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News Nigeria: Nigeria targets aircraft-materials market with $362 million titanium project and US-built processing plant

Published on: Sunday 11 October 2026
Nigeria targets aircraft-materials market with $362 million titanium project and US-built processing plant
News source: https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/nigeria-targets-aircraft-materials-market-with-dollar362-million-titanium-project-and/b6m37s2

Ondo State and PyVee plan a $362 million titanium-processing complex, beginning with a $12 million pilot plant and a proposed American fabrication partner. | Business Insider Africa

News Nigeria: Ransoms, Lost Livelihoods, Empty Classrooms: How Kidnapping Is Changing Nigeria

Published on: Thursday 08 October 2026
Ransoms, Lost Livelihoods, Empty Classrooms: How Kidnapping Is Changing Nigeria
News source: https://www.outlookindia.com/international/ransoms-lost-livelihoods-empty-classrooms-how-kidnapping-is-changing-nigeria

In Borno, Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis is draining family savings and livelihoods while road abductions and attacks on schools disrupt travel and education.

News Nigeria: How kidnappings are hitting Nigeria’s Borno families hard

Published on: Wednesday 07 October 2026
How kidnappings are hitting Nigeria’s Borno families hard
News source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/how-kidnappings-are-hitting-nigerias-borno-families-hard

Across Borno, abductions are leaving families with depleted savings, missing loved ones and disrupted education.

News Nigeria: He Is Just A Local Champion – Donald Duke Slams Diri Over Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

Published on: Thursday 15 October 2026
He Is Just A Local Champion – Donald Duke Slams Diri Over Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
News source: https://www.naijanews.com/2026/10/15/donald-duke-diri-lagos-calabar-coastal-highway/

Donald Duke, has described the governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri as a local champion. Naija News reports that Duke was responding to the governor’s criticism of his position on the Lagos-Calabar ...

News Nigeria: Gov Diri is a “local champion”, Duke says over criticism of Lagos-Calabar highway

Published on: Thursday 15 October 2026
Gov Diri is a “local champion”, Duke says over criticism of Lagos-Calabar highway
News source: https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/gov-diri-is-a-local-champion-duke-says-over-criticism-of-lagos-calabar-highway/

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), and a former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has described the governor of ...

News Nigeria: Peter Obi has capacity to lead Nigeria, says Ebonyi NDC senatorial candidate

Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026
Peter Obi has capacity to lead Nigeria, says Ebonyi NDC senatorial candidate
News source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/07/peter-obi-has-capacity-to-lead-nigeria-says-ebonyi-ndc-senatorial-candidate/

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Ebonyi Central Senatorial District in the 2027 general election, Prof. Ben Ifeanyi Odoh, has described the party’s presidential candidate, Mr.

News Nigeria: NDIC promotes financial literacy, deposit protection in Ebonyi

Published on: Thursday 23 July 2026
NDIC promotes financial literacy, deposit protection in Ebonyi
News source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/07/ndic-promotes-financial-literacy-deposit-protection-in-ebonyi/

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has organised a financial literacy campaign for students in Ebonyi State to enhance their knowledge of personal finance and create awareness about the ...

News Nigeria: Nigeria: Ebonyi Needs Guardrails Against Nwifuru's Overreach

Published on: Thursday 10 September 2026
Nigeria: Ebonyi Needs Guardrails Against Nwifuru's Overreach
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202609100398.html

I recently listened to Governor Francis Ogbonna Erishi Nwifuru of Ebonyi State warning local government chairmen to ensure the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) wins their council areas in the 2027 elections by any means, or risk being sacked. Hearing this, I couldn't help but believe that democracy in Nigeria is gradually being imperilled.

News Nigeria: Tinubu Reforms Increasing States’ Resources, Says Bauchi Gov

Published on: Monday 05 October 2026
Tinubu Reforms Increasing States’ Resources, Says Bauchi Gov
News source: https://www.tvcnews.tv/tinubu-reforms-increasing-states-resources-says-bauchi-gov/

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms, saying they have increased resources available to states and created opportunities for improved development.

