President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has attributed the relatively high cost of petrol in Nigeria partly to the continued smuggling of the commodity to neighbouring countries, where it commands significantly higher prices. Dangote said the price disparity, which he put at between 30 and 50 per cent in some neighbouring countries, creates a
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria has no justification to remain poor, arguing that the country possesses the natural and human resources required to produce enough for its population and generate wealth. Obasanjo attributed part of Nigeria’s persistent poverty to policies that promote imports at the expense of local production, particularly in the
The Nigeria Immigration Service has extended its special passport intervention exercise in the United Kingdom by two weeks following a surge in demand from Nigerians seeking passport services. The exercise, being conducted at designated centres in London and Manchester, which was initially scheduled to end on September 19, 2026, will now run until October 3.
The United States has delivered additional military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to combat terrorism and other security threats in the region. The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X account on Thursday. According to the command,
The Presidency has defended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic policies, saying the reforms were not designed to make Nigerians suffer but to address longstanding challenges and rebuild the economy. President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the administration remained focused on creating a stronger and more sustainable economy despite the difficulties
A 68-year-old British woman, Dawn Ottewell, has accused her 31-year-old Nigerian husband, Bright Emokpae, of marrying her primarily to obtain a UK spouse visa, as she seeks to end their marriage. Ottewell, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, told The Sun that she had been unable to locate Emokpae, whom she married in Cyprus in 2022, after
7,825 Nigerians Abducted, N7.8bn Ransom Paid in One Year — Report No fewer than 7,825 people were abducted in 1,713 kidnapping and related incidents across Nigeria between July 2025 and June 2026, while at least 1,142 people were killed, according to a report by SBM Intelligence. The report, titled “The Capture of the Kidnap Economy,”
Terrorists Using Social Media, Remittance Platforms to Finance Operations — Security Expert Security analyst and lawyer, Dr Bulama Bukarti, has raised the alarm over the growing sophistication of terrorism financing in Nigeria, saying terrorist groups are exploiting social media and international remittance platforms to raise and move funds into the country. Bukarti, who spoke on
DNA Tests: 23.6% of Nigerian Men Tested Not Biological Fathers — Report About 23.6 per cent of paternity tests conducted by Smart DNA Nigeria returned negative results during its 2025/2026 reporting period, indicating that the men tested were not the biological fathers of the children involved. The figure is contained in the company’s latest annual
Alleged Visa Overstay: Two Nigerians Detained in Indian Police Two Nigerian nationals, including a woman, have been detained in Dwarka, Delhi, India, for allegedly overstaying their visas during Operation VISTA 1.0, a police initiative targeting immigration violations involving foreign nationals. The detentions followed checks by the Dwarka District Police, which reportedly established that the visas