Tinubu to Address UN General Assembly on September 23
President Bola Tinubu will take the rostrum at the United Nations General Assembly in New…
Tinubu to Address UN General Assembly on September 23
President Bola Tinubu will take the rostrum at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, marking his return to the world body’s principal diplomatic theatre. The Nigerian head of state will speak as the tenth speaker during the morning session on the second day of the high-level General Debate….
SEC Clears N2.15tn Dangote Refinery Share Float
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission approved the initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on Friday, 4 September 2026, clearing the path for a historic N2.15 trillion capital raise. The corporate regulator cleared the firm to issue 4.1 billion ordinary shares at N525 each, while registering its existing pool of 120.13 billion ordinary…
Russia Threatens New Strikes Despite Ukrainian Truce Offer
Moscow answered a fresh Ukrainian truce offer with threats of renewed missile barrages on Friday, 4 September 2026. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had offered to pause long-range drone strikes on Russian airspace during a sensitive American diplomatic mission. United States special envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential adviser Jared Kushner plan to land in Moscow on…
External Reserves Hit $54.08bn in 18-Year Peak
Nigeria’s external reserves crossed the $54 billion threshold to reach $54.08 billion on 3 September 2026, marking an eighteen-year high for the national treasury. Fresh balance-sheet data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria shows a gain of $12.58 billion over the past twelve months, reflecting a 30.3 per cent year-on-year surge from $41.50 billion…
NSCDC Rescues 15 Minors Sold for N2m Each
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps rescued 15 trafficked minors who were sold for N2 million each across southern states, corps spokesman Babawale Afolabi confirmed on Friday, 4 September 2026, in Abuja. The criminal operation targeted destitute farming families in the Kokona local council area of Nasarawa State under the pretext of…
Adewale Ayuba Set to Release New Album
Fuji veteran Adewale Ayuba will release a five-track mini-album titled Arise on 19 September 2026, ditching the marathon songs that defined traditional Yoruba street music for four decades. Speaking in Lagos, the veteran artist confirmed that he will abandon the conventional 33-minute vinyl suites that built his career. He intends to feed modern digital playlists…
Auditor-General Flags N33.75bn Transfers to Ghost Names
Nigeria’s Auditor-General for the Federation has revealed that the National Cash Transfer Office cannot account for N33.75bn paid out to 3.29 million vulnerable households in 2023. The alarming discovery forms part of the Auditor-General’s 2024 Annual Report on Non-Compliance and Internal Control Weaknesses in Federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. Shaakaa Chira, who heads the federal…
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Two in Southern Lebanon
An Israeli drone fired a missile into a motorcycle near Nabatieh on Friday, 4 September 2026, killing two men and shattering the fiction of a regional ceasefire. The strike hit close to Kfar Reman by the Ali al-Taher ridge, an elevated outcrop that Israeli commanders claim to hold. Paramedics carried the dead to a nearby…
Three Killed in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Bridge Accident
Three women have died, and 10 other people were injured after a multiple-vehicle crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday, with one of the vehicles plunging from the Long Bridge into a ditch. The crash occurred at about 5:10 pm at the Long Bridge, opposite Mikano, according to the Ogun State Sector Command of the…
Customs Seizes N3.95bn Drugs in Lagos Raids
Men of the Nigeria Customs Service impounded illicit drugs and toxic chemicals worth N3.95 billion across south-western border corridors, intercepting three suspects in the process. Customs Area Controller Gambo Aliyu, who runs the Federal Operations Unit Zone A in Ikeja, handed the haul to anti-narcotics and green safety regulators on Thursday, 3 September 2026. The…