Weekend Recap: Here’s What Happened Over The Weekend

This weekend in the international and Nigerian media was filled with drama from the political sector, growing tensions and an international victory for Nigeria from the sports sector. Desmond Elliot Alleges Political Victimization Member of Lagos State House of Assembly, and actor Desmond Elliot has cried for help in a now viral video. The house... Read More

The Media Blog

Adekunle gold, africa, Iran, nigeria, Oil, Simi, trump

Top 5 Stories of The Day I Singer D4vd Charged with Murder After Teen’s Body Found in Tesla

October 4, 2025

As Russia & Saudi Arabia fight over oil prices, a poorly prepared Nigeria will suffer

Over the last few years, Nigerians have lived in fear of fluctuating oil prices. Despite the efforts of successive governments to diversify the Nigerian economy and wean citizens and governments at the federal, state and local government levels off their dependency on revenue gained from the sale of Nigeria’s oil, (including drastic measures like the... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

crude oil, nnpc, Oil

April 8, 2018

Ifeoma Chukwuogo is addressing the soot crisis in Port Harcourt with her short documentary “Collateral Damage”

When I first heard of the Soot in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital, my initial reaction was that it felt something ripped out from a horror movie. Residents of the state have been vociferous about the situation: the soot particles is in the air they breathe and it clings to their bodies, finding its it way... Read More

The Media Blog

Collateral Damage, ifeoma chukwuogo, Niger Delta, Oil, Port Harcourt, Soot

November 3, 2017

Just In: Avengers return, vow to resume “bloody” attacks

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has announced that it would resume attacks on oil assets, suspending its ceasefire agreement with the Federal Government. The group’s spokesman, Mudoch Agbinibo in a statement on Friday said “anyone or anything” on its path will not be spared. He said unlike the 2016 attacks, this would be “brutish, brutal and bloody”.... Read More

The News Blog

bloody attacks, Niger Delta Avengers, Niger Dlta, Oil, pipelines

October 14, 2017

The Thread: Why the Senate needs to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill

This week has seen the NNPC, the nation’s oil corporation, under the microscope for fraudulent contracts and ethnic politics. President Buhari has taken the brunt of the criticism, being the Minister of Petroleum. Vice President Osinbajo was almost roped into the controversy, with the disclosure that he approved 642 billion naira contract in President Buhari’s... Read More

Opinion

Federation Account, Joint Venture, nigeria, nnpc, Oil, PIB, senate

September 28, 2017

UK oil executives arraigned over $400m fraud in Nigeria

Former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Afren, Osman Shahenshah and Shahid Ullah have been charged with criminal offences over payments of over $400 million they received via secret companies in business deals in Nigeria. They both run Afren, a London-listed oil and gas exploration business. The duo, who appeared in Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday,... Read More

The News Blog

$400m, arraigned, executives, Oil, uk

July 31, 2017

[The Activism Blog] This NEITI report finally proves why Nigeria doesn’t need oil

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has done an audit of Nigeria’s Oil and Gas industry in 2014, and a couple of observations were made. Of prominence is that the audit revealed that 350 million barrels of crude oil were lifted for export on behalf of Nigeria, while 1.08 million barrels were lost. Also, there... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Budgit, NEITI, Oil, The Activism Blog

July 25, 2017

Opinion: We’re drinking our oil and eating our children’s future

by ‘Fisayo Soyombo In 2007, the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was desperate to solve a conundrum that was nearly as old as Nigeria’s independence. It was an especially recalcitrant problem. Ibrahim Babangida, former Military President, also attempted to solve it in the late 80s but he failed. Upon return to democracy, Olusegun Obasanjo, then... Read More

Opinion

ECA, future, Goodluck Jonathan, Ibrahim Babangida, nigeria, Oil, olusegun obasanjo, swf, Umaru Musa Yaradua

July 14, 2017

Creative industry is Nigeria’s new oil – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said the creative industry is Nigeria’s new oil. Mohammed said this in Lagos on Thursday when he spoke about the Creative Industry Financing Conference holding in the city on Monday and Tuesday. He said the creative industry was capable of producing a breakthrough for the country. He... Read More

The News Blog

creative industry, lai mohammed, nigeria, Oil

April 12, 2017

Nigeria will be so doomed in the next 10 years if we don’t stop depending on crude oil – Comedian Alibaba

by Dolapo Adelana Ace comedian, Alibaba says if Nigeria does not develop entertainment, tourism, agriculture, education, information technology, broadcasting, fashion and culture sectors in the coming years it will be doomed. In a post on his Instagram page, Alibaba who praised the achievements of car company, Tesla wrote, “Every time I see the remarkable landmarks... Read More

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10 years, alibaba, doom, Oil, Tesla

April 1, 2017

Osinbajo should stop coming to Ijaw land – Asari Dokubo

by Azeez Adeniyi Former militant leader, Asari Dokubo has told Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to stop coming to Ijaw land. In an interview with Vanguard, Dokubo described Osinbajo’s visits as a jamboree. He stated that the oil in Ijaw land belongs to Ijaw people and not Nigeria. He said, “This jamboree by the vice president... Read More

