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Tinubu Signs ₦68.32tn Budget, Extends 2025 Spending Deadline President Tinubu submits nominees for petroleum regulators’ boards.

Mirian Gom April 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu signs Nigeria’s 2026 Appropriation Act of ₦68.32tn, outlining spending priorities across...

Hussaini Ibrahim April 17, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – Nigeria launches a 1MW solar hybrid power project at Bayero University Kano, aiming to...

Nigeria Rejects IMF Loans Despite $50bn Global Financing Offer Finance Minister Wale Edun speaks on Nigeria’s economic growth strategy in Abuja

Chukwu Obinna April 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria rules out seeking new financing from the International Monetary Fund, even as the...

Nigeria Seeks Private Capital to Close $2.3tn Infrastructure Gap Construction site symbolising Nigeria’s $2.3tn infrastructure investment gap and PPP drive

Oluwafunbi Bello April 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria intensifies efforts to attract private investment to bridge a projected $2.3tn infrastructure gap,...

Nigeria Targets $500m Savings in Palm Oil Sector Revival Plan Palm oil plantation supporting Nigeria’s agricultural exports

Oluwafunbi Bello April 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria partners private investors to revive its palm oil industry, aiming to save up...

Navy Seizes 1.2m Litres in Oil Theft Crackdown Nigerian Navy officers with seized smuggled rice in Lagos

Chukwu Obinna April 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Navy intensifies its crackdown on crude oil theft, recovering more than 1.2...

Bayelsa Power Boosted as Oando Supplies Gas to IPP Gas-powered plant in Bayelsa supplying electricity to homes and businesses

Korede Abdullah April 17, 2026

YENAGOA, Nigeria – Electricity supply in Bayelsa State receives a boost as Oando Plc begins gas delivery...

Sanwo-Olu Adds 24-Car Trains to Lagos Red Line Lagos waterfront shanties demolished near Third Mainland Bridge

Korede Abdullah April 16, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the arrival of new 24-car trains to...

Fuel at a Breaking Point: Nigeria’s High-Stakes Gamble on CNG Amid Soaring Petrol Pain Vehicles lined up at a CNG conversion centre in Kubwa Abuja as drivers switch from petrol to compressed natural gas