The Nigeria Police Force says it has delivered crippling blows to organized crime, rescuing victims, apprehending key suspects, and seizing a cache of weapons and illicit funds in a coordinated series of raids throughout the first quarter of 2025. In a statement on Monday, Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi highlighted that recent operations represented…
President Bola Tinubu has approved an extension of Mrs. Kemi Nanna Nandap’s tenure as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) through December 31, 2026. A statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Monday, confirmed this information. President Tinubu appointed Nandap as Comptroller-General on March…
Filling stations in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital city, have increased the price of a litre of petrol from ₦860 to ₦930, making consumers pay at least ₦70 more than what it used to cost them to buy a litre of the premium commodity days ago. The price increase has now taken effect in regions like…
There is growing concern in the downstream segment of the oil and gas industry as operators await the Federal Government’s decision on the naira-for-crude agreement between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The six-month deal, which began in October 2024, officially concludes today, Monday, March 31, 2024. Discussions are…
The World Bank is set to approve fresh loans totaling $632m to Nigeria today (Monday) amid mounting concerns over the country’s rising debt profile The loans are intended to support key areas, including improving nutrition and providing quality basic education. According to information from the World Bank’s website on Sunday, two loans are set to…
Japan said Monday it had decided to inject more than $5 billion into semiconductor venture Rapidus. Rapidus aims to mass-produce next-generation chips in the country by 2027. The Ministry of Industry announced it would allocate 802.5 billion yen ($5.4 billion) to a company that is a joint venture between Sony, Toyota, IBM, and others. According…
