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Floodwaters Submerge Abuja as Nigerian’s Blame Wike’s Reckless Land Allocations and Neglect of Green Areas
Heavy downpours over the weekend turned parts of Nigeria’s capital into a waterlogged nightmare, submitting luxury cars and major roads in Wuse 2...
Nigeria’s Budget Deficit Doubles to N31 Trillion in 2026, Violating Its Own Fiscal Rules, BudgIT Warns
Nigeria’s projected budget deficit has more than doubled from N13.08 trillion in 2025 to over N31 trillion in 2026, a breach of the...
Niger Signs $1.9 Billion Deal for West Africa’s Third-Largest Refinery
Niger has signed a $1.9 billion agreement to build a 100,000-barrel-per-day refinery and petrochemical complex in the southwestern city of Dosso, a project...
Edo Governor Who Confused Million and Billion During Budget Speech Sees Domestic Debt Surge N59 Billion, State Now Sixth Most Indebted in Nigeria
Edo State’s domestic debt has surged by N59.37 billion under Governor Monday Okpebholo, catapulting the state from 12th to sixth among Nigeria’s most...
Tinubu Signs Executive Order to Unlock $50 Billion Oil Investment, Gives Tax Breaks to Rich Companies While Nigerians Pay More Taxes
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives (Tax Remission) Order, 2026, a policy framework he says will...
President Tinubu Signed Electoral Act 2026 That Removes Certificate Forgery as Ground for Election Petitions, Nigerians Say Law Shields Criminals
President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law on February 18, 2026, but it is only now, as the 2027 general...
Cameroon Knock Out Nigeria as Algeria, Morocco and Malawi Secure Women’s World Cup Berths
Cameroon, Algeria, Morocco and Malawi have all booked their places at the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil after reaching the semi-finals of...
David Umahi Launches 40-Man Coastal Highway Guards While Bandits Overrun Nigeria
Minister of Works David Umahi has launched the Coastal Highway Guards, a 40‑man security team tasked with protecting the Lagos‑Calabar Coastal Highway from...
Tinubu Says Stock Market Trading in Classrooms Will Build Prosperous Nation, Yet Millions of Nigerians Cannot Afford School Fees
President Bola Tinubu has called for the integration of stock market trading and capital market education into the curriculum of Nigerian universities, saying...
Nigeria and Canada Sign Direct Flight Agreement Amid Infrastructure, Safety Concerns
Nigeria and Canada have signed an expanded air transport agreement that will, for the first time, allow direct scheduled flights between both countries....
Another N2.5 Trillion Road Project, Another Opportunity for Tinubu and Umahi to Waste Nigerians’ Money
The Federal Government has earmarked N2.47 trillion in the 2026 budget for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of 124 roads considered critical to Nigeria’s...
Zimbabwe Overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s Best-Performing Stock Market
Zimbabwe ended July 2026 as Africa’s best-performing equity market, overtaking Nigeria after months of sustained gains driven by easing inflation, a more stable...