Data obtained from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) revealed that total crude oil and condensate output between January and August stood at 406.84 million barrels, representing an 18.27 per cent deficit against the 500.58 million barrels projected in the budget for the period.

A Nigerian financial adviser, Kalu Aja, has urged Western nations to consider purchasing Nigerian crude oil as part of a strategic move to weaken Russia’s

Nigeria said on Sunday it would welcome U.S. help in fighting Islamist insurgents as long as its territorial integrity is respected, responding to threats of military action by President Donald Trump over what he said was the ill treatment of Christians in the West African country.

EU energy payments to Moscow have come under renewed scrutiny after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded that Europe cease all purchases. While the EU has cut its reliance on Russian energy by 90% since 2022, it has still imported more than 11 billion euros’ worth of Russian energy so far this year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has broken his silence on the U.S. sanctions targeting Moscow’s oil industry, calling them “unfriendly” and insisting Russia will not bow to foreign pressure, even as the country faces mounting economic strain.

In a Truth Social post, Donald Trump warned the US could go in “guns-a-blazing” if killings of Christians by Islamic terrorists continue.

Nigerian crude headed for its largest weekly gain since June after US sanctions on major Russian producers rocked the market,

MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has met with Nigerian Chief of General Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. During the talks, Belousov commended the Nigerian military’s ...

For India, the savings from discounted Russian oil remain modest - under 1% of India's $900bn goods and services import bill - but still add up to a substantial $9bn.

As Nigeria gears up for their World Cup playoff against Gabon, Russian-born forward German Onugkha looks to switch allegiance to the Super Eagles.

India became the biggest importer of Russian crude in the aftermath of Moscow’s 2022 Ukraine invasion. According to a document reviewed by Reuters on Thursday, India Oil has also invited initial bids for 24 million barrels of oil from the Americas for the January to March quarter in 2026.