News Nigeria: Malnutrition surging in Nigeria’s Bauchi state, aid group says

Published on: Wednesday 07 August 2024
Malnutrition surging in Nigeria’s Bauchi state, aid group says
News source: https://www.voanews.com/a/malnutrition-surging-in-nigeria-s-bauchi-state-aid-group-says/7733751.html

Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French acronym MSF, says it recorded an alarming 23,000 cases of severe malnutrition in Nigeria’s Bauchi state between January and June this year — a 120% ...

News Nigeria: Shettima launches ‘Nigeria for Women Project’ targeting 40,000 beneficiaries in Katsina

Published on: Sunday 04 October 2026
Shettima launches ‘Nigeria for Women Project’ targeting 40,000 beneficiaries in Katsina
News source: https://realnewsmagazine.net/shettima-launches-nigeria-for-women-project-targeting-40000-beneficiaries-in-katsina/

VICE President Kashim Shettima has launched the Community Investment Fund under the Nigeria for Women Programme Scale-Up Project in Katsina, targeting more than 40,000 women for business capital. Shettima said the initiative was designed to expand economic opportunities for women, strengthen household livelihoods and promote inclusive economic growth through access to finance, training and productive

News Nigeria: Nigeria owes women economy worthy of their labour – Shettima

Published on: Sunday 04 October 2026
Nigeria owes women economy worthy of their labour – Shettima
News source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/10/nigeria-owes-women-economy-worthy-of-their-labour-shettima/

Flags off Community Investment Fund to empower business women across Katsina—Inaugurates several road, public transportation projects, receives decampees into APC fold By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA– ...

News Nigeria: Shettima flags off community investment fund for Katsina women

Published on: Sunday 04 October 2026
Shettima flags off community investment fund for Katsina women
News source: https://businessday.ng/news/article/shettima-flags-off-community-investment-fund-for-katsina-women/

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday flagged off investment fund for women in Katsina state, with a call for a conducive business…

News Nigeria: Nigeria’s university system needs radical reform: student loans for more than 100 million people might be a good place to start

Published on: Sunday 15 January 2023
Nigeria’s university system needs radical reform: student loans for more than 100 million people might be a good place to start
News source: https://theconversation.com/nigerias-university-system-needs-radical-reform-student-loans-for-more-than-100-million-people-might-be-a-good-place-to-start-197552

Amid strikes by Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities, one thing is clear: the current funding model for the country’s public universities is broken. The government’s new Higher Education ...

News Nigeria: 2027: US Firm moves to halt fresh loans to Nigeria

Published on: Sunday 04 October 2026
2027: US Firm moves to halt fresh loans to Nigeria
News source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/04/2027-us-firm-moves-to-halt-fresh-loans-to-nigeria/

York, has called on international financial institutions to suspend new loans to Nigeria ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The firm made the call in a statement shared on its X handle while ...

News Nigeria: Nigeria’s $5bn Aramco loan stalled by oil price dip

Published on: Tuesday 10 June 2025
Nigeria’s $5bn Aramco loan stalled by oil price dip
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nigeria-5bn-aramco-loan-stalled-091837827.html

Nigeria and Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco's discussions regarding a $5bn oil-backed loan have hit a snag following a significant drop in crude oil prices, reported Reuters, citing sources. The ...

News Nigeria: Nigerian Court Orders Binance to Relinquish Data of All Nigerians Trading on Its Platform: Report

Published on: Tuesday 19 March 2024
Nigerian Court Orders Binance to Relinquish Data of All Nigerians Trading on Its Platform: Report
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nigerian-court-orders-binance-relinquish-053554343.html

Binance has to provide Nigeria’s anti-graft agency comprehensive data on all Nigerians using its platform, a Federal court has ordered. Nigeria’s detention of two senior executives from Binance after ...

News Nigeria: Nigerian ETFs Split as Greenwich Alpha Gains 97.63%

Published on: Saturday 03 October 2026
Nigerian ETFs Split as Greenwich Alpha Gains 97.63%
News source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/ngx-etfs-mixed-9m-returns-greenwich-alpha-2026/

Nine of 12 Nigerian ETFs rose in the year to September. Greenwich Alpha nearly doubled in price, while two Meristem funds lost more than 60%.