Category: News

By Ndudirim Sylvia Iloka Nigeria is seeking to strengthen its economic and diplomatic partnership with Spain, with renewed focus on investment, renewable energy, infrastructure, agriculture, technology and the creative sector. Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, made the call in Madrid during activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, where he highlighted the longstanding […]

By George Ozalla The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has congratulated the Government and people of Kenya and the Dangote Group on the groundbreaking of the $16 billion Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals project in Lamu County. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on September 30, 2026, in Mokowe, Lamu County, marked the commencement of one […]

By NEWSCOUNT Desk Nigeria’s Ambassador to Hungary, with concurrent accreditation to Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia, His Excellency, Ambassador (Engr.) Abass Braimah Ogwime, has joined other African ambassadors to officially commission the newly established Hungarian-African House (Magyar-Afrika Ház) in Budapest. Ambassador Ogwime was selected among African Heads of Mission accredited to Hungary for […]

By George Ozalla The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has repatriated Bili, a rescued female baby gorilla, to the Republic of Congo after more than three years of rehabilitation in Nigeria, in what the Service described as its first international full-cycle wildlife enforcement operation. The seven-day operation, which took place from September 22 to 28, 2026, […]

By George Ozalla President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria has passed through a difficult period of economic reforms and is now entering what he described as an “age of prosperity”, saying the Federal Government’s focus has shifted from correcting the country’s economic direction to creating shared and widespread prosperity. Tinubu made the declaration […]

By NEWSCOUNT Desk The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on government at all levels, security agencies, public institutions and citizens to place human dignity, equality and justice at the centre of Nigeria’s development as the country marks its 66th Independence Anniversary. The Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Chief Tony Ojukwu, OFR, SAN, made […]

By NEWSCOUNT Desk The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in collaboration with the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has begun the Zero Rated Data Access to Approved Educational Platforms and Content Initiative, giving eligible learners up to 100 megabytes of free daily data to access designated educational platforms. The initiative, which took effect […]

By George Ozalla Pineleaf Estates and Properties Ltd is expanding its housing and real estate activities in the South-East and South-South, with a special affordable housing scheme for civil servants and a wider investment plan that includes residential estates, industrial developments, agriculture and livestock production. The Chief Executive Officer of Pineleaf Estates and Properties Ltd, […]

By NEWSCOUNT Desk APGA candidate for Orumba North and South Federal Constituency, Dr. Odiraa Nwankwor, has called on Nigerians to renew their faith in the country and remain committed to building a nation where citizens can live, work and prosper. Nwankwor made the call in his Independence Day message to Nigerians as the country marks […]

By NEWSCOUNT Desk President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has confirmed his attendance at the World Public Relations Forum (WPRF) scheduled to take place in Abuja from November 15 to 21, 2026. Dangote gave the confirmation on Wednesday when he received in audience the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Alliance for Public […]