Multilateral trade between Nigeria and European Union (EU) member states stood at 19.9 billion Euros in 2016, Fillippo Amato, the Union's Head of Trade and Economic Sector, has said.

The Nigerian senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, have reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 FIBA Men’s AfroBasket Championship in Tunisia despite83-77 loss to DR Congo. The game against the Congolese, played on Sunday, was the Nigerian men’s third game and their first defeat in the tournament.

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has opened the door towards a potential recall for Nigeria AFCON 2013 hero Sunday Mba.

The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) says it may suspend its ongoing nationwide strike if it gets evidence of payment of salary arrears. This followed a meeting between the leadership of NARD and representatives of the Federal Government which started on Wednesday and ended in the early hours of Thursday the Federal Secretariat in Abuja.