KEY POINTS
• A man believed to be bandit leader Bello Turji claimed responsibility for recent attacks on security operatives in Sokoto and Zamfara.
• The claims, contained in a new video, could not be independently verified.
• Residents and humanitarian groups remain concerned about worsening insecurity...
The Federal Government says the Nigeria Industrial Policy 2025 has secured more than $380m in financing commitments within its first 90 days of active implementation.
Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, says INEC and the Tinubu administration are working in concert to neutralize opposition parties before 2027.
Armed bandits abducted a University of Jos student along the Kaduna highway, posted torture videos in his class group chat and demanded N30 million ransom.
Finance Minister Olawale Edun on Tuesday warned against subsidy reversals at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, urging developing nations to hold reform gains as global shocks intensify pressure to abandon hard-won policy progress.
The International Monetary Fund cut Nigeria's 2026 growth forecast to 4.1 percent, down from 4.4 percent, citing higher commodity costs and shipping disruptions.
Nigeria's power subsidy obligation reached N418.79 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, a decline of N39.96 billion from the third quarter, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Aliko Dangote's Lekki refinery turned Nigeria into a net petrol exporter last month, ending decades in which Africa's largest oil producer sent crude abroad only to import finished fuel.
The Federal Government says the Nigeria Industrial Policy 2025 has secured more than $380m in financing commitments within its first 90 days of active implementation.
Nigerian-American striker Folarin Balogun has earned a second consecutive Man of the Match award after helping the United States beat Australia and reach the World Cup knockout stage.
Economists have credited tax reforms, improved administration and stronger oil earnings for Nigeria's revenue, which hit N15.8tn in the first five months of 2026, up 49 percent.