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Berger Paints plans 25% increase in final dividends as yearly profit rises

Nigeria, April 1 -- Berger Paints is scaling up final dividends for 2025 in mark of a hugely rewarding year, when post-tax profit touched a record and leapt by 147.7 per cent to N1.6 billion, compared... Read More


Senate declares seats of three deceased lawmakers vacant, directs INEC to conduct by-elections

Nigeria, April 1 -- The Senate on Tuesday declared the seats of Enugu North, Nasarawa North, and Rivers South-East Senatorial Districts vacant. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made the declar... Read More


Afreximbank leads $2.5bn backing for Dangote Refinery in landmark $4bn deal

Nigeria, April 1 -- The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has underwritten $2.5 billion in a $4 billion senior syndicated term loan for Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP).... Read More


Tinubu's resignation deadline triggers wave of exits ahead of 2027 elections

Nigeria, April 1 -- The deadline set by President Bola Tinubu for cabinet members and political appointees seeking elective office in 2027 has triggered a wave of resignations across the federal gover... Read More


How corruption, overcrowding, weak justice systems turn Nigerian prisons into 'human warehouses' - Report

Nigeria, April 1 -- For thousands of prison inmates across Nigeria, justice is not only delayed, but it is defined by corruption and systemic failure. Experts sounded the alarm over the "human wareho... Read More


Kano APC 2023 governorship candidate resigns from party, visits Kwankwaso

Nigeria, March 31 -- A former Kano State deputy governor and 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasiru Gawuna, has resigned from the party. Mr Gawuna also visited for... Read More


Local language AI as economic infrastructure, By Joshua Olufemi

Nigeria, March 31 -- I visited a farmer's market in the Takoma Park area of Washington DC in 2019 on my landlady's advice, who thought that as an African man, I would find some comfort in fresh vegeta... Read More


New Okwaraji U-16 tournament set to discover Nigeria's next football talents

Nigeria, March 31 -- A new grassroots football initiative aimed at discovering Nigeria's next generation of stars has been unveiled in Abuja, with organisers and key figures in the game expressing opt... Read More


Nigerian lawmakers extend implementation of 2025 federal budget after Tinubu's failed promises

Nigeria, March 31 -- The Senate on Tuesday extended the implementation timeline of the capital component of the 2025 budget to 30 June 2026. The upper chamber approved the extension during plenary fo... Read More


Nigeria apologises to South Africa over 'coronation' of traditional ruler

Nigeria, March 31 -- The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa has apologised for the crisis and confusion caused by the coronation of an Igbo king in the Cape Province. The Deputy High Commission... Read More