The News Blog

Asari Dokubo, Ijaw land, Niger Delta, Oil, vice president, Yemi Osinbajo

January 25, 2017

Analysis: VP Osinbajo’s answers at Davos give cause for worry

by Mark Amaza For the second year running, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo led the Nigerian government delegation to Davos, Switzerland for the 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF), the yearly talk shop and networking event for global business and political leaders. Like all other attendees, he was expected to sell Nigeria as the preferred destination for... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

analysis, CNBC, Davos, economy, Hailemariam Dessalegn, Kagame, nigeria, Oil, recesssion, vice president, WEF, Yemi Osinbajo

November 14, 2016

We need oil to get out of oil – Osinbajo

Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria needs oil to get out of oil. Osinbajo made the remark on Monday at the presentation of three books written by Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu in Abuja. The books are, Compendium of Oil and Gas Cases in Nigeria, Legal issues in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry and... Read More

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Compendium of Oil and Gas Cases in Nigeria, economy, Ibe Kachikwu, Legal issues in the Nigerian Petroleum Industry, Oil, Petroleum Industry Bill: Getting to the Yes, Professor Yemi Osinbajo

November 3, 2016

The challenges I met made me want to abscond – Buhari

President Muhammau Buhari says he felt like absconding when he resumed office. Buhari said this on Thursday at the State House when he received participants of the Senior Executive Course 37 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). He said, “For 16 years and eight consecutive governments of the other party, you know... Read More

The News Blog

challenges, economy, NIPSS, Oil, President Muhammau Buhari

October 19, 2016

#ForTheRecord: My father may not have died in vain | Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr on justice for the people of Ogoni

by Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. Twenty years ago today my father and eight other Ogoni men were woken from their sleep and hanged in a prison yard in southern Nigeria. When the news filtered out, shock and outrage reverberated around the world, and everyone from the Queen to Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela condemned the executions. What... Read More

Guardian UK, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr, Ken Wiwa, Military, nigeria, Ogoni, Oil, Petroleum, Pollution, Shell

October 3, 2016

YNaija Editorial: To a better 57th Independence Day anniversary

56 years is a lifetime in the life cycle of any nation. For one whose union has been severally tested by momentous events such as a crippling civil war, an insurgency crisis that brought the entire north east region almost to a standstill and agitations of militants in the Niger Delta demanding ownership of their... Read More

Featured

APC, economy, Health, Independence Day, kemi Adeosun, lai mohammed, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, nysc, Oil, PDP, recession, unemployment

September 30, 2016

Chevron, others have a case to answer over $12.7bn undeclared crude

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today, September 30, 2016 struck out the preliminary objection filed by Chevron Nigeria Limited seeking to have the suit by the Federal Government of Nigeria stopped. The Legal team of Chevron Nigeria Limited led by Mrs Mianaya Aja Essien, SAN and Babatunde Fagboluhun, SAN had filed a preliminary... Read More

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Agip, Babatunde Fagboluhun, Brasoil, Chevron, crude oil, exchange rate, Fabian Ajogwu, FG, IOC, Mianaya Aja Essien, nigeria, nnpc, Oil

September 29, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: ‘Our most valuable resource is not our oil, it is our people’ – Atiku | Dangote truck carrying Indian hemp intercepted by Police | Nigeria has nothing to celebrate at 56 – Balarabe Musa

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. BREAKING: INEC shuts print, online journalists out of collation centre – YNaija #EdoDecides: Results to be collated on Thursday – INEC – YNaija Aisha Buhari leaves the UK for Nigeria – YNaija ‘Our most valuable resource is not our oil, it is our people’ – Atiku – YNaija Dangote truck... Read More

Featured

Aisha buhari, Ajimobi, ASUU, Atiku, Balarabe Musa, lai mohammed, LAUTECH, Oil, people, Shimon Peres, tracklist

September 29, 2016

‘Our most valuable resource is not our oil, it is our people’ – Atiku

Former Vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday said Nigeria’s most valuable resource is not oil, but its people. Atiku said this as the guest speaker at the investiture of the President of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), Mr. Oluwaseyi Emmanuel Abe. He said, “We need to understand that our most valuable resource is not... Read More

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atiku abubakar, economy, government finances, Oil, recession

September 16, 2016

Recession will be over very soon – Adeosun

Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun says the current economic recession in the country would soon be over. Adeosun made the disclosure on Friday in Abuja while addressing a news conference. She said the federal government is putting plans in place to ensure Nigeria doesn’t experience another recession in the nearest future. She said, “We have a... Read More

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agriculture, Federal Government, infrastructure, Kemi Adeousn, Oil, recession

