Nigeria Becomes the First OPEC Member to Join the IEA
Nigeria joins the IEA as an association country, the first OPEC member to do so, signing a Joint Work Programme...
September 4, 2026Section
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Nigerian Groups Want Brazil’s JBS Deal Suspended Until Someone Explains It
The JBS Nigeria investment of US$2.5bn covers six plants, but civil society groups in Abuja want it suspended until safeguards...
September 4, 2026
Nigeria Cloud Investment Push Seeks US$750 Million in Two Years
Nigeria cloud investment of US$750 million is the two-year target, resting on Project BRIDGE fibre that has about US$845 million...
September 3, 2026
Dangote Cement Courts London for a Second Listing
Dangote Cement is meeting investors in London ahead of a reported secondary listing on the LSE. An executive director confirmed...
September 3, 2026
Nigeria Says the US Drawdown Is Not a Rupture
Nigeria's Defence Headquarters confirmed a US troop drawdown of about 200 personnel, calling it mission-specific. The security partnership continues, with...
September 3, 2026
Uber Exits Nigeria and Uganda in Global Cutback
Uber shuts down in Nigeria and Uganda from September 2, 2026, after a strategic review. Drivers are expected to migrate...
September 3, 2026
Nigeria’s Censors Halt a Film About the Apo Six and Send It to the DSS
Nigerian film censors have halted the release of The Night of June 7th and referred the Apo Six drama to...
September 2, 2026
Nigeria’s Economy Grew 4.43% in the Second Quarter
Nigeria GDP growth hit 4.43% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, the strongest quarterly reading since the...
September 2, 2026
A Lagos Court Tells Nigeria’s Fuel Regulator to Leave Dangote Alone
A Dangote refinery injunction bars the NMDPRA from enforcing its 24 August order suspending loading at the Lekki plant, pending...
September 2, 2026