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China Supplies 39 Percent Of Nigeria’s Imports As Trade Deficit Hits ₦9.9trn

Nigeria’s imports from China increased from ₦5.10 trillion in the first quarter of 2026 to ₦5.92 trillion in the second quarter, according to the latest Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics.

Flutterwave Brings Dangote Refinery IPO To WhatsApp, Digital Payments

Flutterwave is bringing a new digital payment route to Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals' ₦525-per-share IPO, allowing Nigerians at home and abroad to fund subscriptions through web and mobile channels.

Dangote Refinery Discloses ₦295bn Claims In Nine Material Court Cases

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The nine material cases met the ₦100 million materiality threshold and relate to disputes arising in the ordinary course of the refinery’s operations.

Xenophobic Attacks: NASS Hits Back At South Africa, Suspends All Official Visits, Legislative Events

The Nigerian National Assembly has hit back at South Africa over recurring xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals, suspending all official visits to the country and ordering a boycott of legislative activities hosted or organised by South African authorities.

Elon Musk’s 2026 AI Predictions Keep Getting Bigger: Full List

Some of his predictions are only months away. Others stretch across the next decade. Taken individually, they sound extraordinary. Put together, they describe a much more radical idea about where technology is taking the economy.

Nigeria Takes Charge Of UN Peacekeeping Committee, Pushes Tougher Accountability, Civilian Protection

Nigeria has assumed the chairmanship of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, C-34, with its Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, pledging to push for a more effective, accountable and field-oriented approach to international peacekeeping.

FG Seeks Chinese Capital To Accelerate Power Projects, Industrial Investment

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this during engagements with Chinese companies in Beijing as part of an ongoing Nigeria-China power sector mission.

NIHOTOUR, FTAN Settle For Dialogue Over 2022 Act, Strengthen Partnership

The agreement followed a strategic meeting between the leadership of both organisations in Abuja on Wednesday, where they reaffirmed their commitment to closer collaboration and the professionalisation of Nigeria’s tourism, hospitality and travel sectors.

UK Launches Community Digital Hub In Ogun

The hub, inaugurated on September 2, is one of 10 community-centred connectivity hubs supported by the UK Government through its Digital Access Programme. The Initiative for Digital Inclusion (IDI) is implementing the project.

Israel Blows Up Hezbollah’s Tunnel Network In Lebanon, Triggers 4.1-Magnitude Tremor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said the operation completed Israel’s operational control of the strategically important ridge, both above and below ground.