September 13, 2016

Nigeria has a defective economic policy – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Tuesday said Nigeria has a defective economic structure, due to its over-dependence on oil. Alhaji Mohammed made the assertion at a news briefing at his residence in Oro, Irepodun Local Government Area in Kwara State. He said the prevailing economic situation was not about trading blames, as “those... Read More

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economic policy, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), infrastructural development, lai mohammed, Oil

September 7, 2016

YNaija Says: Sanusi may be provincial – but everything he says is truth

To some people, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II is a great loss to Nigeria, and to others he is a brilliant man whose bigotry lies just beneath the surface, but few can deny that his comments about Nigeria are often on target. He took to his Instagram page on Monday night to say the following: The... Read More

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Buhari, emir, FG, kano, lagos, Niger Delta, nigeria, Oil, sanusi

September 6, 2016

Nigeria better off with Lagos than with Niger Delta – Sanusi Lamido

Emir of Kano HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said Nigeria is better off with Lagos than with the Niger Delta. The Emir made the remark on his Instagram page, @sanusilamidosanusi on Monday night where he stated that Lagos should be the model of what Nigeria ought to be. Sanusi said, “The Lagos story is a... Read More

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Emir of Kano, lagos, Niger Delta, nigeria, Oil, Sanusi Lamido

August 25, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five news to monitor today 1. Nigeria lost N51 billion to vandalism in 2015 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has revealed that Nigeria lost N51.28bn to pipeline vandalism in the year 2015. 2. #NIS2000 must undergo screening test Despite the protest, the Federal Government has insisted that those earlier dismissed by the... Read More

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biafra, big 5, CBN, EFCC, Gov. Ayade, NIS2000, nnpc, Oil, UBA

August 19, 2016

The PDP has found Buhari’s sore point and they are hitting it hard

by Isime Esene Fifteen months after taking serious verbal attacks from the Peoples Democratic Party over the perfromance of the economy on Pres. Muhammadu Buhari’s watch, the All Progressives Congress (APC) party chairman, John Oyegun decided he’s had enough, choosing to hit right back. Oyegun who has been somewhat quiet in the past one year laid... Read More

Featured

APC, CBN, economy, exchange rate, inflation, John Oyegun, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, nnpc, Oil, PDP, revenue

August 16, 2016

We can overtake South Africa as the continent’s largest ICT market – SystemSpecs

The Executive Director of SystemSpecs, Deremi Atanda, has urged the Federal Government to refocus its attention on Information Communication Technology (ICT) for speedy economic growth. Atanda who was a guest on CNBC Africa’s mid-belt programme Power Lunch recently, observed that there was a gap between ICT and government’s fiscal policies which the current administration’s implementation... Read More

CBN, CNBC, crude oil, Deremi Atanda, Finance, IT, nigeria, Oil, Politics, Remita, SystemSpects, technology, TSA

Weekend Recap: Here’s What Happened Over The Weekend

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Oil Output Dips as Dangote Refinery Dispute Triggers Nationwide Strike

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Police Service Commission Introduces Whistle-Blower Policy to Curb Recruitment Corruption

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Southeast Reps Demand JAMB Registrar’s Resignation, UTME Cancellation

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Dangote Reveals His Petrol Is 20% Cheaper Than Imported Fuel

As Russia & Saudi Arabia fight over oil prices, a poorly prepared Nigeria will suffer

Ifeoma Chukwuogo is addressing the soot crisis in Port Harcourt with her short documentary “Collateral Damage”

Just In: Avengers return, vow to resume “bloody” attacks

The Thread: Why the Senate needs to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill

UK oil executives arraigned over $400m fraud in Nigeria

[The Activism Blog] This NEITI report finally proves why Nigeria doesn’t need oil

Opinion: We’re drinking our oil and eating our children’s future

Creative industry is Nigeria’s new oil – Lai Mohammed

Nigeria will be so doomed in the next 10 years if we don’t stop depending on crude oil – Comedian Alibaba

Osinbajo should stop coming to Ijaw land – Asari Dokubo

Analysis: VP Osinbajo’s answers at Davos give cause for worry

We need oil to get out of oil – Osinbajo

The challenges I met made me want to abscond – Buhari

#ForTheRecord: My father may not have died in vain | Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr on justice for the people of Ogoni

YNaija Editorial: To a better 57th Independence Day anniversary

Chevron, others have a case to answer over $12.7bn undeclared crude

The YNaija Tracklist: ‘Our most valuable resource is not our oil, it is our people’ – Atiku | Dangote truck carrying Indian hemp intercepted by Police | Nigeria has nothing to celebrate at 56 – Balarabe Musa

‘Our most valuable resource is not our oil, it is our people’ – Atiku

Recession will be over very soon – Adeosun

Nigeria has a defective economic policy – Lai Mohammed

YNaija Says: Sanusi may be provincial – but everything he says is truth

Nigeria better off with Lagos than with Niger Delta – Sanusi Lamido

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

The PDP has found Buhari’s sore point and they are hitting it hard

We can overtake South Africa as the continent’s largest ICT market – SystemSpecs

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