FG TARGETS CAPITAL FLIGHT REDUCTION WITH UK UNIVERSITY CAMPUS DEAL
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Federal Government of Nigeria has stepped up efforts to expand access to globally recognised education, announcing plans to establish a local...
IRAN THREATENS STRIKES ON GULF ENERGY FACILITIES
[caption id="attachment_218782" align="alignnone" width="300"] Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. Smoke could...
NAIRA FALLS TO ₦1,385 PER USD AMID MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS
By: Muftau Fatimo The naira has come under renewed pressure in the foreign exchange market, dropping to N1,385 per US dollar as escalating tensions in...
UBER SEEKS DIALOGUE AS LAGOS DRIVERS’ STRIKE DISRUPTS RIDE-HAILING SERVICES
By: Muftau Fatimo Uber Technologies has affirmed its commitment to engaging in dialogue with drivers following a strike by app-based transport operators that has...
FG SCRAPS CUSTOMS’ 7% REVENUE DEDUCTION FROM FAAC
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Government, through the Federation Account Allocation Committee, has discontinued the long-standing seven per cent cost-of-collection deduction previously retained by...
FG SECURES £746M UK DEAL TO MODERNISE APAPA, TINCAN PORTS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has unveiled a £746 million financing agreement with the United Kingdom to...
MONARCH DONATES ₦5M WORTH OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO DELTA HOSPITAL
Balogun Ibrahim The Ovie of Udu Kingdom, Michael Ogheneovo Orugbo, has pledged a donation of ₦5 million worth of medical supplies to the Federal Medical...
UN WARNS 45 MILLION MORE FACE ACUTE HUNGER IF MIDEAST WAR CONTINUES
Agency Report An extra forty-five million people could face acute hunger if the Mideast war carried on through June, swelling the number worldwide to a...
NUPRC SELECTS FIRMS FOR NIGERIA’S 50-BLOCK OIL AUCTION
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has advanced Nigeria’s 2025 oil and gas licensing round to a crucial stage, announcing the completion...
NIGERIA’S INFLATION RATE DIPS SLIGHTLY TO 15.06% IN FEBRUARY
By Aishat Momoh. O. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported a marginal decline in Nigeria’s inflation rate, from 15.1 percent in January to...