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Nigeria Halts Fuel Import Duty to Ease Price Pressures NMDPRA announces suspension of 15 percent fuel import duty in Nigeria

Chukwu Obinna November 13, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian government has suspended plans to introduce a 15 percent import duty on...

Lagos Begins Eight-Month Repair of Busy Lekki–Ajah Road Construction workers repairing sections of the Lekki–Ajah Expressway in Lagos

Korede Abdullah November 13, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has announced the commencement of an eight-month rehabilitation project on...

Nigeria’s Tourism Chief Pushes for Community-Led Development to Boost Local Economies NTDA Director-General advocates community-based tourism in Abuja.

Oluwafunbi Bello November 12, 2025

Abuja, Nigeria – The Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA), Olayiwola Awakan, has urged the...

Reps Probe NNPCL Over Undeclared LNG Sales, Non-Remittance Nigeria House of Representatives investigates $850bn unrepatriated oil and export proceeds from 1996 to 2014

Chukwu Obinna November 12, 2025

Abuja, Nigeria – The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into alleged non-declaration and non-remittance of...

Lawmakers Approve ₦1.15trn Borrowing to Plug 2025 Budget Gap Nigeria House of Representatives investigates $850bn unrepatriated oil and export proceeds from 1996 to 2014

Chukwu Obinna November 12, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s plan to borrow ₦1.15 trillion...

Nigeria’s Poverty Fight Stalls as World Bank Slams Tiny Welfare Budget World Bank announces $750m loan for Nigeria’s health and digital growth

Oluwatobi Adu November 12, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s poverty reduction efforts remain “alarmingly weak” as the World Bank reveals that the...

Nigeria, UNODC Strengthen Cyber Measures Against Online Human Trafficking Officials of NIS and UNODC during cybercrime collaboration meeting

Chukwu Obinna November 11, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria is deepening global partnerships to fight online human trafficking and migrant smuggling, following...

Nigeria, Angola Deepen Strategic Ties with New Cooperation Agreements Nigerian and Angolan officials exchanging cooperation documents at diplomatic event.