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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation Monday, succumbing to an internal party...

Borno cholera outbreak: Death toll climbs to 90 as UN warns resources are falling short

The cholera outbreak tearing through northeastern Nigeria has grown deadlier and broader with each...

Israel’s Lebanon offensive derails US-Iran peace talks, throws fragile deal into doubt

A diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran began unravelling Friday, as Israel's escalating military...

Otedola spends N29.6bn to cement 20% grip on First HoldCo

Femi Otedola has tightened his grip on First HoldCo, acquiring 680 million shares in...

Nigeria joins world’s most critical hunger hotspots as 34.8m face acute food crisis — FAO

Nigeria and Somalia have been added to the United Nations’ list of highest-concern global...

London court acquits former Nigerian oil minister Alison-Madueke of bribery

A London jury acquitted former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke of all...

Court sentences female bandit logistics operative to death

— A Federal High Court in Katsina has sentenced a female logistics operative to...

Beyond the headline: What the US-Iran truce really means for Nigeria’s pocket

For more than three months, Nigerians have been living with the economic fallout of...

Nigeria headline inflation ticks up to 15.93% in May – NBS

Nigeria’s headline consumer inflation accelerated for a third consecutive month in May, fueled by...

ADC unveil Amaechi as Atiku’s 2027 running mate amid court order to deregister party

One of Nigeria’s opposition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Monday, formally named...

US orders Anthropic to halt foreigners access to its advanced models

Anthropic PBC abruptly pulled the plug on its two most powerful artificial intelligence models...

House of Reps pass landmark bill to establish state police

The House of Representatives has passed a landmark constitutional amendment bill to establish state...

First batch of repatriated Nigerians land Lagos from South Africa

The first batch of more than 260 Nigerian nationals evacuated from South Africa landed...

Akwa Ibom communities protest over ‘$270 million’ gas flare fund

Protesters demand reversal of Executive Order mandating remittance of penalties to federation account.

Terrorists kill three, disrupt WAEC exam in Kogi school attack

Armed kidnappers disguised in military uniforms disrupted a secondary school examination in north-central Nigeria...

United Capital ventures into East Africa, secure historic licenses in Ethiopia, Rwanda

United Capital Plc, the prominent Nigerian financial services group backed by billionaire tycoon Tony...

Seplat names Effiong Okon CEO as Roger Brown retires; Tony Elumelu to become chairman

Seplat Energy Plc has announced a major leadership transition that will see Chief Executive...

IMF praises Tinubu’s reforms but says 63% of Nigerians live in poverty

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed Nigeria's economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu,...

Bandits lure villagers in Zamfara to peace talks, kidnap 39

Armed bandits abducted 39 residents of a community in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara State after...

Nigeria regulator orders compensation for Band A customers for power shortfalls

Nigeria's electricity regulator has ordered distribution companies to compensate Band A customers who were...