NCDC reports eight deaths in two weeks as outbreak spreads to 23 states and 116 LGAs Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has crossed a grim threshold, with the country recording 1,000 confirmed cases and 237 deaths in 2026, according to the latest epidemiological report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The …
Dangote Refinery Absorbs 52.6 Million Barrels representing 78% of what was offered by crude producers. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has released its second-quarter (Q2) 2026 report on the enforcement of the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation (DCSO), revealing an impressive 97.4% overall compliance rate as local refineries received 53.7 million barrels of …
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued an interim order dissolving the board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc (KAEDC) effective August 10, 2026. In the Order with No: NERC/2026/086, the Commission said the decision was taken following what it described as a "severe financial insolvency" by KAEDC, which has accumulated over ₦118.6 billion …
Chad will remove visa requirements for citizens of all African countries from January 1, 2027, President Mahamat Idriss Déby has announced. Déby said the decision was aimed at strengthening African unity and promoting easier movement of people and goods across the continent. The policy will allow African nationals to enter Chad without obtaining a visa, …
Former Vice president and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Federal Government’s handling of the country’s security challenges, linking the worsening insecurity to its spending priorities and budget implementation. Atiku, in a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said the reported killing …
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) for the 2027 general election, Donald Duke, has called for a major overhaul of Nigeria’s financial system, saying high interest rates and rising public debt are hurting businesses and economic growth. Duke, a former governor of Cross River State, said the country needed economic reforms focused …
Nigeria's top three cement producers—Dangote Cement, BUA Cement, and HBM Nigeria (formerly Lafarge Africa)—recorded a combined profit after tax (PAT) of approximately ₦1.16 trillion in the first half (H1) of 2026, marking a significant 40.36 per cent growth compared to the same period in 2025. This profit surge was driven by a combination of strong …
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has unveiled Hajia Zeinab Ibrahim, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Leader for the Northeast, as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election. Kefas announced Ibrahim’s candidacy on Friday at the TY Danjuma House in Jalingo during a visit by the APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, who was in …
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has asked former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), to withdraw his claim that the late Gen. Sani Abacha did not loot Nigeria's treasury, apologise to Nigerians and resign as Chairman of the National Peace Committee. Falana said the former military ruler's comments …
A Senegalese court has sentenced three TikTok influencers to prison over videos deemed insulting to the President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. The judgement of the Senegalese court has, however, sparked concerns, especially among content creators, about freedom of expression and online speech in the West African country. The 46-year-old President Faye was recently appointed …
