Sen. Bola Tinubu, who will soon take the oath of office as president of Nigeria, arrived to Abuja on Monday after spending the previous month in Paris. He reported that he was in good health and ready to get back to work. In a statement that was released on Monday, Mr. Tunde Rahman, one of Read More…
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2022 exports from Nigeria totalled 214
Nigeria exported a total of 214 products in 2022, according to the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). This was stated at the Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) conference on Wednesday in Abuja by the Executive Director of NEPC/CEO, Dr. Ezra Yakusak. The role of the non-oil sector towards economic diversification and GDP Read More…
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles stunned by the Gambia in Under-20 AFCON s-final
Monday’s semi-final match of the ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt saw Nigeria’s Flying Eagles fall to their Gambian opponents 0-1. The Nigerian team dominated the game, holding 62% of the ball compared to 38% for the Gambians, which took part in it at the Cairo International Stadium. They missed the last Read More…
CERAWEEK top Exxon boss wants to unblock sale in “challenging” Nigeria
In order to proceed with the blocked sale of its shallow water oil production activities in Nigeria, Exxon Mobil Corp hopes to obtain the government’s approval, a top Exxon executive told Reuters. Exxon Global Upstream President Liam Mallon announced this ahead of the CERAweek energy conference by S&P Global, which will begin on Monday in Read More…
CPPE establishes economic agenda for next administration
An economic agenda for the new administration has been established by the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE) with the goal of restoring investor confidence and repositioning the Nigerian economy. In a statement released on Sunday in Lagos, the founder of the CPPE, Dr. Muda Yusuf, said that Nigeria’s current political transition gave Read More…
INEC announces Bola Tinubu 2023 presidential winner
Sen. Bola Tinubu, the candidate for president of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been proclaimed the victor of the presidential election held on February 25 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With 8,794,726 votes, Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, defeated Atiku Abubakar of the People Democratic Party (PDP), who received 6,984,520 Read More…
Lagos INEC opens State Collation Centre; no LGA results yet
More than 24 hours after the presidential and national assembly elections in Lagos State began on Saturday, not a single result from any of the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) has been sent to the State Collation Centre. At the official opening of the centre for final collation of election results in Lagos State at Read More…
Africa’s first humanoid, result of $12.6bn partnership between Canada and Nigeria
The value of the Uniccon Group of Companies’ partnership with the Canada Trade Commission on “Omeife,” Africa’s first humanoid robot, is estimated at $12.6 billion. When the Canada Trade Commissioner from Global Affairs Canada visited the group’s facilities in Abuja, Mr. Chuks Ekwueme, the group’s chairman, said this. According to Chuks, the humanoid robot’s anticipated Read More…
IMF drops Nigeria’s 2022 growth forecast to 3%
The International Monetary Fund has cut its estimate for Nigeria’s real GDP growth in 2022 from 3.4% to 3%, citing low oil production and the bad effects of recent flooding. Nigeria is trying to stop oil theft and violence in its oil-producing areas, which has cut oil production and the government’s income. Additionally, the nation Read More…
Nigeria bids Costa Rica ‘safe journey’ to Qatar as they go down 0-2 in friendly
In a warm-up match for the Qatar tournament on Wednesday in San Jose, Costa Rica defeated Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2-0, demonstrating that they were prepared for the World Cup. Oscar Duarte opened the score for the hosts after seven minutes. The team was scheduled to leave on their trip to the 2022 event in Qatar Read More…










