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Tinubu signs 2025 budget extension bill into law

Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- President Bola Tinubu has signed the Appropriation (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill, 2025, into law, extending the implementation period of the capital component of the 2025 budget from 30 ... Read More


Mambilla: Adesanya denies political ties with Atiku, Dasuki

Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- Leno Adesanya, Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited, has denied any political ties to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former National S... Read More


How Lafarge tried to 'frustrate' Dangote's cement expansion in Africa - Obasanjo

Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how cement company Lafarge allegedly put obstacles in the way of Aliko Dangote's efforts to expand cement production across ... Read More


Nollywood actor Cjay dies

Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- The Nigerian entertainment industry has been thrown into mourning following the death of Nollywood actor Chijioke "Cjay" Nwokafor. His colleague, actress Nkechi Blessing, broke the... Read More


Tanzania removes Nigeria from referral visa category

Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- Nigerians traveling to Tanzania will no longer need additional immigration clearance under Tanzania's "referral visa" category. The Tanzania Immigration Department disclosed in a s... Read More


InfraCredit secures IFC's $50 million subordinated debt for local-currency infrastructure finance

Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Plc (InfraCredit) has secured a $50 million subordinated unsecured 10-year debt facility from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a ... Read More


Author Ajadi launches 'Afrilition', challenges negative narratives about Africa

Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- Nigerian author and leadership educator, Adewale Ajadi, has launched his new book, Afrilition: 21st Century African Manifesto, challenging negative narratives about Africa and calli... Read More


Lagos govt receives 20 more CNG buses

Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- Lagos State Government says it has received 20 additional high-capacity Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses under the Presidential Initiative on CNG and Electric Vehicle (EV) Buses. ... Read More


Opposition can still unite behind single candidate for 2027 - APM chieftain

Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- A chieftain of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Oluwaseun Adeloro, says the opposition parties still have time to unite behind a single candidate to challenge President Bola Tin... Read More


Two Nigerians in US jailed for $2.4m cyber fraud

Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- Two Nigerians, Chijioke Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji, have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in the United States for their roles in an international cyber intrusion and frau... Read More