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Nigeria Breaks Record with $6.1 Billion in Non‑Oil Exports
Nigeria’s non‑oil export sector achieved its highest-ever performance in 2025, generating approximately $6.1 billion in earnings, up from $5.4 billion the previous year. The increase...
Foreign Airlines Call on Nigeria to Improve Aviation Operations
Foreign airline operators in Nigeria have called for urgent action to tackle persistent challenges in the country’s aviation sector, warning that current bottlenecks...
Contractors Block Finance Ministry in Abuja Over Unpaid ₦4 Trillion Debts
Hundreds of indigenous contractors under the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) blocked the main gate of the Federal Ministry of Finance...
How Onitsha Trader’s ‘Christian Genocide’ Claims Shaped US Airstrikes on Nigeria
A tool merchant based in Onitsha, Anambra State, Emeka Umeagbalasi, has unexpectedly emerged as a significant influence on United States policy discussions concerning...
Nigeria Remains Import-Dependent as Petrol Imports Outpace Domestic Refineries in 2025
In 2025, Nigeria continued to rely mainly on imported petrol, with foreign suppliers accounting for about 62 per cent of the country’s total Premium...
Nigeria Raises NALDA Budget to ₦25bn to Boost Agricultural Growth
Nigeria’s Federal Government has significantly increased the funding for the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) in the 2026 Appropriation Bill, raising its...
Nigeria’s 2026 Budget Sets Aside Less Than 1 % for Poverty Reduction
Nigeria’s Federal Government has proposed a N58.47 trillion budget for 2026, but only about N206.5 billion—less than one per cent of the total—is earmarked specifically...
United Airlines Plane Suffers Nose Gear Failure During Orlando Landing
A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Orlando experienced a dramatic landing at Orlando International Airport when one of its nose wheels detached...
