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The Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Bayo Ojulari, has urged African countries to move away from fragmented national approaches to energy issues and pursue deeper regional collaboration to maximise the continent’s vast energy resources.
The Special Adviser to the Nigerian President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, says that Nigeria is now focused on translating ongoing reforms into investment, higher energy production, jobs and sustainable economic growth.
The United Bank for Africa (UBA Plc) has announced the retirement of its Group Chairman, Mr. Tony Elumelu and the appointment of Mr. Emmanuel Nnorom as his successor.
Team Nigeria staged a remarkable comeback on Monday to defeat Ghana 2-1 and win the men’s gold medal at the 2026 African Nations Cup Beach Volleyball Zone 3 Championship.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar 111, has emphasised the need for increased cooperation among religious communities to promote peace and peaceful coexistence in Nigeria and beyond.
The Nigerian equities market closed on a positive note on Monday as investors gained N3.169 trillion.
Long considered a disease of the past, diphtheria continues to affect certain regions of Mauritania. Located in the east of the country, near the border with Mali, the Mbera refugee camp hosts communities particularly exposed, in a context marked by frequent population movements and sometimes difficult living conditions.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the Nigerian National Assembly (Parliament) to investigate the alleged allocation of over ₦1.3 billion to the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC/Presidential Economic Advisory Council in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the apex students governing body, has issued a four-day ultimatum to South African business interests in Nigeria to leave the country.
SEPLAT Energy Plc says it has ended routine gas flaring across its onshore operations in Nigeria.