The Burna Boy Spotify record is gaining attention as he is leading a widely shared ranking of Nigerian Afrobeats artists with 100 million streams, with 23 songs reportedly crossing the milestone across all credits. The list places Wizkid second with 18 songs, followed by Tems with 13, Asake with 11 and Omah Lay with 10….
Nigeria’s opposition is entering a more intense phase ahead of the 2027 election, with two developments putting pressure on the ruling APC from different directions. Atiku Abubakar’s claim that President Bola Tinubu is 90 has created a fresh political controversy, while former Bayelsa governor Timipre Sylva has left the APC and opposition groups are meeting…
Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.43% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), marking an improvement from 3.89% in Q1 and 4.23% in the same period last year. The figure gives the government another reason to point to economic recovery. But the more interesting question is whether Nigeria’s economic…
The Presidency has clarified that Nigeria land borders have been open since March 2024, pushing back against claims that the Federal Government still maintains a general closure on cross-border trade. The clarification came after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said he would reopen Nigeria’s borders if elected in 2027. The Presidency said the statement was…
The Niger State kidnapping has triggered a major security response after President Bola Tinubu ordered the military, police, DSS and other intelligence agencies to work together to rescue the abducted victims. He also directed the Service Chiefs to provide regular updates until those taken are accounted for. The order comes after gunmen attacked several communities…
The family of Mary Habila has disclosed that the young nurse died after a congenital heart condition became critical, bringing a new development to a case that has attracted intense public attention since her death at the residence of Works Minister David Umahi. According to the family, Habila had been diagnosed with a hole in…
Nigeria’s push to rely more on local petrol production is facing an unexpected problem. The Dangote Refinery says rising Nigeria petrol imports are making it harder to plan production and could force it to export excess fuel instead of selling it at home. The warning comes as imported petrol accounted for about 43% of the…
The Nigeria Police Force has challenged social media commentator Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to provide evidence for his claims that some police officers at checkpoints share information about travellers with kidnappers. The VeryDarkMan police allegations have now turned into a direct test of whether serious claims about Nigeria’s security system can move…
The Federal Government has launched the Ijebu-Ode Ibadan road reconstruction and dualisation while also moving to address the worsening condition of the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road. The two developments highlight a wider push by the government to deal with some of Nigeria’s most important road corridors, but they also raise a familiar question: can the Federal Government…
Nigeria has moved closer to unlocking one of its biggest oil investments in years as the Bonga offshore project advances towards a Final Investment Decision, with NNPC and its international partners targeting between $15 billion and $21 billion in investment. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and partners Shell, Esso and Agip signed amendments to…
