in January, driven almost entirely by foreign portfolio investment, while foreign direct investment collapsed by 80 percent.
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Nigeria and Türkiye signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation in solid minerals development, mining technology, and investment.
Dele Alake said ongoing reforms...
Nigeria has cancelled $717.7m in undisbursed World Bank loan financing for its power sector, after the 2023 currency float upended the programme's reform targets.
Nigeria's capital importation jumped 182% to $3.52bn in January, driven almost entirely by foreign portfolio investment, while foreign direct investment collapsed by 80 percent.
President Tinubu has won the APC presidential primary in a landslide, pledging to set Nigeria on an "irreversible path of economic expansion" if granted a second term.
The Presidency has dismissed as fake a viral report claiming President Tinubu plans to rename Nigeria and abolish Sharia law in the North ahead of 2027.
Former Kano governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has denied working for President Tinubu ahead of 2027, saying only foolish people would believe it as he backs Peter Obi.
President Bola Tinubu says oil subsidy and exchange rate cabals want him dead, blaming the threat on the reforms he launched after taking office in 2023.
Yakubu Gowon's new memoir accuses late Biafran leader Ojukwu of frustrating the Aburi Accord and every peace effort before Nigeria slid into civil war.
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Nigeria’s economy grew by 3.89% in Q1 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, showing a slowdown from the previous quarter.
Agriculture improved significantly, while industry recorded modest gains and services remained the largest contributor to GDP at 57.73%.
Despite slower...
UBA has opened an innovation hub and business office at the University of Lagos, as chairman Tony Elumelu returned to his alma mater for the commissioning.
Nigeria's trade surplus jumped 220 percent to $480 million in January as oil exports hit a record, even as weaker cocoa prices dragged non-oil earnings.
Aliko Dangote's group has begun preliminary work on a 10,000-hectare deep seaport at Olokola, targeting exports, fertilizer shipments and Atlantic trade.
AfDB approved a $200 million facility for Nigeria's Bank of Industry to boost SMEs, manufacturing and green industrialization, with women-led and youth businesses prioritized.
Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde revealed Sunday that his administration has begun a structured succession process for 2027 and will announce a preferred candidate in due course.
Nigeria's worsening economy is forcing parents to pull children from private schools, with some children as young as seven now working to support their families.
EFCC invites former Justice Minister Abubakar Malami for renewed questioning as investigators expand their probe and revisit decisions from his time in office
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President Tinubu approved Nigeria’s bid to host the 2026 CAF Awards and CAF General Assembly.
The announcement followed a meeting with CAF...
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FIFA dismissed NFF’s petition challenging DR Congo players’ eligibility.
Nigeria alleged passport irregularities but failed to prove the case.
NFF has appealed the decision as DR Congo advances in qualification.
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has lost its petition against the Democratic Republic...
Nigeria has cancelled $717.7m in undisbursed World Bank loan financing for its power sector, after the 2023 currency float upended the programme's reform targets.
Nigeria's capital importation jumped 182% to $3.52bn in January, driven almost entirely by foreign portfolio investment, while foreign direct investment collapsed by 80 percent.
Nigerian insurers will reject claims from policyholders who failed to link their NIN to their policies before the April 30 deadline, the Insurers Committee has said.
UBA has opened an innovation hub and business office at the University of Lagos, as chairman Tony Elumelu returned to his alma mater for the commissioning.