•MQ-9 drones The United States has deployed multiple MQ-9 drones alongside around 200 troops to Nigeria to provide intelligence and training support to the Nigerian military in its ongoing fight against insurgents across the northern region. The operation is strictly focused on surveillance and advisory support, with no US personnel embedded i...
•Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid Nigerian artistes generated more than N60 billion in revenue from music streaming on Spotify in 2025, according to new data released by the global streaming platform in its annual Loud & Clear report. The report, which provides insight into the economics of music streaming, revealed that earnings by Nigerian a...
•Poor Nigerian children and Tinubu About 63 per cent of Nigerians fell below the poverty line after the removal of petrol subsidy by the present regime of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to a new study that examined the welfare impact of the country’s recent economic reforms. The research, presented at a stakeholders’ dialogue organised...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has revised its ex-depot prices, increasing the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), or petrol, to ₦1,175 per litre, while Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), commonly known as diesel, has been raised to ₦1,620 per litre. The latest revision marks the fourth consecutive price review in less than two weeks amid global [&...
•Late Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei A member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts has said that the body would meet within a day to choose the country’s next supreme leader, Iranian media reported. “With divine assistance, this session will occur within the next twenty-four hours,” said Hossein Mozafari, one of the assembly’s 88 member...
•Coach Eric Chelle Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has reportedly submitted a 19-point list of conditions to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as part of negotiations for a contract extension. Chelle, who signed a two-year contract with the NFF in January 2025 with an optional additional year in the NFF’s favour, was linked with a […...
•Nigerians repatriated from UAE arrive at the MMIA in Lagos in 2020 No fewer than 13,635 stranded Nigerians were repatriated from 10 countries over three years. Data obtained from media reports and the official websites of the International Organisation for Migration, the National Emergency Management Agency and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commi...
•Poverty in Nigeria At least 141million Nigerians are expected to be living in poverty this year, according to PwC’s Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026. The report titled: “Turning macroeconomic stability into sustainable growth,” projected deteriorating poverty levels of about 62% of the population in the year preceding the election year 2027. The...
•Police The Police Command in Lagos State has reacted to a report alleging that the Ajebo community near Agbowa, in the Ikorodu area of the state, was invaded by an armed group. The report had claimed that the group invaded the community, destroyed properties and injured residents while discharging firearms, reports NAN. In a statement [&helli...
•Senate President Godswill Akpabio Dr Jibril Lawal Tafida, a Special Adviser to the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has washed his hands off a damaging document against his principal, which was purportedly written by him. The document, in the form of a letter addressed to the Office of the President, The Presidency, Aso Villa Abuja...
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