More than a year after US President Donald Trump placed Nigeria on America's list of Countries of Particular Concern over religious freedom violations, American lawmakers say the killings, kidnappings and displacement of Christian communities have continued, renewing calls for concrete action by the Nigerian government.
Foreign investors have increased purchases of Nigeria’s dollar-denominated sovereign bonds, pushing down yields and signalling improved demand for the country’s external debt in international markets.
Oil traders are becoming more confident that the world can withstand disruptions to Middle Eastern supplies, even as the dangers facing ships transporting those supplies remain far from resolved.
Nigeria and Jamaica are close to concluding a reviewed Bilateral Air Services Agreement, with both countries working towards signing the document in Kingston, Jamaica, either in the last week of November or the first week of December 2026.
The World Bank has approved $500m in additional financing for Nigeria to tackle flooding, restore degraded agricultural land and reduce conflicts between farmers, herders and rural communities across the northern part of the country.
Team Nigeria has recorded its best-ever finish at the Youth Olympic Games, winning three gold medals at Dakar 2026 in Senegal to surpass the country's previous best performance at the competition since its debut.
Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate production rose by 5.7 percent year-on-year to an average of 1.69 million barrels per day in October 2026, extending the country’s run of meeting its Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries production quota to six consecutive months.
The United Kingdom has backed Nigeria’s plan to establish a $750m pension-led infrastructure investment fund to direct long-term retirement savings toward projects in energy, transport, and digital infrastructure.
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board and Nigeria LNG Limited have committed $9m to establish professorial research chairs in six Nigerian universities, in a move aimed at strengthening local research capacity and developing solutions to industry challenges.
Nigerian-born American lawyer, Shirley U. Emehelu, has made history as the first immigrant to serve as Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, United States, following her appointment by Governor Mikie Sherrill.
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
