Tag: Nigeria

“Halt ongoing killings of Nigerians or risk violent breakup” — Ex-US Envoy warns Tinubu’s Govt.

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Ex US Envoy warns Tinubu

A former United States diplomat has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, warning that the country could face a violent breakup if urgent steps are not taken. The warning was directed at President Bola Tinubu, as killings continue in different parts of the country. A former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for ‘International Religious Freedom’, Sam Brownback, gave the warning in a speech captured in a viral video. He said the situation has reached a critical stage and may spiral out of control if not addressed immediately. Brownback described Nigeria as…

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Nigeria ranks 4th in ‘Global Terrorism Index’ – Report

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Nigeria on Global Terrorism

…Borno attacks among deadliest Nigeria has emerged as one of the countries with the sharpest rise in terrorism-related fatalities worldwide, even as global figures show a significant decline in overall terror deaths.  This troubling development is contained in the 2026 edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), which paints a sobering picture of the security landscape in parts of Africa, particularly Nigeria. According to the report, Nigeria recorded the largest increase in terrorism fatalities in 2025, with deaths rising by 46 percent to a total of 750. The document attributes…

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‘Nigeria supplied 52% of Africa’s oil to U.S in 2025’’  – Report

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Nigeria accounted for about 52 percent of Africa’s crude oil exports to the United States (U.S) in 2025, latest data from the US Census Bureau have shown. Figures from the US International Trade in Goods and Services report indicate that total American crude imports from Africa stood at 89.371 million barrels in 2025, down from 103.7 million barrels in 2024. This represents a decline of 14.26 million barrels or 13.8 percent. Of the 89.371 million barrels imported from Africa in 2025, Nigeria supplied 46.618 million barrels, compared to 50.793 million…

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Nigeria, UAE seal landmark trade pact; to co-host Investopia Summit in Lagos

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Nigeria, UAE seal trade pact

Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have taken a major step to deepen economic cooperation, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announcing that both countries will co-host the global investment platform, Investopia, in Lagos in February, alongside the signing of a far-reaching Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, (CEPA). President Tinubu disclosed this yesterday, at the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), where Nigeria and the UAE formally concluded the CEPA aimed at boosting trade, investment, and collaboration across key sectors, including renewable energy, infrastructure, logistics, aviation, agriculture and digital trade. The…

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“FG, NASS committed to peaceful Nigeria” – Akpabio

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Akpabio on FG NASS

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the Federal Government and the 10th National Assembly are committed to restoring Nigeria as one of the most peaceful and secure countries in Africa. Akpabio, who was represented by the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Peter Nwebonyi, at the Inter-Denominational Church Service for the Armed Forces Remembrance Day 2026, held in Abuja yesteray, said the government was focused on building a peaceful and secure environment that would allow present and future generations to thrive. “Let me assure you that the Federal Government,…

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Trump hands Nigeria £1.6bn health package in return for protecting Christians

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Trump's health package

…As US, FG seal landmark $5.1bn pact The United States (U.S) and Nigeria have signed a landmark five-year bilateral health cooperation agreement worth $5.1 billion (£4bn), with Washington contributing nearly £1.6bn ($2.1bn) and Abuja committing about £2.2bn ($3bn) in new domestic health spending—the largest co-investment under President Donald Trump’s ‘America First Global Health Strategy’ to date. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in December, is aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare system, reducing preventable deaths, and combating HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, polio, and maternal and child mortality. Nigeria currently bears about 30%…

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S&P Global Ratings revises Nigeria’s sovereign credit outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘positive’

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S&P Global Ratings

S&P Global Ratings has revised Nigeria’s sovereign credit outlook to positive from stable, citing sustained reform efforts and improving macroeconomic indicators. In an issued statement, the agency affirmed Nigeria’s long- and short-term foreign and local currency ratings at ‘B-/B’, alongside its national scale ratings of ‘ngBBB+/ngA-2’. “The positive outlook reflects improving external, economic, fiscal, and monetary results”, S&P stated, acknowledging the country’s strides despite persistent challenges such as low GDP per capita, high debt servicing costs, and weak statistical infrastructure.  The upgrade follows a wave of reforms initiated since mid-2023…

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“Nigeria needs to reload” – Bishop Kukah

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Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has decried the absence of shared myths, monuments, and founding ideals that bind Nigeria together. This was as he said that Nigeria must reload itself to rediscover its moral direction and rebuild its national identity. The Bishop stated this on Friday at a book launch to commemorate the 60th birthday of ex-presidential aide and ARISE News anchor, Dr. Reuben Abati. The cleric lamented that the country has become a nation of disrupted dreams, where the moral and intellectual standards that…

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Trump declares Nigeria ‘Country of Particular Concern’ over Christian killings

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Trump declares Nigeria

The United States (US) president, Donald Trump, has declared Nigeria a “country of particular concern” over what he described as an “existential threat” to Christianity, accusing radical Islamists of orchestrating mass killings of believers in the West African nation. The declaration, announced by Trump on his social media handle ‘Truth Social’ yesterday, marks one of his most direct interventions in Nigeria’s security crisis.  He claimed that thousands of Christians were being slaughtered and urged the US Congress to investigate the matter. Trump wrote: “Christianity is facing an existential threat in…

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W’Bank raises Nigeria, other African countries’ growth forecast

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W'Bank raises Nigeria

The World Bank has said that Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African economies are expected to grow by a faster 3.8% this year on the back of stable prices that have spurred easing by policymakers. According to Reuters, the development followed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s easing of interest rates from 27.5% to 27 percent last month. The Bank upgraded growth forecasts for Ethiopia, Nigeria, and the Ivory Coast – all major economies in the region, saying real incomes are also growing at a faster rate this year and into…

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