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Nigeria’s claim to sovereign immunity cannot stand in a commercial venture, a US appeal court has ruled. The court rejected Nigeria’s sovereign immunity defence to the enforcement of a $70 million investment treaty award won […]

Wild Africa has called for better protection for the remaining and declining elephant population in Nigeria. The Wild Africa Representative, Festus Iyorah, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Mr Iyorah said elephants […]

Islamic clerics in Niger State have condemned Saturday’s attack on the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) by hoodlums in Kontagora. The incident in which the church building was looted and set afire has drawn […]

Ever since the Dangote Refinery began production late last year, it has faced numerous challenges. It has been in conflict with many major players in the oil and gas industry, including the national oil company, […]

President Bola Tinubu says the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will continue persuading Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return to the bloc. Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso severed ties with ECOWAS after […]

Dangote Petroleum Refinery says it has not received 29 million barrels of crude allocated to it by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). Anthony Chiejina, group chief, branding and communications officer of Dangote Group, […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that those benefiting from the lucrative business of fuel importation are going to make efforts to frustrate the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Obasanjo stated this in the wake of allegations […]

LAGOS — Organisers of the nationwide protest against hardship, former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and human rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, have described as the hollow response of President Bola […]

More foreign flags have been sighted in some parts of the country as the #EndBadGovernanceProtest enters its fifth day. Reports say a faction of protesters arrived in Jos, Plateau capital, on Sunday with Russian and […]

Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited (Coca-Cola) says its packaging provides clear information and meets the national regulatory requirements. The company spoke in a statement, responding to a warning issued by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission […]

Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says the use of bullets and tear gas on Nigerians protesting against economic hardship is an abuse of state power. Soyinka said the manner in which security operatives treated the protesters […]

Fifty members of the House of Representatives on Thursday rallied support for the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mele Kyari, and the Chief Executive of the Nigeria Midstream and […]

The Katsina State Police Command has begun enforcement of a directive by the state government imposing a 24-hour curfew on the Dutsinma Local Government Area and a 7pm to 7am restriction of movement in the […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, has denied leading the August 1 protest in Abuja. On Thursday, a youth-led nationwide protest against the rising cost of living kicked […]

ABUJA: Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has again called on those protesting against the President Bola Tinubu administration to come for dialogue, saying government is ready to listen to them and also […]

The organisers of the hardship protest against bad governance called for 1 August in Kano State have outlined their demands, calling on the Nigerian government to address them. The group, led by Anas Adamu, at […]

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has grounded the operations of Arik Airline over a $2.5 million debt owed to Atlas Petroleum International Ltd. The development was made known in a statement issued Tuesday by […]

A new report has ranked Nigeria 92nd on the list of countries with the most visa-free access to other nations. The report released by Henley and Partners on Tuesday is based on exclusive and official […]