Goddy Ikeh

As Nigeria advances its mining ambitions through high-impact deals and project milestones, African Mining Week (AMW) – Africa’s premier mining gathering, taking place October 1–3, 2025, in Cape Town – will feature a dedicated session on the country. The session will showcase current projects and opportunities, reinforcing Nigeria’s position as an emerging mining hub.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned by news reports of the ongoing detention and possible deportation of Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara, who was arrested June 14 while covering a “No Kings” protest against the actions of the Trump administration in an Atlanta, Georgia suburb.

The representatives of the African Development Bank Group have concluded a week-long high-level mission to Ghana, marking the institution’s first major engagement with the country’s new administration under President John Dramani Mahama.

Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima says that the National Integrated Infrastructure Masterplan 2020-2043 remains Nigeria’s blueprint and a compass to raise infrastructure stores from the current 35% of the GDP to 70%.

The Gambian Government says it will partner with the Kebbi State Government in northern Nigeria to adopt the state’s agricultural strategies to attain self-sufficiency in rice production.

Nigeria’s Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has reaffirmed its commitment to sanitise the Nigerian online media landscape and declare zero tolerance for fake news and unethical journalism.

Nigeria’s Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has called for deeper collaboration with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) as Nigeria prepares to implement the newly approved National Urban Development Policy.

The Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha, says that Nigeria is taking a significant step in tackling climate change with the planned issuance of a N50 billion Sovereign Green Bond.

African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies has announced that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, will address delegates at Africa’s premier energy event in Cape Town.

Nigerian bourse posts N513bn growth despite 2-day holidays last week