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Nigeria spent N7.7 trillion on debt interest in six months, 124% of its revenue, World Bank says

Nigeria spent N7.7 trillion on interest in the first half of 2026, equal to 124.2% of its N6.2 trillion revenue, according to the World Bank.

Nigeria opens 2026 licensing round with 40 oil blocks as output hits 1.82 million barrels a day

Nigeria has launched its 2026 oil licensing round, offering 40 blocks across land, shallow water and deepwater, as crude and condensate output rises to 1.82 million barrels a day.

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Oyo Teachers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Abduction of Colleagues, Pupils

KEY POINTS The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Oyo State has ordered an...

Tinubu Sends Rescue Team to Oyo After School Abductions

  KEY POINTS President Bola Tinubu has deployed a specialised rescue team and sent top...

Ex-Defence Spokesman, Wife Kidnapped in Katsina

KEY POINTS Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar and his wife were kidnapped by suspected...

DSS Officer Killed as Suspected Oil Thieves Attack Security Base in Imo

KEY POINTS A DSS operative was killed and two others injured after suspected oil...

Makinde Promises Safe Return of Abducted Oyo Pupils, Teachers

KEY POINTS Governor Seyi Makinde has assured residents that the Oyo State Government is...

Erosion Cuts Off Oji–Awgu Highway

KEY POINTS Heavy rainfall triggered severe erosion that cut off a section of the...

Forest routes are fueling kidnappings across South-West

Forests and porous borders across Oyo, Osun, Ogun and Ekiti are fueling a wave of South-West kidnappings, a Saturday PUNCH investigation has revealed.

Tinubu at Three Years: Nigeria on the Path to Recovery Despite Challenges

KEY POINTS President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is undergoing difficult but necessary reforms that...

Teachers, Pupils’ Abduction Sparks Protest in Oyo

KEY POINTS Teachers and civil society groups staged a peaceful protest in Ibadan Protesters...

Armed Robbers Kill Driver on Enugu-Abakaliki Highway

KEY POINTS Armed robbers shot dead a commercial driver and robbed passengers on the...

Dangote and Benedict Peters Emerge as Biggest Winners of Hormuz Crisis

KEY POINTS The Hormuz crisis has tightened global oil supply, increasing demand for Nigerian...

Petrol price hit N1,532.93 per liter in April, NBS says

Nigeria's average petrol price climbed to N1,532.93 a liter in April, up nearly 19 percent on March, while diesel jumped more than 50 percent, NBS says.

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Nigeria spent N7.7 trillion on debt interest in six months, 124% of its revenue, World Bank says

Nigeria spent N7.7 trillion on interest in the first half of 2026, equal to 124.2% of its N6.2 trillion revenue, according to the World Bank.

Nigeria opens 2026 licensing round with 40 oil blocks as output hits 1.82 million barrels a day

Nigeria has launched its 2026 oil licensing round, offering 40 blocks across land, shallow water and deepwater, as crude and condensate output rises to 1.82 million barrels a day.

“Even a pregnant woman suffers”: Ogun’s Oke Sefu residents beg Gov. Abiodun to fix flooded, pothole-ridden road

Residents of Oke Sefu community in Ibafo, Ogun State, are appealing to the state government to repair a flooded, pothole-ridden access road that has disrupted livelihoods.

Dangote refinery cuts off petrol sales to fuel importers over “blending” of Euro-5 product with imported grades

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has stopped selling petrol to marketers who import fuel, accusing them of blending its Euro-5 product with lower-quality imported grades.