•Obasanjo Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has warned that Nigeria must never experience another civil war, stressing that many of the issues that triggered the 1967–1970 conflict remain unresolved within the country’s institutions and among its diverse ethnic groups. Obasanjo gave the warning yesterday at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presi...
•A fuel attendant A Financial Economist, Dumebi Oluwole, has explained why the recent drop in global prices of Brent from over $100 per barrel pre-war level to about $72 has yet to reflect at fuel pumps across the country. In Nigeria, the development has seen even the federal government calling for a reduction in prices […]
•Bicycle couriers Rising fuel prices, worsening traffic congestion and the rapid expansion of e‑commerce are reshaping Nigeria’s urban logistics landscape, creating opportunities for an unlikely but increasingly important player in the delivery ecosystem, the bicycle courier, reports The PUNCH. Across major cities including Lagos, Abuja, Port ...
•South African protesters hold sticks and flags while chanting slogans, yesterday The Nigerian government won’t accept the “humiliation” or damage to its interests amid the wave of xenophobic attacks and anti-immigration marches in South Africa. According to the Presidential Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Demola Oshodi, who said this, the feder...
A total of 102,025 new HIV infections were recorded across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in 2025, with Lagos State accounting for the highest number of new cases at 10,430, according to data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025. […]
Nigeria’s most widely consumed transport fuel, Premium Motor Spirit, also known as Petrol, maintained a strong upward trajectory, as the average retail price paid by consumers rose to N1,596.25 per litre in May from N1,027.76 in the corresponding period last year, representing an annual increase of 55.31 per cent. However, every month, the inc...
•Trump and Tinubu United States (US) President Donald Trump has said US military strikes in Nigeria saved Christians from continued attacks by terrorists, claiming the operation brought an end to the widespread killing of Christian communities. Speaking at an event in Washington at the weekend, Trump said the military action targeted the leade...
Telecom operators in Nigeria recorded a sharp decline of 33,153,633 subscribers in three years (May 2023 – April 2026), according to the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) latest industry statistics. According to the telecom industry statistics, the figure showed that 4,270,285 of mobile subscribers were lost between May 2023 (220,9...
Global oil prices have fallen to levels last seen before the US-Iran war, raising expectations among consumers and businesses for a corresponding reduction in the price of petrol. However, pump prices across Nigeria have largely remained unchanged, prompting concerns over the pace at which global market gains are being transmitted to domestic ...
•A man kicks a burning piece of furniture during a riot in the Johannesburg suburb of Turffontein Former Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland, Joseph Ayalogu, has advised Nigeria and other African countries to demand compensation from the South African government for victims of xenophobic attacks in the Rainbow Nation. Ayalogu said this during ...

