The United States has presented a 15-point plan to end the war with Iran, media reports said on Tuesday, with Pakistan acting as an intermediary to deliver the proposal to Tehran. According to Israeli broadcaster N12, the draft includes commitments from Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons and to hand over its stockpile of enriched […]
•Dangote and Tinubu President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has raised concerns over the growing volatility in the global oil market, warning that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could worsen economic hardship across Africa if not urgently resolved. Speaking on the implications of the crisis, Dangote said that although Nigeria is no...
•Rocket trails Turkey’s defence ministry today said a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces in the third such incident of the Middle East war. “A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the eastern [&hellip...
•Fresh strikes hit Iran today Fresh strikes rocked Iran and several Gulf countries today, as Israel unleashed a new wave of attacks in a war that has ignited the Middle East and threatens to torpedo the world economy. Since erupting on February 28 with US-Israeli attacks on Iran, the war has cascaded throughout the region, […]
There is anxiety that Nigerians may continue to pay more for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol alongside Automotive Gas Oil, called diesel as the price of crude oil rose to above $100 per barrel, yesterday. Many Nigerians had looked forward to lower fuel energy cost, following a drop on Wednesday to $92, […]
•Site of Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, yesterday Three UN peacekeepers were wounded when their base in southern Lebanon was hit on Friday, the UN force and the Ghanaian military said, with Lebanon’s president accusing Israel of targeting them. The attack came as Israel and Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah ...
•NIDCOM chairman/CEO, Abike Dabiri-Erewa As tensions escalate in the Middle East following the ongoing #IranWar and #IranIsraelWar, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has released emergency hotline numbers for Nigerians in distress across affected countries. In a notice shared on its official X handle, the Commission urged Nigerians...
German aviation giant Lufthansa warned today it faced a more uncertain outlook because of the unfolding Middle East conflict, and that the fallout showed how vulnerable air traffic remains to geopolitical shocks. The war — which began last weekend with US-Israeli attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes from the Islamic Republic — has c...
•Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs Al-Jamous neighbourhood, today The raging Iran war, which has spread across the Middle East and beyond, entered its seventh day today after Israeli forces announced a “next phase” in the conflict and bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Israeli militar...

