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Twin earthquakes kill at least 164 in Venezuela, with thousands more feared dead

Two of the most powerful earthquakes to strike Venezuela in more than a century...

Nigeria Senate approves state police, expanding governors’ powers

After decades of debate and repeated failed attempts, Nigeria has taken its most significant...

Oil falls after Iran talks, but Nigerians still pay over N1,300 for petrol

Global crude oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since the outbreak of...

Dangote refinery denies Togo export-and-reimport scheme amid price debate

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has refuted reports suggesting that its petroleum products are exported to...

SEC halts unauthorised marketing of Dangote refinery IPO

Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered an immediate halt to the marketing...

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...