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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 core rates rising significantly.
Food and core inflation declined year-on-year, but short-term price pressures remain evident.
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate climbed...
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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.
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Nigeria's data protection agency ordered social media platforms to curb unauthorized filming of unsuspecting citizens or face significant regulatory sanctions.
Africa accounted for just 4.5 percent of global arms imports in 2024 and 2025, new Stockholm Institute data shows, as analysts warn the shortfall weakens the continent's capacity to fight terrorism.
President Tinubu and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sealed new export agreements at Downing Street Thursday, closing a state visit that produced a £746 million Lagos port financing deal.
The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking to revoke the citizenship of Nigerian Emmanuel Kazeem, who was convicted in 2018 over an $11 million tax fraud scheme.
Nigeria recorded the sharpest petrol price increase of any country worldwide at 39.5 percent between February 23 and March 16, 2026, as the Middle East war drove global oil prices to a four-year high.