
Nigeria’s 13 Percent Oil Derivation Rule Explained
Nigeria's 13 percent derivation fund for oil-producing states is a constitutional minimum, not a ceiling, and Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri...
October 13, 2026Nigeria news in English from The Rio Times — Lagos and Abuja politics, economy, oil and markets.

Nigeria's 13 percent derivation fund for oil-producing states is a constitutional minimum, not a ceiling, and Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri...
October 13, 2026
Isa Ali Pantami, a computer scientist, cleric and former Nigerian minister, is fighting to get on the Gombe governor list....
October 13, 2026
The Gombe candidate list leaves out Isa Pantami, nominee of the opposition PDP. His lawyers gave Nigeria's electoral commission until...
October 13, 2026
The World Bank Group says it is helping mobilise up to US$5.79 billion in private financing for Nigeria across broadband,...
October 13, 2026
A Nigeria airstrike in Borno State killed more than 40 Islamic State fighters on Saturday, the military says, in a...
October 12, 2026
Nigeria Super Eagles guide with AFCON 2027 dates, matchday 3 and 4 qualifier fixtures, Group L and E standings and...
October 12, 2026
Nigeria history from Nok and Benin to the 1914 merger, independence in 1960, the Biafran war, military rule and the...
October 12, 2026
Brandy headlines Flytime's House of R&B at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos on Sunday 20 December 2026. Tickets, venue...
October 12, 2026
Nigeria public debt reached US$120.93 billion in June 2026, with debt service consuming over half of federal revenue, raising risks...
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