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At Least 25 Killed As Bus Carrying Schoolchildren Plunges Into Ravine In Cape Verde

LISBON, Sept. 6, 2026 (Naija247news) — At least 25 people, many of them schoolchildren and teenagers, were killed after a bus plunged into a rav…

NDLEA Arrests Convicted Trafficker Allegedly Behind Cocaine Shipments To Saudi Arabia

Abuja, Sept. 6, 2026 (Naija247news) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 34-year-old convicted cocai…

Niger Accuses France Of Inciting Attack On Key Military Airbase

NIAMEY, Niger (Naija247news) — Niger’s military government has accused France of orchestrating an attack by mutinous soldiers on a key military…

Dangote Refinery IPO To Open Within 12 Days, Dangote Says

ABUJA, September 3, 2026 (Naija247news) — The initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Africa’s largest refinery, is expected to o…

Court Nullifies 2014 Corporate Takeover Attempt, Orders CAC To Expunge Disputed Filings

LAGOS, September 3, 2026 (Naija247news) — The Federal High Court in Lagos has nullified an alleged 2014 attempt to seize control of a 30-year-ol…

Kwankwasiyya Movement Backs Lulu-Briggs For 2027 Rivers Governorship

PORT HARCOURT, September 3, 2026 (Naija247news) — The Kwankwasiyya Movement in Rivers State has endorsed the 2027 governorship bid of Nigeria De…

Africa’s Commercial Aircraft Fleet To More Than Double By 2045, Boeing Forecasts

NAIROBI, September 3, 2026 (Naija247news) — Africa’s commercial aircraft fleet is projected to more than double over the next two decades as a y…

Nabena Says Sylva’s Exit Won’t Collapse APC In Bayelsa

YENAGOA, September 3, 2026 (Naija247news) — A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena,…

FTSE Russell Names First 10 Nigerian Stocks Eligible For Frontier Index Series

LAGOS, Sept. 3, 2026 (Naija247news) — FTSE Russell has named the first 10 Nigerian large-cap stocks eligible for inclusion in its Frontier Index…

INEC Publishes Kefas Wungak Ropshik As PDP Governorship Candidate For Plateau

JOS, September 3, 2026 (Naija247news) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published Chief Kefas Wungak Ropshik as the Peo…

David Mark Warns ADC Members Against Division And Sabotage Ahead Of 2027

ABUJA, September 3, 2026 (Naija247news) — African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Chairman David Mark has warned party members against inflam…

Zenith Bank’s 10th International Trade Seminar Sets Out Strategies To Scale Nigeria’s Non-Oil Exports

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 sus…

MTN Seeks $1.1bn Funding As Nigeria Forces Local Ownership In IHS Towers Deal

LAGOS, August 26 (Naija247news) — MTN Group is seeking about $1.1 billion to complete its proposed takeover of IHS Towers, while Nigeria’s compe…

OPay Plans Listing On Nigerian Exchange

LAGOS, August 27 (Naija247news) — Nigerian fintech company OPay is planning to list its shares on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), according to peop…

Nigeria’s Fuel Trade Is Being Rewired As Petroleum Exports Surge Sevenfold

LAGOS, August 26 (Naija247news) — Nigeria’s petroleum-products trade is undergoing a significant shift as rising domestic refining output reduce…

Carney Accuses Trump Of ‘Power Play’ As Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Collapse

OTTAWA, August 23 (Naija247news) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has accused the Trump administration of attempting to use trade negotiati…

Ndume Says ‘Kakistocrats’ Are Undermining Tinubu’s Presidency

ABUJA, August 27 (Naija247news) — Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has criticised the composition of President Bola Tinubu’s adminis…

ADC Demands Arrest Of Kuje Chairman Over Alleged APC Voting Threat

ABUJA, August 26 (Naija247news) — The African Democratic Congress has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Kuje Area Council Chair…