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The United Kingdom’s High Commissioner-designate to Nigeria, Pete Vowles, has arrived in Abuja to begin his diplomatic assignment. Vowles succeeds Richard Montgomery, who previously served as the UK High Commissioner to Nigeria. Speaking after his arrival, Vowles said his immediate priority was to listen, learn and engage with Nigerians as he settles into his new role. He said the UK and Nigeria have a strong and enduring relationship built on […]

Nigeria and India are seeking to increase bilateral trade to $15 billion, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for renewed purchases of Nigerian crude oil. The move followed a meeting between Vice President Kashim Shettima and Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi. Trade between the two countries stood at $14.95 billion in 2021/2022 before declining to $7.13 billion in 2024/2025. It later recovered […]

Residents of Basirka community in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State have held a three-day special prayer for rainfall following a prolonged dry spell that has affected farming activities. The prayers began on Saturday and continued through Monday at the community’s Eid ground, with residents also observing a voluntary fast on Monday. The special prayer, known as Salatul Istisqa, was organised as crops began to wither due to poor […]

President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has commended President Bola Tinubu for removing the fuel subsidy and liberalising the foreign exchange market. Dangote spoke on Monday in Lagos during the formal launch of the Initial Public Offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on the Nigerian Exchange. He thanked the President for what he described as bold economic decisions and pledged that the Dangote Group would continue to partner […]

President Bola Tinubu has directed the release of all approved funds to Nigeria’s regional development commissions to support development projects across the country. Tinubu gave the directive on Monday at the North Central Development Commission Summit, where he was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. The President said the commissions were established to accelerate development and should receive the necessary political and financial support […]

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman, Ogechi Ofoma, for allegedly inflicting severe injuries on her seven-year-old daughter in Ibollo community, Awada-Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area. The child, identified as Oluebube, was allegedly injured with a hot knife following an accusation that she took meat from a cooking pot. Police said the child was rescued after community security personnel and residents intervened, leading to the woman’s […]

The National Orientation Agency, NOA, has urged Nigerians to remain calm amid fluctuations in the retail price of petrol. The NOA Director in Kebbi State, Muhammed Nasir-Karofi, said the changes were linked to movements in international crude oil prices, market conditions and foreign exchange factors under the deregulated downstream petroleum sector. He acknowledged the economic pressure the price changes could place on households and businesses but said the reforms were […]