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Nigeria begins process to create state police

Nigeria has formally begun the process of decentralising its policing system, taking a significant...

Nigerian fuel marketers promptly raise petrol prices over Iran war

Nigerians are paying sharply higher prices for petrol after a spike in global crude...

US braces for Iran-linked attacks on American soil after Ayatollah killing

The United States is bracing for potential retaliation from Iran and its proxies on...

Oil prices surge as Iran war widens across Middle East

Global oil prices spiked sharply Sunday night after the United States and Israel launched...

Israel says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei killed in strike

Israel says Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed in a targeted...

U.S. and Israel attack Iran; Trump says “major combat operations” underway

The United States and Israel have launched a sweeping military assault on Iran, with...

NAFDAC bans popular malaria suspensions over safety concerns

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered the...

Profit returns at Nestlé Nigeria, but ₦476bn loans shadow recovery

After one of the worst years in its history, Nestlé Nigeria Plc has staged...

Former NNPC general manager sentenced to prison in U.S. over $2.1 million bribe

A former general manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been sentenced...

Tinubu govt paid Boko Haram billions in ransom for kidnapped pupils: AFP

Nigeria’s government under President Bola Tinubu paid a huge ransom to Boko Haram to...

NGX suspends newcomer Zichis after 859% stock surge in a month

Barely a month after its debut on the Nigerian Exchange, Zichis Agro-Allied Industries Plc...

Tinubu govt confirms capital budget funds withheld since 2024

The Nigerian presidency has effectively confirmed that capital budget funds for 2024 and 2025...

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s “illegal” global tariffs

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down a broad set of global tariffs...

Tinubu terminates Buhari-era fund for northern and inland oil search

President Bola Tinubu has dismantled a flagship oil exploration fund created under former President...

With executive order, Tinubu alters Nigeria’s oil law, overriding National Assembly

President Bola Tinubu has moved to rewrite key fiscal provisions of Nigeria’s landmark 2021...

At least 37 miners killed in suspected gas leak at Plateau mine

At least 38 miners have died following a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a...

Nigerian govt probes Temu over suspected data protection violations

Nigeria’s data protection regulator has launched a formal investigation into Chinese-owned e-commerce platform Temu...

Nigeria records lowest food inflation in over 14 years

Nigeria has recorded its first single-digit food inflation rate in more than a decade,...

₦20m for Research, ₦100m for a Snake Hospital: Inside Nigeria’s snakebite budget

The tragic death of Ifunanya Nwangene, a 26-year-old singer who rose to national attention...

Amid election result transmission debate, INEC proposes a strange fix for vote fraud

Nigeria’s electoral umpire believes part of the country’s election problem may lie in something...