Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- For decades, Nigeria had some of the largest contingents in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage. But within two Hajj cycles, the number of pilgrims fell sharpl... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- On 13 October, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forth a four-point proposition on advancing China-Africa mining cooperation during his meeting with President Duma Gideon Boko... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- United Nigeria Airlines said it intends to raise N20 billion through commercial paper, which it described as the first of its kind by a domestic airline in Nigeria, as it seeks to ... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- An aircraft operated by Triton Aviation made an emergency landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday after its crew reported that a door had opened mid... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- Fintech firm Onafriq Nigeria Payments Limited has announced it will wind down its Nigerian agent banking business, Baxi, and refocus on pan-African payments. In a statement on Fri... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- This morning, we are at the public presentation of the book - Tinubu: From Renewed Hope to Despair; written by Abubakar Siddique Mohammed, Aliyu Sanusi, Alkasum Abba and Massoud Om... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled in favour of United Bank for Africa (UBA) in a N156 billion debt recovery suit against Stallion Group and its subsidiaries and upheld the ... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled in favour of United Bank for Africa (UBA) in a N156 billion debt recovery suit against Stallion Group and its subsidiaries and upheld the ... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- Nigeria's electricity metering rate rose marginally to 63.1 per cent in August 2026 from 62.4 per cent in the preceding month, helping reduce customers without meters to 4.7 millio... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- Nollywood filmmaker Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen revealed that the Bakassi Boys arrested the distributor of his 2001 film, Issakaba, in Aba, Abia State, and confronted its lead actor, Sa... Read More