Burkina Faso has released the Nigerian military personnel who were detained after their aircraft made a forced landing in the Sahelian country. The release followed diplomatic talks initiated by President Bola Tinubu, who dispatched a delegation led by the minister of foreign affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, to meet Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Ibrahim Traoré, on Wednesday. […]
By SHEDDY OZOENE A week ago, on December 7, 2025, President Emmanuel Macron of France made a statement that confirmed what many Nigerians had long feared: his personal closeness to President Bola Tinubu may have started shaping Nigeria’s foreign policy. On the same day Nigerian fighter jets were reportedly hovering over Benin Republic to quell […]
Nigeria requires an estimated $26 billion investment to bridge its widening energy deficit as the country intensifies efforts to achieve universal, reliable and sustainable electricity access, industry stakeholders have said. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Dr Abba Aliyu, disclosed this at the Sterling Bank Renewable Energy Colloquium […]
Nigeria is set to emerge as India’s leading crude oil supplier as New Delhi scales back imports of Russian oil, Bloomberg reports indicate. Indian purchases from Russia are expected to drop sharply to 800,000 barrels per day in December from 1.9 million barrels per day in November, opening the door for increased Nigerian exports. Industry […]
Nigeria is positioning its vast natural gas resources at the centre of a bold continental energy push as it joins Ethiopia to drive a new cross-border gas supply network aimed at easing Africa’s persistent energy shortages. The two countries have launched a large-scale infrastructure proposal designed to reshape regional energy access, industrial growth and environmental […]
The Federal Government has introduced Nigeria’s first fully digital platform for gas trading, clearing and settlement, a development expected to reshape transparency and efficiency in the nation’s gas market. The platform, formally known as the Gas Trading Licence, Clearing House and Settlement Authorisation, was unveiled in Abuja and represents a major step in the digital […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps has unveiled the maiden edition of Safe Wheel Nigeria, a new magazine aimed at strengthening public awareness on road safety and promoting the country’s economic development. The launch, held on Thursday in Abuja, brought together stakeholders from the transport, security, diplomatic and media sectors under the theme, “Renewed Hope for […]
Nigeria and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening defence and military cooperation between the two countries. This is as Nigeria grapples with multiple security challenges and seeks greater international support to rebuild its defence capabilities. The MoU was signed in Abuja by Nigeria’s Minister of State for […]
Burkina Faso’s ruling junta has detained eleven Nigerian military personnel and seized a Nigerian Air Force C-130 transport aircraft after it made an emergency landing in Bobo Dioulasso on Monday, reportedly without clearance to enter Burkinabe airspace. The incident, which has escalated tensions between Abuja and the Sahel military regimes, was confirmed in a late-night […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to deepen France’s support for Nigeria as the country confronts terrorism and other security threats, following a discussion with President Bola Tinubu. In a tweet on Sunday, Macron said he had expressed France’s solidarity with Nigeria over its “various security challenges, particularly the terrorist threat in the north”. He […]
Gautier Mignot, the European Union (EU) ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says the bloc is actively supporting Nigeria’s fight against insecurity and funding peace-building initiatives across the country. The envoy noted that insecurity has drawn significant attention in recent times — and “for good reasons”. “But there are […]
Google, through its philanthropic arm Google.org, has Kickstarter leadership a N3 billion (US$2.1M) commitment to Nigeria to accelerate the nation’s digital transformation through a strategic, two-pillar initiative. This funding will support programmes focused on building advanced AI talent and strengthening digital safety and security within the community. This initiative is a core commitment to advancing […]
The Nigerian government has called on the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for cooperation of member states and respect for the country’s sovereignty and constitutional framework. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), made the call at the 24th […]
Nigeria loses an estimated $9 to $10 billion yearly to post harvest waste, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Davidorlah Nigeria Limited, Mr. Segun Alabi has said. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja Monday, Alabi said the losses, caused by poor harvesting, weak storage systems and inadequate processing, continue to weaken food security and […]
The Nigerian embassy in Guinea-Bissau has granted asylum to Fernando Dias da Costa, the country’s opposition presidential candidate, following alleged threats to his life. The move comes in the wake of a military coup announced last Wednesday in the Portuguese-speaking West African nation, just days after its presidential election. Both President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and […]
Nigeria has intensified preparations to host the Airports Council International (ACI-Africa) Regional Conference scheduled for September 2026. The development gained momentum after the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, received the ACI-Africa Secretary General, Mr Alli Tounsi, in Abuja. Their meeting focused on assessing Nigeria’s preparedness and aligning early plans to ensure […]
Nigeria’s inflation trajectory showed a notable improvement in October 2025, with the headline inflation rate easing to 16.05%, down from 18.02% recorded in September 2025. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which released the latest figures on Monday, noted that the year-on-year headline inflation stood at 17.82%, lower than 33.88% in October 2024. According to […]
By Steven Kefas Yesterday, the United States designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for severe violations of religious freedom, a long-overdue recognition of the systematic persecution of Christians and other vulnerable communities that has claimed tens of thousands of lives over the past two decades. This designation didn’t emerge from vacuum; it […]
Donald Trump, US president, says he is not ruling out “air strikes or boots on the ground” as part of his plan to “completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists killing Christians in Nigeria”. Speaking to correspondents before boarding Air Force One on Sunday, Trump was asked if he envisaged such military actions. He replied, “yes, […]
Donald Trump, US president, has asked the United States department of war to “prepare for possible action” to “wipe out Islamic terrorists” in Nigeria. In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump warned the Nigerian government to “act fast” to end the “killing of Christians” in the country. The United States president also said he […]