(Ecofin Agency) – Nigerian President Bola Tinubu expresses openness to deepening economic relations with China, signaling a new phase of strategic partnerships between the two nations. President Ahmed Bola Tinubu (pictured) on Wednesday (May 31) welcomed China’s special envoy Peng Qinghua during a meeting at the State House in Abuja, boosting trade, investment and infrastructure … Read more
ANPOil and gas processing station in Nigeria NOS News•today, 14:20 Oil company Shell can no longer be sued for an oil spill in 2011. A large group of individuals and communities had wanted to sue Shell for the damage caused by the spilled oil, but the case has expired, according to the United Kingdom’s highest … Read more
Indomie Noodles Under Scrutiny for Safety Concerns: Nigeria Responds Following the recent recalls of Indomie’s “special chicken” flavour noodles in Malaysia and Taiwan due to the detection of ethylene oxide, Nigerian authorities are conducting independent tests on the product. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is set to verify the … Read more
AFPWomen released from a 2021 mass kidnapping NOS News•today, 14:36•Amended today, 14:46 At least 80 people have been kidnapped by armed men in the Nigerian state of Zamfara in the northwest of the country. There are also children among the abductees. The people were collecting wood when they were kidnapped. Zamfara is a region where … Read more
Abuja – Friday, March 24, 2023 at 10:10 am. Pius Tabat and Stephen Amos were kidnapped along with two other seminarians on January 8, 2020. They were held captive and tortured for several days while their captors attempted to extort ransom from their families. One of the seminarians, Michael Nnadi, was killed. Pius Tabat and … Read more
Jakarta – Terrifying! Militants have killed at least 37 fishermen in Borno state, Nigeria North East. The Boko Haram insurgent group operating in the area alongside its rival Islamic State-linked group, ISWAP, often targets local residents for theft or because they accuse them of being spies for the military or for militias fighting them. Reported … Read more
Politician Bola Tiinub, long hailed as the “father of modern Lagos,” has won a tight race to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s next president. Mahmoud Yakub, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced earlier on Wednesday, March 1, that Tinub “fulfills the requirements of the law and is hereby declared and elected the … Read more
The results of voter counting in Nigeria’s presidential elections show that the ruling party’s candidate, Paula Tinubu, is leading in 14 of the country’s 36 states. Supporters of candidate Bola Tinubu celebrate his victory in Abuja on March 1, 2023 (AFP). Nigeria’s ruling party candidate, Bola Tinubu, won Saturday’s presidential elections in Africa’s most populous … Read more
APProtest against the conduct of the elections in the Nigerian capital Abuja NOS News•today, 6:22 PM Three days after the presidential election in Nigeria, the unrest about its conduct is growing. The two largest opposition parties are calling for new elections, while there are no official results yet. According to the PDP and Labor Party, … Read more
Last month, OPEC expected growth in global oil demand as a result of easing Chinese restrictions on the zero Covid policy, so that the energy sector would witness an increase in production, in line with the increase in demand, supported by Nigerian supplies. OPEC oil production increased for most of 2022, as global demand levels … Read more