Nigeria Inflation Rate Test Looms on 15 October
Nigeria's inflation rate is forecast to rise to 15.5% in September 2026, testing whether disinflation has stalled and what the...
October 14, 2026Section
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Nigeria Poverty to Rise Despite 4.2% Growth
The IMF lifted Nigeria's 2026 growth forecast to 4.2% but expects poverty to rise as food and energy cost more....
October 14, 2026
Dangote Refinery Posts US$4.7B Profit
Nigeria's Dangote refinery posted a US$4.73 billion profit in nine months on US$22.48 billion in sales, up 144%. Its share...
October 14, 2026
Nigeria Rejoins US Child Soldier List of 14
The US has added Nigeria to its 2026 child soldiers list of 14 governments, which can block US military training,...
October 14, 2026
Nigeria Seeks Probe of Oct. 9 Custody Death
Nigeria says a citizen was tortured to death by South African police in Cape Town on 9 October after a...
October 14, 2026
APC Campaign Council Adds Wike, Adeleke, Soludo
Nigeria's ruling APC named opposition figures Wike, Adeleke and Soludo to Tinubu's campaign council before the January 2027 vote.
October 13, 2026
Who Is Nyesom Wike, Tinubu’s Opposition Ally
Nyesom Wike, Nigeria's FCT minister and a PDP member, admits helping the APC win Edo in 2024 and now runs...
October 13, 2026
Shell Sells Nigeria Gas Unit to Vaaris
Shell has agreed to sell Shell Nigeria Gas, its domestic gas distribution unit serving over 130 industrial customers, to local...
October 13, 2026
Nigeria Police Arrest Okorocha on 12 October
Nigerian police arrested former Imo governor Rochas Okorocha at an Abuja hotel on Monday night over alleged forgery tied to...
October 13, 2026