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Nigeria’s inflation rate rose slightly to 15.69% in April 2026 after the NBS rebased the Consumer Price Index.
Food prices remained the largest contributor to inflation, although food inflation slowed compared to last year.
Sokoto recorded the highest inflation rate nationwide, while...
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Several students were hospitalised after a suspected gas leak at Anglican Girls Grammar School in Ijebu Ode.
Ogun authorities detected elevated methane levels and launched an emergency investigation into the source.
The incident occurred weeks after a similar suspected gas leak affected...
Deputy Inspector-General Frank Mba has voluntarily retired from the Nigeria Police Force after 34 years, as seven AIGs line up for promotion interviews to fill senior vacancies.
Nigeria's Senate has summoned former NNPCL chief Mele Kyari to explain N210 trillion flagged in audit reports covering 2017 to 2023, threatening arrest warrants if he fails to appear.
Nigeria's textile and garment sector shed N164 billion in output value between 2023 and 2025, with fewer than 20 mills still running across the country.