The United States Department of State has approved a possible sale of munitions, precision bombs, and precision rockets to Nigeria at an estimated cost of $346 million. According to a Pentagon statement on Wednesday, the deal, involving contractors Lockheed Martin, RTX Missiles and Defense, and BAE Systems, among others, was certified to Congress by the…
Nigeria and Israel have said that security and terrorism are global issues that require support and cooperations of all the international community. The concern was raised at a comprehensive and productive Political Dialogue between the countries. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and Isreali Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sharren Miriam…
Nigeria’s private sector kicked off the third quarter of 2025 with strong momentum, recording the fastest rate of job creation in nearly two years, according to the Stanbic IBTC Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The headline PMI rose to 54.0 in July from 51.6 in June, the highest since April, signalling a solid improvement in business…
Kemi Badenoch, UK business secretary and Conservative Party leader, has declared that she no longer identifies as Nigerian and has not held a Nigerian passport for over 20 years. Badenoch, who was born in London and raised in Lagos, made the statement while speaking on a podcast. She said that while she knows Nigeria well…
A viral video of a Caucasian man praising Nigeria as a land of boundless legal opportunities has sparked widespread reactions across social media platforms. In the video, the man, who currently resides in Nigeria, stated that life in the West African nation is far better than in Europe, where he originally hails from. He highlighted…
The United States (US) government has urged its citizens to reconsider traveling to Nigeria due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, armed gangs, and inconsistent availability of health care services. The United States government issued the warning on July 15, 2025 in a fresh travel advisory to its citizens published on the website of the…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, June 27, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of 14 Chinese nationals for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The suspects are: Su Zong Gen, Li Zhong Chang, Chen…
The federal government has condemned Israel’s “pre-emptive” strike on Iran which triggered an escalation of hostilities between the two countries. On Friday, Israel launched a fusillade of attacks targeting Iran’s nuclear programme and military leadership. Israeli defence officials said the missiles killed members of Iran’s general staff, including Hossein Salami, commander-in chief of Iran’s Islamic…
The federal government is expected to forfeit $10 million from a World Bank credit due to audit shortcomings, delays in launching a national budget portal, and slow implementation of a revenue assurance system. The fund is part of the $103 million fiscal governance and institutions project (FGIP), a public financial management initiative financed through a…
The Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen Michael Langley, has raised the alarm over growing efforts by extremist groups and terrorists in the Sahel to gain access to West Africa’s coastline. Describing recent attacks in Nigeria, the wider Sahel, and the Lake Chad Basin as deeply troubling, Langley warned that terrorist access to the…