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Nigeria sustains 1.5m bpd oil output for second consecutive month — OPEC

The Guardian (Nigeria) · August 18, 2025

Nigeria sustained crude oil production at 1.5 million barrels per day in July 2025, maintaining the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) quota for the second consecutive month, according to the organisation’s August Monthly...

Nigeria’s next digital export: turning local tech talent into global leaders

The Guardian (Nigeria) · August 18, 2025

Nigeria’s tech energy is undeniable. From self-taught coders in bustling Lagos to IT technicians in small-town shops, Enugu’s digital infrastructures, and Aba’s vibrant community of tech enthusiasts in Abia State, innovation is happening daily in...

Nigeria News49 minutes ago ‘Unpaid Entitlements’ – Shaibu, Okpebholo Accused Of Alleged ₦40 Billion Treasury Looting Plot [See Document] Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has been accused of colluding with former Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, in a…

Naija News · August 18, 2025

Sources allege that the money is being disguised as unpaid allowances and entitlements due to Shaibu during his tenure as acting governor and deputy governor between 2016 and 2024. Sources told Naija News that to actualise the payout, Shaibu has...

Abuja authorities begin clearance of shanties in Nigeria’s capital

Premium Times · August 18, 2025

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has vowed to clear all illegal settlements, especially shanties harbouring criminals and preventing developmental projects in the Federal Capital City, adding that; “the ongoing onslaught on...

Nigeria News27 seconds ago Tinubu Arrives Japan For TICAD9 President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Japan ahead of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), scheduled to hold in Yokohama between August 20...

Naija News · August 18, 2025

Naija News reports that the Nigerian leader, who left Abuja on Friday, August 15, was received in Tokyo on Monday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, alongside top Japanese officials. Tinubu’s entourage included senior government...

Nigeria First Policy: FG mandates MDAs to use Galaxy Backbone

Daily Post · August 18, 2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF, has issued a circular reaffirming its commitment to leveraging the substantial investment in the National Information Communications...

Nigeria Reports People Missing After Boat Capsizes

MENAFN · August 18, 2025

(MENAFN) More than 40 individuals remain unaccounted for after a vessel transporting roughly 50 passengers overturned in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto State on Sunday, according to the West African nation's emergency agency. The National Emergency...

Nigeria’s illegal bird-trafficking trade is worsening

Thred · August 18, 2025

The shipment was seized at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport. This incident is indicative of a broader, ongoing issue – Nigeria as a source and transit point for illegal wildlife trade, which treaties such as CITES (the Convention on...

Nigeria News47 minutes ago Instead Of Abusing The Judge, Prove You Are Not Terrorist Organisations – Falana Challenges APC, PDP Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has challenged the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Naija News · August 18, 2025

Recall that a Canadian Federal Court had described both parties as entities that have engaged in conduct amounting to terrorism under Canadian law. The judge, Justice Phuong Ngo, made the declaration while dismissing the asylum appeal of a...

Nigeria Deports 42 Foreign Cybercrime Convicts

Trust TV · August 18, 2025

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has deported 42 Chinese and Philippine nationals convicted of cybercrime and Ponzi scheme offences. They were among 192 foreigners recently sentenced by a Federal High Court in Lagos after being arrested...

Nigeria News10 minutes ago Lagos Govt Declares Aug 20 Public Holiday For Isese Day The Lagos State Government has declared Wednesday, August 20, 2025, as a work-free day for public servants in honour of Isese Day, an annual celebration of...

Naija News · August 18, 2025

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved the holiday to allow traditional worshippers and members of the public to participate fully in the cultural observance, which is dedicated to promoting and preserving indigenous heritage. The announcement was...

Nigeria News14 minutes ago Tinubu Appoints GTBank’s Former Director As PenCom Chairman President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of a former executive director at Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), Opeyemi Agbaje, as the new chairman of the...

Naija News · August 18, 2025

Naija News reports that his appointment follows the seven-day ultimatum issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The NLC had demanded the immediate reconstitution of PenCom’s governing board, warning of an industrial action should the...

Nigeria’s Electoral Body INEC To Begin Nationwide Physical Voter Registration On August 25

Sahara Reporters ·

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that physical, in-person voter registration will begin nationwide on Monday, August 25, 2025. "Meanwhile, the Commission is set to commence the in-person registration option on...

Nigeria News21 seconds ago By-Election Results Prove APC’s Strength In Edo – Okpebholo Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has declared that the outcome of last Saturday’s by-election has affirmed his mandate from the September 21, 2024, governorship…

Naija News · August 18, 2025

The governor made the statement on Monday when he received the Ovia Federal Constituency Member-elect, Gabriella Omosede Igbinedion, who visited the Government House in Benin City alongside Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa. Okpebholo, in a statement...

Nigeria News6 minutes ago Wike Speaks On Awarding ₦5 Billion Contracts To Local Contractors The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has denied allegations claiming that he awarded ₦5 billion worth of contracts to local…

Naija News · August 18, 2025

Speaking on Monday via a statement by his Senior Special Assistant, Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the Minister insisted that no contract under the current administration has been awarded to local contractors. He urged...

Nigeria News8 minutes ago Olubadan: ‘I Was Telling Myself That I’m Not Ready For The Kingship – Ladoja The nominated 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has stated that the death of the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, …

Naija News · August 18, 2025

Naija News reports that Ladoja disclosed this on Monday, while addressing journalists at his Ondo Street private residence in Ibadan. Ladoja, who said he began his journey to the exalted stool of Olubadan from his Family compound on October 1,...

Nigeria Info & Wazobia FM renew premier league radio broadcast rights in Nigeria

Pulse · August 18, 2025

Nigeria’s leading talk radio platform, Nigeria Info, has retained its radio commentary rights for the English Premier League (EPL) in Nigeria, extending its exclusive partnership with global EPL commercial radio broadcast rights owners talkSPORT...

Nigeria News16 minutes ago INEC Publishes Particulars Of 637 Candidates Ahead Of 2026 FCT Elections The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the personal details of 637 candidates set to contest in the 2026 Federal Capital…

Naija News · August 18, 2025

This was made known by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, FCT, Aminu Kasimu Idris, alongside the Administrative Secretary, Abimbola Oladunjoye, during a press briefing on Monday. According to INEC, the action is in compliance with Section 29(3)...

Nigeria is poised to deliver clean energy across Africa

Daily News Tanzania · August 18, 2025

ULSAN, SOUTH KOREA: PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu says Nigeria is poised to deliver clean and sustainable energy solutions not just in-country but also across Africa and beyond. The President made the remarks today at the commissioning ceremony of a...

Nigeria raises tax on expatriates earning over $521

GhanaWeb · August 18, 2025

In an increasingly complex political landscape, Sudan has become a stage for intersecting international and domestic statements that reflect the deep division over the direction of the war and the future of power. While the UN Security Council...