Nigeria secures AfDB support for SAPZ expansion at UNGA80

Nigeria has obtained renewed funding support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to expand the second phase of its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) initiative, designed to boost agro-industrial growth…

PENGASSAN shuts off crude, gas supply to Dangote refinery

The standoff between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery deepened on Saturday, as the union directed seven of its…

Nigeria’s GDP expands by 4.23% in Q2 2025, NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Monday disclosed that Nigeria’s economy expanded further in Q2 2025, with the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing by 4.23 per cent from…

NCS seize ₦582m explosives, cannabis in Lagos waterways

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command has intercepted a major consignment of explosives-making materials, cannabis, and other contraband worth ₦582.2 million. Comptroller Patrick Ntadi, the Area Controller, announced…

PRNigeria founder sues NIPSS over withdrawal from SEC 47

The founder of PRNigeria, Malam Yushau A. Shuaib, has instituted a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging his withdrawal from the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 47 of…

Kaduna blast: DICON confirms one dead, several injured

The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has confirmed that a factory explosion at its Ordnance Disposal Pit in Kaduna claimed one life and left several others injured, dispelling earlier…

Afriland towers inferno: FIRS, United Capital mourn 10 staff

Nigeria’s corporate community has been thrown into mourning after Tuesday’s fire at Afriland Towers, Broad Street, Lagos, claimed the lives of 10 professionals from two major institutions, the Federal Inland…

Saudi, Pakistan ink defense pact as Gulf confidence in U.S. wavers

Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan on Wednesday sealed a landmark mutual defense pact, deepening a decades-old alliance at a time of rising regional instability. The agreement follows Israel’s strike on…

Amaewhule leads Rivers assembly back after six-month break

The Rivers State House of Assembly has reconvened after a six-month suspension imposed during the state of emergency. The assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, resumed sittings on Thursday at…

Nigeria sets new record as FAAC shares N2.22trn in August

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared an unprecedented N2.225 trillion among the three tiers of government and statutory recipients for August 2025, setting a new record in revenue…