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Nigeria maintained its position as the third-largest global borrower from the World Bank’s International Development Association despite a marginal reduction in its debt stock. The nation’s outstanding exposure to the concessional lending arm stood at $18.5 billion as of March 31, 2026. This figure marks a slight 1.7 percent drop from the $18.7 billion recorded…
The United Nations has warned that nearly 35 million Nigerians face acute food insecurity as the annual agricultural lean season approaches. The UN Humanitarian Country Team disclosed that one in seven citizens will struggle to find food between June and August. These projections position Nigeria among the largest hunger crises globally, with the deficit concentrated…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has returned a batch of 497 stranded Nigerian migrants from the neighbouring Niger Republic. The repatriated citizens arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano aboard a chartered aircraft early this week. Officials executed the evacuation operation in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) under…
More than 2.1 million pregnant women now access antenatal care services across Nigeria under new federal healthcare reforms. The Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative aims to fix systemic gaps in governance, infrastructure, and workforce distribution. National coordinator for the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp), Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, announced the milestone during a progress briefing on Friday. The…
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killing of an educator during a coordinated raid on schools in the Esiele community of Oyo State, labelling the act barbaric. Gunmen riding motorcycles invaded three education centres in the Oriire Local Government Area last Friday, abducting an unknown number of pupils, students, and academic staff. The Presidency confirmed…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan warned that Nigerians are becoming dangerously desensitised to persistent insecurity and mass murder. Speaking at a book launch in Abuja, the former leader lamented that citizens now treat news of violent deaths as routine daily occurrences. He contrasted this current apathy with the national outrage that followed early insurgent attacks during…
The federal government has signed contract agreements and memoranda of understanding for eight major road projects across the country. Works Minister Dave Umahi concluded the deals at the ministry headquarters in Abuja, binding the state to four flagship legacy highways and four strategic regional routes. The administration intends to fund these ventures through a combination…
A joint military operation by American and Nigerian forces killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the global second-in-command of Islamic State. US President Donald Trump confirmed the elimination of the senior leader in a late Friday announcement. Trump described the raid as a highly complex, meticulously planned mission targeting the most active terrorist in the world. The operation…
Stakeholders have warned that Nigeria requires approximately $100 billion in annual investment to address its staggering $2.3 trillion infrastructure deficit. This assessment was a focal point of the 2026 Infrastructure Dialogue held in Abuja, organized by Deutsche Partners Holding (DPH). Leaders from both the public and private sectors emphasized that traditional government funding, which currently…
Aliko Dangote has renewed his legal war against the Nigerian government over fuel imports. The billionaire’s 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery filed a fresh lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos to nullify import permits granted to marketers and the state oil company. The legal challenge targets the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. The regulator…
