13 Years After, NDDC Inaugurates Multi-Million Naira Delta Office With Assurance of Completing Legacy Projects in Niger Delta

Sylvester Idowu in Warri The multi-million-naira Delta State office of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was yesterday inaugurated with an assurance that all legacy projects in the region will be completed in line with President Bola...

Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, 18th October, 2025

Good morning, Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Saturday, 18th October, 2025. A senior adviser to U.S President, Donald Trump, on Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, has dismissed...

Premier Energies secures USD 20 mn solar contracts in West Africa

Synopsis Homegrown Premier Energies secured solar contracts worth USD 19.95 million in Benin, West Africa, to expand clean energy access. The projects involve installing 750 rooftop solar systems, over 4,400 streetlights, and 650 solar water...

Certificate Racketeering: House of Reps committee visits YABATECH

The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Tertiary Education, chaired by Hon. Abubakar Hassan Fulata from Birniwa/Guri/Kirikasamma Federal Constituency, Jigawa State, visited Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) to investigate allegations...

Nigeria’s Achievements Highlight Its Potential For Greatness – Anthony Kanu

The Association of Philosophy Professionals of Nigeria (APPON) has held its annual conference recently at the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi state. The conference’ lecture titled, ‘The Forgotten Past, The Chequered Present And The Distant...

Niger Delta roads are nightmares, says Gov Oborevwori

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has described the state of roads in the Niger Delta region as nightmarish, saying motorists go through a lot navigating the roads. He canvassed a partnership between the state governments in the region and...

New investor takes over Rivatex East Africa, fires 3,000 employees

The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Investments formally handed over Rivatex East Africa to Arise IIP Limited The textile manufacturer has been making losses despite the government pumping in billions of shillings George Olaka, the CEO of Arise...

‎UBTH CMD pledges inproved  orthodontic care, education

‎ ‎The Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) Prof. (Mrs) Idia Ize-Iyamu, has pledged to advance orthodontic care, education, and research in Nigeria. ‎Prof. Idia stated this at the weekend after she emerged as...

Nigeria’s ban on shea nuts export

Nigeria recently announced a ban on the export of raw shea nuts, a commodity highly sought after in the global cosmetic and food industries. The policy is framed as a way to promote local value addition, create jobs, and diversify foreign exchange...

‎Why We Honour Dangote’s Okpella Cement, Says ITF

‎The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has honoured the Dangote’s Okpella Cement Limited with the 2024 Best Contributory Employer Award. ‎ ‎The recognition was presented over the weekend in acknowledgment of the company’s significant contributions to...

17 African countries commit to scale up electricity access

Seventeen African governments have committed to reforms and actionable plans to expand electricity access as part of Mission 300—an ambitious partnership led by the World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group that aims to connect 300...

“Baba think say e fine” – Davido, Chioma, Obi Cubana, others react as Israel DMW shares dapper photos as he marks birthday

Logistics manager to music star Davido, Israel DMW, has elicited reactions with his birthday photos. The internet sensation, via his Instagram page, shared several photos of himself in a suit and traditional outfit to commemorate his new age. In...

National troupe unleash the spirit of Nigeria… On Independence Day

The National Troupe, under the leadership of Hajja Kaltume Bulama Gana, has got its groove back. Not only are performances holding regularly, the troupe is churning out quality work. Most recent was the troupe’s performance at the 65th...

Europe Is Answering Putin’s Challenge

Donald Trump has derided NATO as an obsolete bunch of freeloaders for so long, it can be easy to forget that the transatlantic alliance remains the most powerful combined military force on Earth. And right now, it’s really acting like it. Last...

Tinubu: Downplaying the pains of Nigeria’s poor?

During the tenure of Adams Oshiomole as governor of Edo State, an unknown joker had placed a cryptic message on a bridge under construction in that state’s capital city of Benin. The individual had tied a spoon and fork together with a string and...

The Top African Songs You Need to Hear This Week: October 17, 2025

Every week, OkayAfrica highlights the top African music releases — including the latest Afrobeats and amapiano hits — through our best music column, African Songs You Need to Hear This Week. Read ahead for our round-up of the best new African...

IMF names 5 countries as Africa’s fastest-growing economies, Nigeria missing

Despite consecutive GDP growth, the International Monetary Fund excluded Nigeria from the list of Africa’s fastest-growing economies The new ranking, which included neighbouring countries, was prepared by top IMF economists and analysts The Fund...

Global Free Zones of the Year 2025 awards — Honourable mentions

The 2025 edition of fDi Intelligence’s Global Free Zones of the Year recognises the leading free zones across geographies and specialisations among the 80 that participated in the awards. The judging panel has given honourable mentions for zones...

CNPC Defies Niger Junta, Continues Oil Exports

State-owned Chinese oil giant CNPC continues to produce and export oil from a newly expanded oilfield in Niger despite ongoing disputes with the local authorities, Reuters reported on Friday, quoting sources familiar with the situation. CNPC set...

An NYC deliverista’s job vanished overnight. In four months, so did a thousand others. ‘I just want my app back’

Since March, Cossi Azonwakon has been trying to get his Grubhub account reinstated after he was abruptly locked out of the app, he says, because he took too long with a delivery. Azonwakon, who began delivering for Grubhub in 2019 after moving to...