With performance, participation and people, cricket in Nigeria hopes to shape people, and their mindset and value system

Nigeria’s powerful state governors dropped their opposition to an overhaul of the nation’s taxes, provided that plans to cut corporate tax and raise value added tax are abandoned.

West Africa – especially Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos – becomes the world’s hottest winter party destination in “Detty December,” the festive period between December and early January.

Nigeria's inflation rate rose for the fourth straight month in December, advancing to 34.80% in annual terms from 34.60% in November, data from the statistics agency showed on Wednesday. Inflation quickened sharply in 2023 after President Bola Tinubu devalued the local naira currency and cut subsidies to try to lift economic growth and shore up public finances.

The federal government is boosting CNG infrastructure in the country, by setting up more refuelling stations. So far, an additional 36 stations have been set up.

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A report published on 13 January has given slightly good news for Nigeria’s clergy. The report shows that 11 priests and religious were kidnapped in the African nation in 2024, down from a total of 25 who were kidnapped in 2023.

World Bank has released its January 2025 Global Economic Prospects report and have provided a forecast to Nigeria's expected GDP growth projections for the year.

The World Watch List, released Jan. 15, found that 3,100 Christians were killed and 2,830 Christians were kidnapped in Nigeria in 2024.

Nigeria’s economy has struggled in recent years due to lower oil prices and tough economic reforms, resulting in a severe cost-of-living crisis. Posts circulating on social media claim this has caused Ethiopia to replace Nigeria as Africa’s fourth-largest economy.

Facing a staffing crisis, the UK is recruiting international prison officers, including Nigerians, under a 2023 policy allowing skilled worker visas for the role.

African Development Bank, PowerGen, and Partners Launch Transformative Renewable Energy Platform to Scale Clean Energy Access Across the Continent

The European Union has announced an initial humanitarian assistance of €510 million to Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries in 2025