•Sealed Celestial Church of Christ The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has sealed 12 establishments, including a church and hotels, across parts of the state over alleged persistent violations of environmental regulations, mainly noise pollution. LASEPA disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X handle today, saying the...
The federal government increased its borrowing from domestic investors by 90.5 per cent, year-on-year (YoY), to N24.7 trillion in the eight months to August 2026, against N12.98 trillion in the corresponding period of 2025 (8M’25). Findings from the government’s various public finance data also showed that credit to government grew more than f...
Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, will begin charging businesses for certain messages sent through the WhatsApp Business Platform from October 1, 2026. Meta disclosed the pricing change in a WhatsApp Business Platform pricing update in July 2026, stating that charges for service messages would resume from October 1, 2026. The new charges w...
•A man holding a stick during the planned March and March demonstration in Durban, South Africa, today There is disquiet in South Africa this morning following fears of nationwide protests by locals calling for the removal of undocumented foreign nationals, especially Africans. According to investigations by our correspondent, businesses and ...
Across Nigeria, anger is mountÂing over rising electricity tariffs as households and businesses complain that they are paying significantly higher bills without any meaningÂful improvement in power supply, raising fresh concerns about enerÂgy poverty and the survival of small enterprises. The backlash has been particÂularly intense among Band ...
•Hoodlums Residents of Kawo in the Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State have raised the alarm over renewed violence linked to suspected gang activity, as clashes entered a third straight day on Tuesday. They said that the unrest has disrupted business activities and heightened fear among traders, commuters, and residents, reports Chann...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State The Lagos State government has intensified efforts to eliminate open defecation and improve public sanitation, revealing that 1,710 functional public toilets are currently in place across the state for residents and visitors. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, sa...
Nigeria is once again facing widespread electricity disruptions as reduced gas supply to thermal power plants has forced the national grid to operate far below capacity, deepening power outages across the country and placing fresh pressure on households and businesses. The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) had confirmed that schedule...
•Blackout As widespread blackout and load shedding on the national grid persist, Nigerians across major cities are counting losses, with many small businesses shutting down and households forced to abandon bulk food purchases due to their inability to power refrigerators. It was gathered that the electricity supply crisis intensified in early ...
•Tinubu and loans The federal government’s domestic borrowings from financial market operators rose sharply in 2025 despite high interest rates, widening the gap between public and private sector access to credit, according to data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday. An analysis of money and credit statistics showed that credi...
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