Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 mi2). With a population of more than 236 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.
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Dangote Refinery has blamed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, for the rise in Nigeria’s fuel imports despite the plant’s capacity to meet domestic demand. Dangote Refinery made its position known in a statement on Wednesday. NMDPRA, in its July Fact Sheet, said fuel imports into Nigeria had risen by 9 percent to […] NMDPRA fuel import licences responsible for Nigeria’s petrol import rise — Dangote Refinery
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…He was a distinguished journalist, gentleman — NGE, NUJ, GOCOP LAGOS—PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE; the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, FCT council and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, yesterday, mourned the death of the founder and Managing Editor of The Eagle Online, […] The post Oladipo’s death, painful loss to media industry — Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Uzodimma appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Abubakar Malami inaugurates a 600-member Kebbi ADC campaign council, urging unity and issue-based politics for the 2027 general elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/malami-inaugurates-600-member-kebbi-adc-campaign-council/
.Trace N3.6bn through cryptocurrency conversion scheme Linus Aleke in Abuja The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) said more than 12.5 million victims’ email logs had been recovered with victims
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Linus Aleke in Abuja The Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) said it had developed a mechanism to identify violence-prone areas across the federation and transmit the information to intelligence and
Community leaders in Katsina and Nasarawa states have commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for the arrest of an alleged arms trafficking kingpin, Abubakar Mubarak, and the dismantling of
· First Lady: programme will lift poor households to self sufficiency · Stresses govt’s economic reforms have telling effect on households Deji Elumoye in Abuja In a major push to cushion the
Alex Enumah in Abuja The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that the commission in the last three years secured the forfeiture
Nume Ekeghe Zenith Bank Plc hosted the 10th edition of its International Trade Seminar on Non-Oil Export on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, marking a decade of sustained advocacy for the
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Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti A former Senator representing Ekiti North Senatorial District, Ayo Arise, has criticised the proposal by the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku
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Sunday Ehigiator Presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2027 general election, Donald Duke, has stressed the importance of competence, integrity and capacity over political loyalty in
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, yesterday, formally inaugurated the Director-General and over 600 members of the African Democratic
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