By Rotimi Ijikanmi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Sao Tome and Príncipe rejected bids for its three offshore oil blocs after its 2026 licensing round attracted only Brazil’s Petrobras and Nigeria’s Oranto Petroleum. The decision surprised many because the island nation of Central Africa had offered investors unusually generous terms,Continue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi When Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State stepped into some of China’s most advanced technology hubs, the visit was about far more than diplomatic courtesies or investment meetings. At Huawei’s futuristic Integrated Operations Centre, the Katsina governor encountered a model of governance increasingly powered by innovation ratherContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) As dawn breaks over Owerri, the familiar hum of commerce begins to gather pace. Commercial buses jostle for passengers, traders arrange their wares, and artisans prepare for another day’s work. Along the reconstructed Douglas Road, traffic now moves withContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) By 6 a.m., the Post Office motor park in Ilorin was already awake. Commercial buses revved impatiently as conductors shouted destinations to Osogbo, Iwo and Ibadan, while hawkers threaded through commuters balancing baskets of bread, soft drinks and sachet water. A fewContinue Reading
By Lengnan Tobias, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Terrorism and banditry have displaced thousands of Nigerians, emptied communities, and turned Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps and uncompleted buildings into homes. What began as rumour in northern Nigeria and whispers in the South has snowballed into a nationwide crisis engulfing theContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The 2nd Edition of the Renewed Hope West African Horse Racing Derby was a highly anticipated championship held in Kaduna State from July 8 to July 11 at the Murtala Mohammed Square. The three-day equestrian event, organised by the HorseContinue Reading
By Abiemwense Moru On a busy afternoon in Abuja, conversations about hypertension moved beyond statistics and policy discussions. They became deeply personal stories of fear, survival and determination as patients shared experiences that revealed Nigeria’s growing non-communicable disease crisis. The gathering, organised by the Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (LISDEL),Continue Reading
As Nigeria marks World Population Day on Saturday, health experts are warning that rapid population growth is putting unsustainable pressure on maternal healthcare delivery across the region.Continue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola, News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) Following his adoption in 2025, Adisa (not his real name) found himself with a new family determined to help him heal from the fatal crash that claimed his parents—only to realise that providing a safe haven was just the first ofContinue Reading
By Martha Agas, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Beneath Africa’s vast landscape lies one of the world’s richest concentrations of mineral wealth. From cobalt and copper to lithium, bauxite, graphite and rare earth elements, the continent possesses many of the critical minerals driving the global transition to clean energy, advancedContinue Reading
