Nigeria

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has told the United Nations that it seized more than 5.8 million kilogrammes of illicit drugs valued at over ₦2.5 trillion, arrested 38,242 suspects and secured 6,232 convictions between January 2025 and September 2026.

Shell has taken another major step in the restructuring of its decades-old Nigerian operations, agreeing to sell its entire interest in its domestic gas distribution business, Shell Nigeria Gas Group (SNG), to indigenous energy company, Vaaris Energy Limited.

A Nigerian worker can qualify to withdraw ₦5 million from a pension account for a house and still be unable to afford it. Finding the deposit solves one problem. Financing the remaining purchase price can create a much larger one.

Nigeria has stepped up preparations to host the 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ordinary General Assembly and CAF Awards, with National Sports Commission Chairman Shehu Dikko engaging the continental body’s leadership on arrangements for the two events.

Nigeria’s 3-3 draw with Russia offered relief after the Super Eagles’ damaging defeat to Guinea-Bissau, but whether it marked a genuine recovery remains an open question for head coach Eric Chelle.

At the commission’s 2026 annual media conference in Lagos recently, PenCom’s director-general, Ms Omolola Oloworaran, presented a catalogue of reforms and performance indicators showing a pension industry that has expanded significantly in assets, membership, compliance and investment reach.

If the state of teaching and the conditions of teachers in Nigeria today are closely examined, it will reveal one uncomfortable reality – an irresistible crisis of decay and abandonment. At every tier of the educational hierarchy – from basic primary schools to federal universities – the government’s systemic failure to care for teachers is astounding.

October 11, (THEWILL) - The Economist claims Nigerians dislike their President, but it’s a claim that smells of opposition and is riddled with inconsistencies. It has become a tired, predictable ritual of external commentary—most notably from the comfortable, insulated...

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, has called on the Federal Government to sustain investment in indigenous space technology, research and innovation, warning that Nigeria must strengthen its space capabilities to improve national security and the operational effectiveness of the Armed Forces.

Nigeria faces a $6.4bn sovereign Eurobond repayment burden between 2024 and 2030, placing it among the African countries with the largest concentrations of external bond maturities, the World Bank has said.