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Headline inflation rose to 15.38% in March 2026, its first increase in 12 months.
Monthly inflation accelerated sharply, with both headline and...
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Plateau State reduced the Jos North curfew to 7:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m. following improved security conditions.
The decision was made after consultations and reviews with security agencies.
Residents were commended for cooperation and urged to remain vigilant while peace efforts continue.
The...
Nigeria's disease control agency has placed 10 states on high alert for cholera, warning that incoming floods could rapidly accelerate transmission across vulnerable communities
Sade and the late Fela Kuti earned Rock Hall induction as the class of 2026, making both artists the first Africans the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has honored in its 40-year history.
Nigeria's disease control agency has placed 10 states on high alert for cholera, warning that incoming floods could rapidly accelerate transmission across vulnerable communities
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Headline inflation rose to 15.38% in March 2026, its first increase in 12 months.
Monthly inflation accelerated sharply, with both headline and...
Sade and the late Fela Kuti earned Rock Hall induction as the class of 2026, making both artists the first Africans the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has honored in its 40-year history.
Nigeria's disease control agency has placed 10 states on high alert for cholera, warning that incoming floods could rapidly accelerate transmission across vulnerable communities
Abia State Governor Alex Otti says he would not be seeking re-election if his administration had completed its transformation agenda. He made the declaration at a 10,000-person rally in his Nvosi hometown.
The Peoples Democratic Party called Tuesday for a formal investigation into reports that a minister in President Bola Tinubu's cabinet offered land and cash gifts to senior Independent National Electoral Commission officials.
Minister of Works David Umahi launched the South-East Former Governors Forum in Enugu on Tuesday, establishing a cross-party advisory platform to counsel serving governors on zonal and national development issues.
Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde revealed Sunday that his administration has begun a structured succession process for 2027 and will announce a preferred candidate in due course.
ALGON Acting National President Iliyasu Zakari pledged full grassroots implementation of Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda at his inauguration in Abuja on Monday.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio told the APC National Convention Friday that Nigerians are yet to see the best of President Tinubu despite significant milestones achieved amid economic difficulties.
Aliko Dangote has appointed three financial advisers to lead a pan-African initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Fze, targeting listings across multiple African exchanges in what analysts project will become the largest equity offering in African stock exchange history.
Taiwo Afolabi, the Nigerian billionaire who chairs SIFAX Group, appointed his son Damilola Afolabi, known professionally as LAX, as executive director of SIFAX Logistics on April 10, the same day the Afrobeats singer turned 33.
Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde revealed Sunday that his administration has begun a structured succession process for 2027 and will announce a preferred candidate in due course.
Nigeria's worsening economy is forcing parents to pull children from private schools, with some children as young as seven now working to support their families.
EFCC invites former Justice Minister Abubakar Malami for renewed questioning as investigators expand their probe and revisit decisions from his time in office
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Nigeria’s Samson Adamu has been appointed Acting General Secretary of CAF following Véron Mosengo-Omba’s departure.
Adamu previously served as CAF Director of...
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Ugo Ugochukwu won his first FIA Formula 3 race in Melbourne after recovering from an early drop to third place.
The Campos Racing driver controlled the race from the lead and finished ahead of Freddie Slater and Taito Kato.
The victory places...
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Kenyan and Ethiopian runners once again dominated, with Ezra Kipchumba Kerin and Meseret Dinke winning the men’s and women’s races.
The Lagos...
Sade and the late Fela Kuti earned Rock Hall induction as the class of 2026, making both artists the first Africans the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has honored in its 40-year history.
Nigeria's disease control agency has placed 10 states on high alert for cholera, warning that incoming floods could rapidly accelerate transmission across vulnerable communities
The Arewa Consultative Forum declared Nigeria's security crisis a full-scale state of war, even as Boko Haram killed six soldiers in a fresh Borno attack.
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed four soldiers and a civilian woman in Mussa community, Askira-Uba, on the same day Nigeria buried a general and troops.
The Nigeria Economic Summit Group has called on the National Assembly to amend the Nigeria Tax Act, the Petroleum Industry Act and the Electricity Act 2023, describing the changes as essential to improving the country's business environment.
Nigeria's total public debt rose 10 percent year-on-year to N159.27 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, up from N144.67 trillion in the same period of 2024, the Debt Management Office reported.
Members of the House of Representatives say the Federal Government could release part of its N1.8 trillion contractor debt payments as early as this week, following years of failed disbursements from the 2024 budget cycle.
Aliko Dangote has secured a second appearance on the TIME100 list, joining the 2026 edition in the "Titans" category as the only Nigerian on this year's global ranking.