Tag: NIGERIA
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Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecasted dust haze and thunderstorms across various regions from today Monday to Wednesday, advising citizens to exercise caution. The weather outlook predicts slight dust haze in northern states such as Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Yobe, Borno, and parts of Kaduna on Monday, with sunshine in other areas. Isolated thunderstorms are further…
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President Bola Tinubu has hailed Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list as a major boost to the nation’s economy and financial credibility. The FATF, a global body that monitors money laundering and terrorist financing, announced Nigeria’s delisting during its October 2025 Plenary in Paris, France, following the country’s full implementation…
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Member of the House of Representatives and Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Army, David Ogewu has cautioned that any move by the United States to re-designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern (CPC)” could worsen insecurity and fuel violence. Speaking on NATIONAL TELEVISION Ogewu revealed that he raised the issue during a high-level…
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Reports say Despite increased refining capacity, Nigeria has imported nearly 69% of its 21 billion liters of petrol between August 2024 and October 2025, with about 15.01 billion liters imported during this period, even after the Dangote refinery began production in September 2024. It was further noted that Domestic refining contributed 31% of supply, with…
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Nigeria’s U-17 Women’s team, the Flamingos, has started the 2025 U-17 Women’s World Cup with a 1-4 loss to Canada. Despite high expectations, Nigeria fell behind early, with Queen Joseph equalizing before halftime. In the second half, Canada scored three more goals, including a key goal from Melisa Kekic and a late finish from Julia…
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Recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate decreased to 18.02% in September 2025 from 20.12% in August 2025, marking a significant 2.1 percentage point drop. This is the sixth consecutive month of declining inflation since April 2025, following earlier statistical adjustments…
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Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the nominees for the 2025 CAF Women’s Awards, featuring top players, coaches, and teams across the continent. In the African Player of the Year category, Nigeria’s Rasheedat Ajibade and Esther Okoronkwo join reigning champion Barbara Banda, Tabitha Chawinga, Ghizlane Chebbak, Portia Boakye, Mama Diop, Sanaa Mssoudy, Temwa Chawinga,…
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Senior adviser to the U.S. President Donald Trump on Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos has dismissed claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria. Speaking after meeting President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, Boulos said terrorism in Nigeria affects all groups regardless of religion or ethnicity, noting that Boko Haram and ISIS have killed more Muslims…
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President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero has called for collective efforts to promote labour justice and strengthen industrial harmony in Nigeria. Speaking at the 2025 Annual Public Lecture of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), themed “Labour Law and Labour Law Education,” Ajaero criticized the use of judicial processes to suppress…
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World Bank has stated that Nigeria’s goal of achieving single-digit inflation in the short term is unrealistic, highlighting that Nigeria remains among a few African countries—alongside Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, and others—still experiencing double-digit inflation through 2025. While most African nations are expected to reduce inflation to single digits by 2026, Nigeria’s ongoing structural challenges, such…
