Tag: Nigeria
Nigeria unveils petrol “Price Modulation” plan, rules out subsidy return
Nigeria is proposing to cap petrol prices at about 1,350 naira ($1.02) per litre, asking refiners and fuel importers to absorb temporary increases and [...]
Nigerian military aircraft crashes in Ondo State, killing 25
A Nigerian military plane flying from Benin City to Lagos crashed on Monday in southwestern Ondo State, killing all 25 people on board.
The aircraf [...]
Guinea-Bissau rout Nigeria in Bissau to seize control of Group L
Match: Guinea-Bissau 3-0 Nigeria
Competition: AFCON 2027 Qualifier
Venue: Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau,
Guinea-Bissau delivered one [...]
Nigeria opens trial of five suspected Ansaru members over Oyo school kidnappings
Nigeria's Department of State Services opened the trial of five suspected members of the Islamist group Ansaru on Thursday before Federal High Court J [...]
Police arrest 32 suspects in major robbery and crime crackdown
The Ghana Police Service has arrested 32 suspects linked to a wave of armed robberies targeting bank customers, gold dealers, mobile money vendors and [...]
Dangote refinery signs IPO documents, unveils $14bn expansion plan
Nigeria's Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has taken a decisive step toward Africa's biggest-ever share sale, with founder Aliko Dang [...]
At least 37 dead after oil pipeline tapping incident in Nigeria’s Rivers State
At least 37 people have died after inhaling toxic fumes while attempting to tap an oil pipeline in southern Nigeria, an environmental group said, thou [...]
‘South Africans gave Nigerians green light to use Amapiano’ — DJ Maphorisa
DJ Maphorisa has waded into one of African music's most contested debates, arguing that South African artists themselves handed Nigerian musicians an [...]
101-year-old Nigerian woman arrested over alleged cannabis sale
A 101-year-old woman has been arrested in Ogun State as part of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) ongoing crackdown on drug traff [...]
Nigeria: President Tinubu orders rescue as mass kidnapping of 600 exposes security failings
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered the military and other security agencies to launch an immediate rescue operation after gunmen abducted scor [...]