Strait of Hormuz: EU rejects Trump’s demand to help •IEA prepared to release more oil reserves By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report European leaders have rejected demands by the US President, Donald Trump, for help to clear... Read More
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Security vs Funding: Will more money make Nigeria safer? *NASS probes Defence spending as Nigeria records over 100,000 violent deaths since 2012 *Defence gulps N32.88trn of NN262.834trn budget in 15 years *CDS seeks stronger... Read More
Nigerian artists rake in N60bn on Spotify in 2025 — Report By Ayo Onikoyi Nigerian artists generated more than N60 billion in revenue from music streaming on Spotify in 2025, according to new data released by... Read More
After 6-month break, food inflation resumes upward climb, rises 12.12% —Driven by hike in prices of beans, yam flour, others —Kogi, Benue, Anambra record highest headline food inflation rates; Katsina, Imo, Ebonyi lowest By Elizabeth... Read More
States account for 48% of public spending— Bagudu THE Federal Government has said state governments account for about 48 per cent of total public expenditure in Nigeria, stressing that stronger coordination across all... Read More
Abia, Firm to sign $200m oil palm plantation MoU Abia State Government and an agro-processing firm are set to sign a $200 million Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, aimed at reviving oil palm plantation development... Read More
Middle East Crisis Sparks Jitters In Nigeria’s Eurobond Market …Experts Warn Of Potential Investor Sell-Offs …Yields Rise To 7.43% As Global Risk Appetite Weakens Financial market analysts have warned that escalating geopolitical tensions involving... Read More
Michael Jordan Wins First Best Actor Oscar For ‘Sinners’ American actor Michael B. Jordan has won his first Best Actor award at the Academy Awards for his acclaimed performance in Sinners, directed by Ryan... Read More
Emefiele not signatory to firms’ accounts in CBN contract fraud case — Witness ABUJA — An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court in Abuja that... Read More
APC Didn’t Destabilize Opposition, Pi-CNG Boss The Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG), Ismaeel Ahmed, has dismissed claims that the ruling party is deliberately weakening opposition parties,... Read More
Why I Didn’t Want Large Family – Shaffy Bello Veteran actress Shaffy Bello has revealed that she underwent a medical procedure 26 years ago to prevent having more children, explaining that she did not... Read More
Portable Seeks Don Jazzy’s Help Over Low Apple Music Earnings Controversial Nigerian singer Portable has appealed to music executive Don Jazzy for guidance on how to increase his earnings from the music streaming platform Apple... Read More
Windshield crack caused air return, no passenger abandoned – Air Peace By Dickson Omobola Air Peace, weekend, countered claims that passengers on its Abuja–London service were abandoned after an air return on Friday, saying they were... Read More
Effium Crisis: NELAN Engineers were victims of communal conflict, not targeted — Umahi By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the engineers from NELAN Consulting Engineers who went missing during the Effium... Read More
Laporta Re-Elected Barcelona President 2 min read Joan Laporta vowed Barcelona will be “unstoppable” after he was re-elected club president for a further five years. Winning just over 68% of the vote,... Read More
Manchester United Not Planning U-Turn On Casemiro Decision Manchester United have no plans to reverse their decision to release veteran midfielder Casemiro at the end of the season. The Brazilian, 34, announced in... Read More
Nigeria Records Marginal Drop In Inflation To 15% — NBS Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped slightly from 15.1 percent in January to 15.06 percent in February 2026, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report... Read More
Tinubu’s reforms boosting investor confidence, says Information Minister By Joseph Erunke ABUJA — The Federal Government has said that the economic and governance reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are strengthening global... Read More
JUST IN: Chelsea Hit With Suspended One-Year Transfer Ban Chelsea have been fined £10.75 million ($14.27 million) and received a suspended one-year transfer ban in relation to historical breaches of Premier League rules, it... Read More
AfBD Approves $5.52m Grant To Strengthen Tax Administration Across W/Africa. The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $5.52m grant aimed at strengthening tax administration systems and enhancing domestic revenue mobilisation across West Africa,... Read More
‘We will not submit to lawless aggression’ – Iran tells UN Iran vowed at the United Nations on Monday that it would not submit to “lawless aggression”, and said its citizens were in “grave danger” from... Read More
US confirms Trump-Xi summit likely to be delayed due to Iran war US officials confirmed Monday that a summit between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is likely to be delayed due to Washington’s... Read More
Kyari: Court Plays Video Showing How NDLEA Allegedly Helped Cocaine Smugglers At Airports 4 min read The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday screened a video evidence tendered by the Nigeria Police through Police officer Inspector El-John Nwoke, attached... Read More
INEC urges mass voter education ahead of 2027 poll The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for mass education of voters ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr... Read More
US officials confirmed Monday that a summit between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is likely to be delayed due to Washington’s... Read More
