January 2026

Lagos: The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has extended the deadline for employers to file their annual tax returns by one week, moving it from February 1 to February …

Toye Faleye with BBC South Africa and Israel have each expelled the other’s top envoy, making their ongoing diplomatic dispute even more tense. The dispute began when South Africa’s foreign …

Lagos: Trading on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) closed mixed on Friday, as market capitalisation rose by N184 billion in spite of a slight decline in the All-Share Index. Market …

Abuja: China and the United Kingdom on Friday agreed to forge a long-term, comprehensive strategic partnership, announced during UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s landmark meeting with President Xi Jinping at …

Port Harcourt (Nigeria): Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced that Rivers State is at the forefront in rallying support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. …

Zaria, Kaduna State (Nigeria): The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged Nigeria to move beyond importing renewable energy technologies and instead invest in local …

TheDiggerNews Kaduna:  The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested seven suspected bandits and recovered five firearms with live ammunition during separate intelligence-driven operations across the state. The Command Spokesperson, DSP …

Abuja: The Defence Headquarters reports that troops under Operation Delta Safe dismantled 53 illegal refining sites and apprehended 81 suspected oil thieves and criminals during intensified operations across the Niger …

Abuja: The Senate on Friday set March 17 as the date for final passage of the ₦58.47 trillion 2026 budget, unveiling a timetable that paves the way for detailed scrutiny …

Nigeria’s $5 billion bet with Türkiyetargets jobs, security, and infrastructure, but risks of dependency loom without careful negotiation. President Bola Tinubu’s January 2026 visit to Ankara was a strategic effort …