•Terrorists Last weekend’s terrorist assault in Mali that led to the death of the country’s Defence Minister, Sadio Camara has sent shockwaves across West Africa with foreign policy experts warning that Nigeria could be the next if regional coordination and intelligence do not improve. The experts, who spoke in separate interviews with our cor...
•A pot of jollof rice The average price of cooking a pot of jollof rice rose to ₦30,435 in March 2026, driven largely by global oil shocks linked to the Iran conflict, a report by the SBM Intelligence has revealed, showing a sharp escalation in Nigeria’s cost of living. In its Jollof Index Q1 2026 […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has raised the official selling prices of all 37 Nigerian crude grades for May-loading cargoes, according to a report by Oilprice.com. The report stated that Nigeria is reaping the benefits of the US-Iran war, as the NNPC increased the price of its flagship grade, Bonny Light, by $6.13 per [&hell...
The National Emergency Management Agency has received 181 Nigerian returnees from Tripoli, Libya, under the Assisted Voluntary Return programme facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration in partnership with the Federal Government. This was learnt from a post on NEMA’s X account yesterday, reports The PUNCH. The agency stated t...
•Kimberly and Matawalle A fresh controversy has erupted over Nigeria’s deepening security crisis after a United States legislator alleged that the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, attempted to suppress international scrutiny of ongoing killings across parts of the country. The allegations were made by Kimberly Daniels, a member ...
•Trade stock The federal government has banned the importation of poultry foods, cement, pharmaceutical and agricultural products from countries outside the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to a circular by the federal ministry of finance, signed by Wale Edun, the minister of finance, dated April 1, 2026, the produ...
•Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd) The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that Nigeria and Türkiye have reached an agreement for the immediate deployment of 200 Nigerian Special Forces for training in Türkiye. Musa disclosed this in an interview on the sidelines of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (AD...
In this age, a personal computer has quietly become a basic necessity for university students. Undergraduates rely on laptops for research, assignments, and other work. Sadly, owning a laptop has remained a mere dream for many university students. No thanks to the global economic situation and the exorbitant prices of personal computers, repor...
The United States ambassadorial positions in Nigeria and 116 other countries are currently vacant, reflecting a broader diplomatic gap affecting countries across different regions of the world, according to official records released by the US Department of State. The document, published on April 8, 2026, via the US Department of State’s websit...
•JAMB candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday, commenced the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), enlisting over 2.2 million candidates to sit for the weeklong examination, across the country. This year’s UTME comes after an earlier Mock examination to enable candidates get used to the Comput...
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