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Dangote Refinery loses N32.5bn after petrol price cut
Oil and Gas

Protect Dangote Refinery from sabotage, NANS tells FG

The National Association of Nigerian Students has called on the federal government to protect Dangote Refinery and its facilities, including trucks from sabotage by elements opposed to the positive impact the company is having in the oil and gas sector in the country. This is just as the student body is calling for an amicable […]

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Zamfara distributes over 400,000 learning materials to schools

The Zamfara State government, in a bid to enhance the learning environment and boost educational outcomes, has procured and distributed 408,137 teaching and learning materials to public schools across the state. Governor Dauda Lawal, who officiated the distribution, explained that this initiative was a collaboration between the state government, the National Universal Basic Education Commission, […]

Nigeria’s non-oil exports rise to $1.79bn in Q1 2025 – NEPC
Economy

Nigerian-made goods exports hit 67.2% Q2 2025

Manufactured goods exports from Africa’s most populous country surged by 67.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, an indication of a positive trend in the country’s industrial sector. Data from the foreign trade report showed that the country’s exports for the period rose to N803.8 billion in Q2 2025 when compared to N480.8 […]

Business

NUPRC converts Ingentia Energies’ PPL 202 to PML 66

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has converted Ingentia Energies’ Petroleum Prospecting Licence 202 into Petroleum Mining Lease 66. The conversion agreement was signed on Friday at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja by NUPRC, Ingentia Energies, and its shareholders—Suntrust Oil Company Nigeria Limited, Petrogas Energy Trade W.A Ltd, Somora GTP Limited, Moore Oil Exploration & […]

Nigerian bankers move to curb japa
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US places Nigeria on high-risk travel advisory list

Nigerian travellers are among those now facing fresh restrictions after the United States placed 16 African countries on its high-risk travel advisory list, warning citizens to avoid or reconsider visiting these destinations due to worsening security threats, political instability, and health concerns. The updated advisory, issued in September 2025 by the U.S. Department of State, […]

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US to face 40% drop in international student enrollment

American universities are bracing for a steep drop in international student enrollment this fall, as new visa restrictions and policy shifts under the Donald Trump administration will keep 150,000 foreign students from arriving on United States campuses. According to estimates from the Association of International Educators and JB International, international student numbers could fall by […]

Business

Banks race to meet CBN’s March 2026 recapitalisation target

Nigerian banks are ramping up capital-raising efforts as the Central Bank of Nigeria’s March 31, 2026 recapitalisation deadline approaches, with just 200 days left on the clock. The exercise, which began with a sector-wide shortfall of about ₦4.1 trillion, has already seen lenders raise roughly ₦2.8 trillion through rights issues, public offers, and strategic deals, […]

Aviation

Airlines refund N257m to passengers in seven months

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has disclosed that airlines refunded N257 million to passengers between January and July 2025, compared to N108 million during the same period in 2024 and N32 million in 2023. The NCAA also revealed that a total of N6,083,229 was spent on hotel accommodation for stranded passengers within the first seven […]

Finance

Akwa Ibom proposes ₦695bn to inflate budget to ₦1.7trn

Governor Umo Eno is set to blow up Akwa Ibom state 2025 budget from the originally signed ₦980 billion to ₦1.7 trillion with a ₦695 billion supplementary proposal for the state House of Assembly’s consideration. The decision was formalised on Friday at the State Executive Council Meeting in Uyo where the Governor also declared a […]

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Albania appoints world’s first AI minister to curb corruption

Albania has made history by becoming the first country in the world to appoint an artificial intelligence–powered minister. It is a fully virtual officeholder created with pixels, code and machine intelligence. Named Diella — meaning “sunshine” in Albanian — the digital minister will take charge of all public procurement, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on […]

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Dangote dares NUPENG to expose $18bn refinery spending

The controversy between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers took a new turn on Friday when the Dangote refinery asked the union to expose those behind the reported $18bn spent on government-owned refineries without results. In a statement, Dangote questioned why the refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, […]