•Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Saudi authorities put two people to death Monday to reach 17 in three days, state media said, as the conservative kingdom accelerated towards a record number of executions this year. Two Saudis were executed for “terrorist crimes”, the official Saudi Press Agency said, after 15 people, mostly foreigners, were p...
•When Kano govt sent almajiris home A new study has revealed that a significant number of children, particularly from rural and marginalised communities in Kano State, are being denied their right to education, thereby increasing the number of the out-of-school children in the state. Figures from the United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) show...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a total of 747 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 18 states in the country, with 142 deaths recorded as of epidemiological week 22, 2025. The Case Fatality Rate (CFR) stands at 19.0%, slightly higher than the same period in 2024, reports Nigerian Tribune. […]
Seven vessels carrying imported Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, are expected to berth at seaports along the nation’s borders between Monday, March 17, and Sunday, March 23. According to a document obtained from the Nigerian Port Authority on Thursday, these vessels carrying 115,000 metric tonnes representing 154.22 million litre...
Oil prices rose today, boosted by a strong outlook for demand in the United States after fuel inventories fell more than expected, and a weaker U.S. dollar. Brent crude futures were up 34 cents, or 0.5%, to stand at $71.12 a barrel by 0745 GMT, their highest level since March 3. U.S. West Texas Intermediate […]
•Bode George A former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, says all is not well with the opposition party because of selfish interests. George, who made this remark at a news conference to commemorate his 79th birthday today in Lagos, said that PDP members and leaders must use the […]
•Trump and Harris Global stock markets rose and the dollar slid today as investors steel themselves for a coin-toss US presidential election, an interest rate decision, and expected Chinese stimulus measures. Oil prices rallied around 2.5 percent after eight members of the OPEC+ group of producers said yesterday they would extend supply cuts u...
Metering of electricity customers across the country has remained a challenge as the number of unmetered customers rises to 7.3 million. The latest figures, released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) showed that out of over 13.16 million registered customers, the electricity distribution companies also known as the DisCo...
Against the backdrop of a new increase in petrol price, marketers have adopted a wide range of price differentials nationwide with petrol stations owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, among the highest pump prices. While it was learnt that the latest upward adjustment has fixed the base price at N855 per litre, [&he...
Twenty one states of the federation are seeking loans amounting to N1.65 trillion to fund their 2024 budget deficits despite the increase in the allocations they have received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in the last one year. From June 2023 to June this year, all the 36 states and the 774 local […]
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