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As Nigeria gears towards 2025, its economy is on the cusp of a major overhaul with five key drivers poised to revolutionise its

At least 20 fishermen have been killed in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their village, fishermen and local security officers said on Thursday.

Nigeria's central bank expects the economy to expand by 4.17% this year, Governor Olayemi Cardoso said on Thursday, driven by ongoing reforms and stabilising inflation. Reforms instituted by President Bola Tinubu in 2023,

Social media users in Nigeria have shared a video in January 2025 claiming it showed 200 missing children who were found in a house in Nigeria’s Rivers state. However, the posts are misleading: Nigerian police confirmed the footage featured 16 children rescued from a compound in September 2024 in a case linked to alleged human trafficking.

The United Nations will this week appeal for $910 million to help tackle a humanitarian crisis in northeastern Nigeria, which has been in the grip of an Islamist insurgency since 2009 and was hit by flooding last year,

In this episode of Drinks and Mics, the team dives into Nigeria’s key economic issues. They unpack the impact of

The President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Architect Kabir Ibrahim, has stressed the urgent need for action to address the critical

By ODUNAYO ALIU Nigeria has a fast-growing population of 235 million with 45% below the age of 17. Insufficient schools, high poverty rates, and a poor education system result in lack of motivation for both teachers and students in rural areas.

THE Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, said a total of $6.7 billion was invested in Nigeria’s energy sector in 2024.

A coalition of civil society organizations, the Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria, has rejected the Value Added Tax, VAT, sharing

Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS bloc of developing economies. BRICS was formed by Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009, with South Africa added in 2010, as a counterweight to the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations.