Nestoil invests $28m in rigs to lift OML 42 production Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi has put about $28 million into two drilling rigs because renting them in Nigeria had become too difficult and too expensive. The Nestoil Group chairman said in a…
The International Criminal Court has dismissed an anonymous petition seeking an investigation into alleged systemic kidnappings in Nigeria as crimes against humanity. The petition, titled, “Formal Communication Requesting Investigation into Systemic Kidnappings in Nigeria as Crimes Against Humanity,” was filed…
The initial public offering of Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, the largest on the continent, will open in the next 10 to 12 days, owner Aliko Dangote said on Thursday. “So our dream is that we want to make sure we double…
President Donald Trump‘s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to let it enforce a new U.S. Postal Service rule tightening the use of mail-in ballots, moving swiftly after a judge temporarily blocked the regulation ahead of November’s midterm elections. In an emergency…
FIFA accused UEFA of waging a “smear campaign” against it and President Gianni Infantino, escalating a dispute over the abandoned proposal to sell a stake in the world governing body’s commercial rights, according to a court filing seen by Reuters.…
Kenya President William Ruto said on Thursday he had ordered India’s Tata Chemicals to stop its operations in Kenya, saying its presence had failed to benefit the country. Ruto said the government would bring in two new companies to take over…
Africa’s commercial aircraft fleet will more than double by 2045, U.S. planemaker Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab forecast on Thursday, as a young and increasingly urban population drives demand for travel within the continent and to the Middle East. The following are…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has warned that Nigeria’s democracy is at a crossroads ahead of the 2027 general elections, citing threats of political violence, rigged party primaries, weak electoral credibility and declining judicial integrity. Falana made the remarks…
The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has assured supporters that no one would intimidate them or prevent their votes from counting during the 2027 general elections. Obi, who spoke on Thursday at a town hall meeting…
Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that is crippling education and eroding public trust in the government, a security consultancy said on Wednesday. Nigeria’s SBM Intelligence said 7,825…
