In December 2025, the United States government announced new visa restrictions affecting Nigerian nationals, introducing partial travel limits and heightened scrutiny for several visa categories. The move is part of a broader Trump administration immigration policy shift that expands travel restrictions to multiple countries, including Nigeria, amid cited security and compliance concerns. While U.S. officials …
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says 131 cases of infrastructure vandalism were recorded across its network from January to November 2025. TCN said despite this threat, it achieved a historic milestone in power transmission in 2025. In a review of the outgoing year, the company said it recorded an all-time peak electricity generation in …
A final group of 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren freed by the government on Sunday are expected to be reunited with their families in the central Niger state on Monday, ending a month-long ordeal that drew global concern. The children were among more than 300 pupils and 12 staff seized from St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri, a …
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned road transport operators in Nigeria against an arbitrary hike in fares during the Christmas season. The agency said its warning followed several complaints by travellers across the country. In a statement released on Sunday, December 21, signed by Ondaje Ijagwu, Director, Corporate Affairs, FCCPC, it …
Nigerians have demanded a full probe into allegations of graft levelled against the immediate past Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMPRA), Engr Farouk Ahmed, and prosecution if found guilty. They stated that the sudden resignation of Ahmed from his position should not hinder the investigation process. Ahmed, who was …
Heirs Energy has secured a $750 million financing facility from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to ramp up its oil and gas production. The deal signed on Saturday, December 20, in Abuja, is expected to help the indigenous energy firm ramp up its crude oil output to about 100,000 barrels per day and gas to …
A fire broke out at a Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) office in Abuja on the morning of Saturday, December 20, 2025. This was confirmed in a statement released by the agency on Saturday. According to the statement, the incident occurred at the FIRS office located at No. 15 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5. It …
Nigerians have called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to drop its pump prices of petrol below what is sold by Dangote Refinery distribution partners. This public demand further highlights a fascinating shift in Nigeria’s downstream oil market, now characterized by rising competition between the state-owned oil firm and private marketers. The public …
The Nigerian National Assembly has experienced a legislative discrepancy, as the Senate and the House of Representatives approved different crude oil price benchmarks for the 2026–2028 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). While both chambers agree on many macroeconomic targets, the disagreement over oil prices, which is the major source of Nigeria's foreign exchange earnings, highlights …
Dangote Refinery has urged petrol station owners and dealers nationwide to register for its direct supply scheme and benefit from the current gantry price of ₦699 per litre. It said the offer is available to all petrol station owners and dealers nationwide. The $20 billion refinery had on December 12, announced a ₦129 reduction of …
