•Spices for sale at a store in Annapolis, Maryland Consumer inflation in the United States cooled slightly more than expected in January, government data showed yesterday, as energy prices dipped. Analysts say the figure allows the US Central Bank to cut interest rates again later this year but warn that policymakers need to see sustained [&he...
Twenty one years after the Nigeria Prize for Literature was introduced, the prize still continues to be a mystery for previous winners. Only on Thursday, the Prize’s Advisory Board unveiled the shortlist of three with no past winner in the race to win the $100,000 prize of the NLNG-sponsored literary competition, reports Saturday Guardian. Des...
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has further eased, settling at 22.22% in June 2025, down from 22.97% in May 2025, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) today. This marks a decrease of 0.76 percentage points compared to May 2025. On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation [...
•Zelensky, Trump and Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin today ordered a truce with Ukraine on May 8-10 to coincide with Moscow’s World War II commemorations, drawing ire from Ukraine which demanded Moscow pause hostilities immediately. The announcement came as the United States scaled up efforts to broker an end to the three-year conflict,...
•Hajj The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) yesterday said it has concluded arrangements to commence the 2025 Hajj operations with the airlift of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia starting from May 9. This was disclosed after the NAHCON board briefed Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on preparations for the 202...
•Donald Trump US President Donald Trump is planning to travel to Saudi Arabia in May on his first foreign trip since returning to the White House, the Axios news website reported yesterday. Planning for the trip is ongoing as the Trump administration works to resume a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian group […]
•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...
•Denys Denya Nigeria is set to receive a $1.05bn syndicated loan backed by oil from the African Export-Import Bank next month. The loan is part of a larger $3.3bn prepayment facility arranged by Afreximbank, with repayment terms tied to crude cargoes from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. According to Bloomberg, Afreximbank’s Senior...
Thousands of intending pilgrims from Nigeria may miss the 2024 Ramadan Umrah pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia over the decision of the authorities to stop issuing Umrah visas. Already, the development is fueling anxiety and agitation from intending pilgrims with the Ramadan fasting crossing 11, reports Daily Trust. Also, hajj and Umrah operators may...
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