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IIntersociety said Fulani jihadist militants, operating under various disguises, were responsible for approximately 80 of the killings and 110 abductions, while Boko Haram insurgents accounted for 20 killings and 10 abductions. No fewer than 100 Nigerians have been killed and 120 others abducted between August 10 and October 26, 2025, in a renewed wave of religiously motivated attacks across Nigeria. …

The Dangote refinery is expected to start crude oil production soon, a report by S&P Global has said. Dangote’s upstream oil assets, Oil Mining Leases 71 and 72, are expected to start pumping oil before the end of the year. According to the report by S&P, the assets will start producing about 40,000 barrels of crude oil per day. “Dangote’s …

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara arrives at the Presidential Palace to meet with his French counterpart in Abidjan, as part of a three day visit to West Africa. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) The Bureau News reports that Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has secured a controversial fourth term in office, winning 89.77% of the vote in an election …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the federal government of dishonesty over its claims of increased local food production, arguing that widespread insecurity and the displacement of farmers—especially in northern Nigeria—make such assertions untrue. The party lamented that even farmers who have not been displaced are struggling to afford fertilisers and other essential agricultural inputs due to soaring costs. …

Economists and financial analysts have explained that conflict of interest is the reason why the recent drop in the price of rice attracted mixed feelings from Nigerians and traders. The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, Muda Yusuf, and the Executive Officer of SD & D Capital Management disclosed this in an interview with …

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has announced the launch of the 2025 SMEDAN Pitch Competition. The competition will award N20 million in grants to five outstanding entrepreneurs whose businesses demonstrate innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth. SMEDAN empowers Nigerian entrepreneurs The pitch competition forms part of this year’s National MSME Conference, which aims to promote innovation …

The Association of Igbo Town Unions, ASITU, has taken its grievances to the international stage, petitioning the United Nations Human Rights Council, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the ECOWAS Court of Justice over what it described as the “systematic demolition” of properties belonging to Igbo traders and investors in Lagos State. Addressing journalists in Umuahia, Abia …

Despite the counter statements from the presidency on the alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria, a member of the US Congress, Rep Riley M. Moore has insisted that about 7,000 Christians have been killed across the country this year. In a recent interview with Fox News, the lawmaker described the alleged genocide as a tragedy saying “it has been going on …

Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and activist politician, Omoyele Sowore, have been released from Kuje Prison after perfecting their bail conditions. Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel was also released from the prison on Monday, alongside others arrested for participating in the #FreeeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja. Sowore, who led the protests, was …

Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc and Anap Foundation, Atedo Peterside, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, under Prof Mahmoud Yakubu was a national disgrace. Peterside made this remark on Monday while responding to questions during an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television When asked about his expectations of the new INEC leadership under …