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Tariff-Free Trade: Nigeria, UAE Unlock Markets for 13,000+ Products

January 14, 2026

Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that will eliminate tariffs on more than 13,000 goods traded between the two countries, the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment announced on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Under the agreement, Nigeria will remove tariffs on 6,243 products imported...

Nigeria Moves Up the Value Chain with Lagos Gold Refinery, $600m Lithium Plant

January 13, 2026

The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-purity gold refining plant in Lagos and announced that a $600 million lithium processing facility in Nasarawa State is ready for commissioning, advancing national efforts to shift from raw mineral exports to in-country processing, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, said on Tuesday, January 13, 2026....

How Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector Can Grow in 2026 — Experts

January 13, 2026

Nigeria’s manufacturing sector is poised for strengthened performance in 2026, but industry stakeholders say its ability to transition from recent recovery to sustained expansion will depend on effective execution of key reforms, macroeconomic stability and enhanced policy implementation, experts told Vanguard News. The sector gained modest momentum in the second half of 2025, raising cautious...

Strikes, Shutdowns and Truces Defined Nigeria’s Industrial Space in 2025

January 12, 2026

The year 2025 was marked by significant industrial actions by organised labour that reverberated across Nigeria’s economy and public policy landscape, with strikes, shutdowns and negotiated truces emerging as defining features of labour–government relations, Vanguard News reported. The actions involved strategic shutdowns in critical sectors, intense negotiations, and federal interventions that underscored the influence of...

FG Inaugurates ₦40bn CCTV Centre on Third Mainland Bridge, Boosts Surveillance

January 12, 2026

The Federal Government (FG) on Sunday, January 11, 2026, inaugurated a ₦40 billion Closed‑Circuit Television (CCTV) control centre on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State, marking a major step in efforts to enhance security and surveillance on one of Nigeria’s busiest road corridors. The centre was commissioned by the Ministry of Works as part...

Lai Mohammed Breaks Silence on Buhari’s 2015 Ministerial Decision

January 11, 2026

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has explained that his appointment by the late former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 stemmed from years of trust, shared political convictions, loyalty and dedicated service, not a single moment or event, according to his new book. The book was launched in Abuja on December 17,...

Tonye Cole Flags Danger for Fubara After Rivers APC Defection

January 10, 2026

Abuja, Nigeria — Former governorship candidate of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has said Governor Siminalayi Fubara is not politically safe following his defection to the APC through a faction Cole described as illegitimate. The warning came during an interview on Channels Television in the wake of heightened factional disputes within...

FG Unveils Reusable Textbook Policy to Reduce Education Costs

January 9, 2026

The Federal Government has announced a new reusable textbook policy aimed at lowering the cost of education for families and improving access to learning materials across public schools in Nigeria. The policy was unveiled by education authorities as part of broader reforms designed to address rising education expenses and ensure sustainability in the management of...

Dangote Takes Petition Against Ex-NMDPRA Boss Farouk Ahmed to EFCC

January 9, 2026

Billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has formally filed a corruption petition against Farouk Ahmed, the former Managing Director of the Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The move comes after the same petition was withdrawn from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other...

ICPC Confirms Continuation of Farouk Ahmed Probe Despite Dangote Withdrawal

January 8, 2026

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has affirmed that its investigation into Farouk Ahmed will continue despite the recent withdrawal of the case by the Dangote Group. The commission made this known on Monday, emphasizing that the probe is grounded in statutory duties and public interest rather than the involvement of...

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2027: Obi Supporters to Track Votes From Polling Units to Abuja, Says Yesufu

September 11, 2026

Political activist and Nigeria Democratic Congress member, Aisha Yesufu, has said supporters of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will take direct steps to protect their votes in the 2027 presidential election. Yesufu said the supporters would deploy representatives to polling units and monitor election materials and results throughout the collation process. She said the...

Reps Probe N432bn Oil Revenue Debt Owed to NMDPRA

September 10, 2026

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, PAC, has commenced an investigation into outstanding oil revenue debt owed to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and oil companies. The liabilities under investigation have been put at N432.07 billion. The probe followed findings contained in...

Reps Probe N432bn Oil Revenue Debt Owed to NMDPRA

September 9, 2026

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, PAC, has commenced an investigation into an oil revenue debt of N432.07 billion owed to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and oil companies. The investigation followed findings contained in the Auditor-General’s annual audit reports, which identified...

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