Nigeria has approved 28 companies to capture and commercialize gas that is currently being flared in oilfields, as the country intensifies efforts to cut emissions and generate revenue from wasted resources. According to the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream...
China’s Consul General in Lagos, Yan Yuqing, says trade between Nigeria and China has grown to $20 billion in 2025, reflecting the deepening economic ties between both countries. Yuqing highlighted the milestone during the 2025 edition of the Annual Schools’...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved three major Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects worth over N6.43 trillion ($4.29 billion) to boost Nigeria’s infrastructure, enhance economic competitiveness, and draw increased private-sector investment. Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr....
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, fixed February 26, 2026, to deliver judgement in a case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended DCP Abba Kyari. The NDLEA is prosecuting Kyari, the former...
The Lagos State chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has assured residents of adequate supply of chicken and eggs at reduced prices during the Yuletide. The Chairman of Lagos PAN, Mojeed Iyiola, gave the assurance in Lagos on...
The Bayelsa State Government has declared a three-day mourning period in honour of the late Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, whose sudden death on Thursday shocked the state. The declaration was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has officially commenced the rehabilitation of two critical transmission lines in the Port Harcourt region, the company announced in a statement on Friday. Contractors were formally mobilised during a handover ceremony to begin reconductoring...
The Bayelsa State Government has confirmed the death of the Deputy Governor, Dr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who died on Thursday at the age of 60. The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, in a statement issued on...
A United States court has sentenced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon to 15 years in prison over fraud linked to his company's failure, which wiped out $40 billion of investors' money and shook global crypto markets. Kwon, who nurtured two digital...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has instructed its state executives across the country to commence immediate mobilisation of credible and competent politicians ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party also directed all state chapters to launch fresh membership...