Sunday, July 26, 2026

News Agency of Nigeria

July 21, 2026

FG awards 37 oil, gas blocks to 31 firms

A total of 143 companies submitted 200 bids for 37 of the 50 oil and gas blocks originally put on offer.

OIL AND GAS FACILITY
July 21, 2026

Edo assembly passes revenue harmonisation bill, targets unified IGR

The bill was approved following its third reading during plenary.

Edo Assembly speaker Blessing Agbebaku
July 21, 2026

 Burna Boy ranked as Africa’s best-selling artiste with 14.46 million equivalent album units

The 14.46 million equivalent album units were derived from a combination of album sales, physical and digital single sales, and streaming equivalents.

Burna Boy
July 21, 2026

Investors gain as market capitalisation crosses N159 trillion mark

The performance marked the third consecutive trading session of gains.

Nigerian Exchange
July 21, 2026

ICPC hands over forfeited $65 million housing project to FMBN

The ICPC handed over 27.92 hectares of forfeited land linked to a diverted $65 million housing project to the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria.

ICPC
July 21, 2026

NIHSA issues flood alert for 1,841 Bauchi communities, 16 other states

The agency urged state governments, local authorities and residents of flood-prone communities to take immediate precautionary measures.

Photo of a flooded community used to illustrate the story (Credit: PG)
July 21, 2026

Lagos govt seeks assembly’s approval for ₦200 billion bond, FAAC-backed initiative for infrastructure financing

Speaker Mudashiru Obasa referred both requests to the Joint Committee on Economic Planning and Budget and the Committee on Finance for detailed scrutiny.

Speaker Mudashiru Obasa
July 21, 2026

Lagos urges improved child adoption, fostering services

Mr Ogunlende described adoption, guardianship and fostering as pathways that provide vulnerable children with hope and stability.

Children at a crèche
July 21, 2026

Remi Tinubu donates N2 billion to promote Akwete weaving in Abia

She said the gesture was to support the development of the Akwete production site, with a view to creating more jobs and boosting the state’s economy.

Tinubu and Akwete fabric
July 21, 2026

Kano revenue chief pledges transparency, accountability

He described his appointment as a collective responsibility and called on management and staff to work together to achieve the agency’s objectives.

Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS)