British Airways said it has cancelled flights to and from several destinations in the Middle East until June as war in the region disrupts the global aviation industry. The airline has cancelled flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai, and Tel Aviv through 31 May, it said in a statement shared with our correspondent today. Flights to […]
•Inflation British inflation jumped unexpectedly to an 18-month high in June, official data showed today, heaping more pressure on the government and the UK economy. The Consumer Prices Index increased to 3.6 per cent last month compared with an annual inflation rate of 3.4 per cent in May as motor fuel and food prices stayed […]
•Bandits No fewer than 1,111 Nigerians were killed and another 276 persons abducted by non-state actors in the month of June, a report released by Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited has disclosed. According to Leadership, the report also revealed that June witnessed a notable de-escalation in overall security breaches compared to the mon...
•Naira notes The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation today attributed the non-payment of some federal civil servants’ June 2025 salaries to technical glitches. In a statement, the OAGF spokesman, Bawa Mokwa, said that upon complaints from workers regarding the non-receipt of their June salary, an investigation was launched into ...
Several members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will suggest accelerating oil output hikes in June for a second consecutive month, three sources familiar with the matter told our correspondent. Oil prices fell to a four-year low this month April, weakened by a US-China trade war and the unexpected decision by OPEC+,...
•Floods The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has predicted high-intensity rainfall likely resulting in flash floods between May and June 2025 in coastal cities of the country The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, made this disclosure while presenting the annual climate prediction for the year 2025 in Abuja. H...
•Adegbite The Executive Secretary Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has said that the Commission will commence this year’s Easter pilgrimage exercise in June. He recently disclosed this in Abuja during a zoom meeting with the Conference of States, comprising the Chairmen and Secretaries of the States Christ...
•Food grains Weather experts have warned that over 50 million people in West Africa and the Sahel region may experience a food crisis between June and October. The representative of AGRHYMET, Dr. Abdou Ali while attributing the likely food crisis to insecurity, poor food production, and late outset of rainfall, said the crisis could be [&helli...

