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Nigeria Pushes For 2.4mbpd OPEC Quota Amid Rising Oil Output
Leadership
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July 16, 2025
Nigeria is opening conversation with the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), seeking production capacity of 2.4 million barrels per day (bpd). The federal government is also targeting production of 2 million bpd, including 1.7...
Turkey Raises Alarm Over New Terrorists Group, Fethullah In Nigeria
Naija News
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July 16, 2025
Naija News reports that the warning was issued by Mehmet Poroy, Turkey’s incoming ambassador to Nigeria, during a dinner held in Abuja on Tuesday night. The event was organised by the Turkish Embassy to mark Democracy and National Unity Day, in...
Food Prices Drop Slightly In Abuja Markets
Naija News
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July 16, 2025
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, are beginning to experience a slight reduction in the prices of staple food items, especially rice, across several markets. Naija News reports that findings across various markets reveal...
People No Longer Interested In Dying For Nigeria – Tonye Princewill
Naija News
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July 16, 2025
Speaking during an appearance on Arise TV, Princewill lamented that Nigerians are no longer willing to die for the country because they feel the country is unwilling to sacrifice for them. He stated that he often tells young people that one of the...
The Shame Of A Nation: Buhari Returned As Cargo (Nigeria: A Nation That Mourns Its Destroyers), By Fẹ̀mi Akọ̀mọ̀làfẹ̀
Sahara Reporters
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My Yoruba people say, Ilé àiyé ilé asan, which translates into “The world is a transient/empty dwelling.” In this column, we have done our best to drum it into the ears of African mis-rulers that power is transient and everything in the world is...
Medical brain drain, elite health tourism undermine Nigeria’s healthcare future
Alexa.ng
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July 16, 2025
The Registrar of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Professor Temitope Esan, has issued a stark warning about the future of Nigeria’s healthcare system, revealing that more than 5,000 resident doctors have abandoned their...
Lagos Council Election: AAC, LP, Other Parties Say Poll Was 'Daylight Robbery', Demand Cancellation
Sahara Reporters
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Opposition political parties in Lagos State, on Tuesday called for outright cancellation of Saturday’s Local Government Elections in the state, describing the exercise as undemocratic and” a daylight robbery.” The parties, including the Labour...
Nigeria to participate in inaugural African School Games in Algeria
Daily Trust
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The National Sports Commission (NSC) has confirmed Nigeria’s participation in the Maiden African School Games, scheduled to hold from July 26 to August 5, 2025, in Algeria. Organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa...
Nigeria surpasses OPEC’s production quota, as nation’s oil output rises to 1.547m bpd
Business Hallmark
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July 15, 2025
Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production increased to 1.547 million barrels per day (bpd) in June 2025. The revelation on Nigeria’s drilling performance was made by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in its latest monthly...
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Nigeria’s former President Buhari to be buried in Daura amid tight security
Firstpost
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July 15, 2025
Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari was on Tuesday set to be buried in his hometown, as funeral preparations got underway under the watchful eyes of a hefty security detail. The former leader is set to be laid to rest in his family...
Jumia Nigeria Appoints Ojo As CEO, To Drive Local Innovation, Customer Trust
Leadership
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July 16, 2025
Jumia, Africa’s leading e-commerce platform, has appointed Temidayo Ojo as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Jumia Nigeria, succeeding Sunil Natraj. This leadership change underscores Jumia’s dedication to nurturing homegrown talents and...
Nigeria hits OPEC’s output quota of 1.5 million bpd in June 2025
Nairametrics
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July 16, 2025
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has reported that Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production rose to 1.505 million barrels per day (bpd) in June 2025. This update was contained in OPEC’s latest Monthly Oil Market...
'Fix Nigeria's Healthcare, Build World-Class Hospital' - Adeyanju to Tinubu
Nigerian Eye
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July 16, 2025
Lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has called on President Bola Tinubu to prioritize fixing Nigeria's healthcare sector, suggesting that this could be a significant legacy for the president. In a social media post, Adeyanju emphasized the need for...
Türkey alerts Nigeria of “Fethullah” terrorist
Nigerian Current
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July 16, 2025
The Turkish government has warned that members of a terrorist group known as the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), exist in Nigeria, and also operate in other countries around the world. Mehmet Poroy, Turkish Ambassador-designate to...
Nigerian Police Arraign Popular Abuja Pastor Amos Isah For Alleged Rape Of 14-Year-Old Girl In Church
Sahara Reporters
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Pastor Amos Isah, the founder of Prophetic Victory Voice of Fire Ministry in Gwagwalada, Abuja, has been arraigned today at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court over allegations of raping a 14-year-old girl inside the church auditorium....
Budget 2025 Under Threat as Nigeria Misses Crude Oil Output Target Again
Biz Watch Nigeria
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July 16, 2025
• OPEC pegs June output at 1.547m barrels/day • Bonny Light trades at $69, below $75 benchmark There are renewed concerns over the implementation of Nigeria’s N54.99 trillion 2025 budget, following a fresh disclosure by the Organisation of...
Nigeria hopeful of securing IMO council seat, intensifies engagement
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to securing a seat in Category C of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council as it took its campaign to a global Maritime and Aviation Symposium in Singapore. The Minister of Marine and Blue...
Terrorist group Fetullah using schools, health services as cover in Nigeria — Turkish envoy
Punch
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July 16, 2025
The Turkish government has warned that members of a terrorist group known as the Fethullah Terrorist Organisation exist in Nigeria and also operate in other countries around the world. Turkish Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, also...
Nigeria taps oil wealth to train 5,000 students abroad
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
Nigeria is set to send around 5,000 students abroad for postgraduate studies in 2025/2026, leveraging its oil wealth to plug long-standing skills and competency gaps in the energy sector. This comes as the Petroleum Technology Development Fund...
LG election: Lagos PDP rejects outcome of LG polls, heads to tribunal
The Sun Nigeria
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July 16, 2025
By Chinelo Obogo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State chapter, has condemned and rejected the outcome of the just-concluded local government elections. The All progressives Congress (APC) won all 57 chairmanship seats and 375 out of 376...