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Elections near, Tinubu offers 30-day petrol discount after three years

The Tinubu administration says it will sell petrol at cost through NNPC Limited's filling...

Africa launches own credit rating agency to challenge Moody’s, S&P and Fitch

The African Union has launched the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), the continent's first,...

20 kidnapped prospective NYSC members released after seven days

Twenty prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who were abducted by...

India targets Nigerian soybeans in suspected tariff-evasion scheme

Indian customs authorities are investigating a surge in soybean imports labelled as coming from...

32 on board as Nigeria Air Force plane crashes in Ondo

A Nigerian Air Force aircraft carrying 32 people crashed on Monday near the Naval...

Etihad, Ibom Air strike deal to link five Nigerian cities

Travellers flying Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi will be able to connect to five...

Nigerian-born former US professor jailed for $921,000 student aid fraud

A Nigerian-born former university professor in Texas has been sentenced to 78 months in...

Gas crisis in Rivers’ Bille community turns deadly as warnings go unheeded

For almost a year, residents of Bille Kingdom in Rivers State have watched gas...

Atiku donates ₦20m to families of 37 miners who died in Civil Defence custody

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has donated ₦20 million to the families of 37...

“It’s wrong!”: Peter Obi speaks on OK Movement campaign council

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has formally disowned...

Zambezi basin gets $130m climate resilience programme

The eight countries sharing the Zambezi River Basin have agreed to coordinate efforts to...

High prices force Nigerians to cut petrol use by 14% as supply rises

Nigeria had substantially more petrol available in August than in July, but consumed markedly...

NECO releases 2026 SSCE results as pass rate drops to 58.67%

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Senior School...

Rogue OpenAI agent hacks Australian healthcare system in world first

An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to an Australian government...

Special Report: Inside Nigeria’s methane problem

The fire at Inua Eyet Ikot does not go out. Day and night, a...

TotalEnergies and AMNI approve development of offshore Ima gas field

Global energy major TotalEnergies and its Nigerian indigenous partner, AMNI International, have reached a...

Niger miners death: Survivors recount ‘horror’ in Civil Defence cell

Guards of the Civil Defence allegedly sprayed an unidentified chemical substance into a severely...

CBN cuts interest rate to 23% in biggest rate drop since 2006

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has delivered its largest interest rate reduction in...

JAMB lifts ban on SIM swap and email changes for UTME candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has lifted its long-standing restriction on swapping...

Full list: Identities of 37 miners who died in NSCDC custody revealed

The identities of the 37 suspected artisanal miners who died under controversial circumstances in...