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Nigeria’s 2025 budget has major flaws and won’t ease economic burden

There are doubts as to whether Nigerian president Bola Tinubu’s N54.99 trillion (US$36.6 billion) 2025 budget will lay a solid foundation for addressing some of the country’s current economic challenges.

The Conversation

Lack Of Regional Cooperation Hampering Lake Chad Jihadist Fight

Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are hindering efforts to end a more than decade-long jihadist insurgency, according to local officials and security sources.

International Business Times

‘There is nothing here’: the island left behind by Lagos’s economic boom

Politicians in Nigeria hope the country’s largest city will one day look like Dubai, but on nearby Refuge Island people live without electricity

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Death toll in Nigeria tanker truck blast rises to 86

A total of 86 people have died after a petrol tanker truck overturned and exploded in Niger state. Most of the victims were impoverished local residents who had rushed to scoop up the spilled petrol, local authorities said. The price of fuel in Nigeria has gone up by 400 percent…

Radio France Internationale

‘Heartbreaking’: 86 killed in Nigeria tanker explosion

52 others suffered severe burns in the latest tanker explosion in Africa’s largest economy, amid rising fuel cost.

Al Jazeera

Military drones deployed as Nigeria loses billions to oil theft gangs

Nigeria is ramping up its battle against oil theft in the Niger Delta, aiming to boost national production to 3 million barrels per day and address energy insecurity.

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria’s economy in 2025 doesn’t look bright – analyst explains why

Nigerians may be wondering whether the year 2025 will bring the “renewed hope” promised by the President Bola Tinubu administration – or whether they are in for another year of economic despair.

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Police in Nigeria launch probe after 35 children die in stampede

Police in Nigeria have arrested eight people in connection with a stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan that killed 35 children and seriously injured six others.

Radio France Internationale

Tragedy Strikes As 35 Children Killed In Nigerian Funfair

Tragic incident at a Nigerian funfair results in the deaths of 35 children, sparking calls for justice and preventive measures.

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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, police said on Thursday.

International Business Times

Young Nigerian entrepreneurs seek to reshape relationship with France

During Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s visit to France in November, he brought a delegation of young leaders to strengthen ties and attract investment in Africa’s largest economy. RFI caught up with some of them.

Radio France Internationale

Nigerian businesses court French investors during Tinubu's landmark visit

President Bola Tinubu's state visit to France brings a delegation of Nigerian business leaders seeking new investment in Africa's largest economy. It also reflects growing efforts to strengthen economic links between Nigeria and France.

Radio France Internationale

Nigerian President Woos French Investment On State Visit

President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday Nigeria is "open for business" as he embarked on a state visit to France, with Paris looking to boost ties in English-speaking Africa following a series of setbacks with former allies on the continent.

International Business Times

Nigerian president in Paris as France pivots towards anglophone Africa

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu begins a three day state visit to France this Thursday, the first of its kind by a Nigerian leader in more than two decades, as Paris seeks to boost ties with English-speaking Africa.

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International Business Times

Nigerian State Visit Signals Shift In France's Africa Strategy

President Bola Tinubu will begin a two-day trip to France on Thursday, the first state visit by a Nigerian leader in more than two decades, as Paris seeks to boost ties with anglophone Africa.

International Business Times

Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles Gain Slow Momentum In Nigeria

Car mechanic Adebola Omotosho has to drive eight kilometres across Nigeria's bustling commercial hub Lagos to fill his tank with compressed natural gas.

International Business Times

India And Nigeria Renew Ties As Modi Visits

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu met Sunday to renew what they call the "strategic partnership" between two major nations of Asia and Africa.

The Independent UK

Indian and Nigerian leaders pledge stronger security ties and support for Global South

The leaders of Nigeria and India have pledged stronger ties in maritime security and counterterrorism during Prime Minister Narendra Modi first visit to Nigeria

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The Independent UK

Nigeria’s army chief, who led the country through one of Africa's longest conflicts, dies at 56

Nigeria’s army chief, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who led soldiers through a critical period in the fight against Islamic extremists in the West African nation’s hard-hit northeast, has died after an illness

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria frees 119 people charged with treason over cost of living protests

A Nigerian court freed 119 people including minors on Tuesday, after the authorities dropped charges against them arising from deadly protests in August against economic hardship.

Al Jazeera

Rights group calls for release of minors charged over Nigeria protests

Scenes of young Nigerians fainting while in court in the capital Abuja sparked uproar from politicians, civil society.

International Business Times

Biden Thanks Nigerian President For Binance Exec's Release – What Role Did White House Play?

U.S. President Joe Biden thanked his Nigerian counterpart after Binance compliance chief Tigran Gambaryan was freed from Nigerian custody last week, but the question is, did the White House play a key role in the former IRS agent's laborious journey to freedom?

International Business Times

Nigerians Sacrifice Cars As Cost Of Living Crisis Worsens

Nigeria's economic crisis and soaring petrol prices forced Bolaji Emmanuel to give up his driver and his Honda Pilot utility vehicle, as he struggles with spiking living costs.

The Independent UK

Emma Thompson and Annie Lennox back campaign against political violence and unrest in Nigeria

There have been more than 1,200 people abducted in 2024 so far, according to the ‘Stop Nigeria Genocide’ campaign

The Conversation

Nigeria recalled all its ambassadors a year ago and has not replaced them – international isolation looms

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has yet to replace the ambassadors he recalled a year ago, leaving only the country’s UN permanent representative. Nigeria has 109 diplomatic missions worldwide, comprising 76 embassies, 22 high commissions and 11 consulates. The Conversation Africa asked Sheriff Folarin, an international relations expert and the author…

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