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Nigeria, Brazil sign five MoUs to ‘boost economic ties’

Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobras' close return to Nigeria has been well received by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday. Petrobras discontinued its joint venture operations in the West African…

HenrisCounty August 26, 2025Brasilia, Brazil, Lula Da Silva, MoU, Nigeria, TinubuNo Comments

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President Tinubu’s new gas deal to ‘guarantee stable gas supply’

Another "milestone" has been achieved in the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's energy agenda, Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to the President on Energy, said. Last week, the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas…

HenrisCounty August 25, 2025NLNG, NNPC, Ojulari, Special AdviserNo Comments

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Nigeria ready to supply Japan critical minerals

Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has made known, Nigeria is geared up to supply Japan critical minerals, and declared, "Nigeria is open to serious mining investment". This…

HenrisCounty August 25, 2025Alake, Japan, Minister, Nigeria, Solid Minerals, TICAD, YokohamaNo Comments

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FG launches mining week, woos investors

The Federal Government officially launched the Nigeria Mining Week 2025 with the aim to attain "greater global relevance", as well as, "for more decisive action in the mining sector". The…

HenrisCounty August 24, 2025Dele Alake, GDP, Mining, Solid MineralsNo Comments

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Governor Eno disburses ₦361m in business grants to over 800 beneficiaries

On Saturday 23 August, 2025, the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, announced, his government has disbursed "₦361 million" in business grants to "844" beneficiaries across three (3)…

HenrisCounty August 24, 2025Akwa Ibom, business, Eno, Project, StateNo Comments

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Photos: Air Peace receives 4th Boeing 777 aircraft into Lagos with water salute

On Friday 22 August, 2025, Nigerian Airline, Air Peace, received its 4th Boeing 777 aircraft, 5N-CEG, into Lagos with a grand water salute and "rousing" welcome. The Company said, this…

HenrisCounty August 23, 2025Airline, Caribbean, London, South AmericaNo Comments

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‘A fair tax system must never punish poverty or weigh down the most vulnerable’ – President Tinubu

The new tax laws recently signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will take effect from January 2026. The President described the new tax laws as "fair tax system", and said,…

HenrisCounty August 22, 2025law, Personal Income Tax, Renewed Hope, tax, TinubuNo Comments

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Onanuga hits at Obi, Atiku as ‘Nigeria’s external reserves reach $41 billion milestone’

Data published on Thursday by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed, Nigeria reached an "external reserve of $41,001,830,139.96". Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Tinubu, said, the latest…

HenrisCounty August 21, 2025Atiku, bank, CBN, Economy, OnanugaNo Comments

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President Tinubu welcomes $5.5 billion commitment from Japan

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Japan, made clear Nigeria's position; he said, the country will always honour its armed…

HenrisCounty August 20, 2025Investment, Japan, Nigeria, TICAD, TinubuNo Comments

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President Tinubu targets over $1bn in trade and investment at TICAD9 in Japan

Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, travelled to Japan with the aim to unlock "$1billion+" in trade and investment as Nigeria positions itself as the "heart and gateway" to the vast…

HenrisCounty August 20, 2025Nigeria, President, TICAD, TinubuNo Comments

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President Tinubu lands in Japan for TICAD9 summit

Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has arrived in the city of Tokyo, Japan to attend the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9). The Summit is a scheduled to…

HenrisCounty August 19, 2025Ambassador, Japan, Nigeria, Summit, Tinubu, Tokyo, TuggarNo Comments

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MT Iyaloja: President Tinubu commissions WAGL’s 40,000 CBM LPG Vessel in South Korea

At the commissioning ceremony of a 40,000 cubic meters (CBM) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel, christened “MT Iyaloja (Lagos),” in the city of Ulsan, South Korea, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…

HenrisCounty August 18, 2025NigeriaNo Comments

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‘Small businesses greatest employers of labour’ – Obi says as he commissions restaurant owned by twin sisters

Peter Obi, African Democratic Congress (ADC) Coalition member, said, "in every economy, small businesses remain the greatest employers of labour." The former Governor of Anambra State made the statement when…

HenrisCounty August 18, 2025ADC, Airline, Asaba, business, CoalitionNo Comments

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‘Okonjo-Iweala’s comment is about suffering Nigerians not meaningless stability’ – ADC to FG

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the Federal Government to listen to what Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is not saying. The Coalition Party said,…

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Food Inflation Rate drop from 3.25% to 3.12% in July – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports, Food Inflation Rate dropped by 0.14% in July. It said, on a month-on-month basis, Food Inflation Rate in June 2025 was (3.25%) while…

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‘Ongoing reforms in right direction, economy stabilizing but we need to build more social safety nets’ – Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's ongoing reforms, saying, "they are in the right direction". She said, the "economy is now…

HenrisCounty August 15, 2025Economy, Nigeria, Okonjo-Iweala, Reforms, WTONo Comments

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‘Nigeria cannot attract sustainable foreign investment with poor leadership and governance’ – Peter Obi

Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State, said, it will be difficult for Nigeria to "attract sustainable foreign investment with poor leadership and governance." He made the statement as President…

HenrisCounty August 15, 2025Africa, FDI, Investment, Nigeria, Peter Obi, WorldNo Comments

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$1 Trillion Economy: ‘Our reforms have enhance our economic resilience’ – President Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said, the Renewed Hope Agenda's "difficult and bold" reforms have "enhanced our economic resilience". The President made the statement during his address at the Federal Executive…

HenrisCounty August 13, 2025Nigeria, President, TinubuNo Comments

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‘Nigeria’s forex reserves jumps from $37.195 billion to $40.159 billion’

Nigeria foreign exchange (Forex) reserves jumped from "$37.195 billion on July 1, 2025, to $40.159 billion on August 7", Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and…

HenrisCounty August 11, 2025Forex, Nigeria, Special AdviserNo Comments

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America having ‘huge positive impact’ in the Stock Market due to Tariffs – Trump

President of the United States (US), Donald Trump, has expressed joy as the American stock market experiences "huge positive impact" due to Tariffs. Trump said, America is setting new records…

HenrisCounty August 8, 2025Court, President, tariff, Trump, USNo Comments