ITU 2025 Report Reveals Six Billion Online Users
Six billion people across the world are now connected to the internet, representing roughly…
ITU 2025 Report Reveals Six Billion Online Users
Six billion people across the world are now connected to the internet, representing roughly three-quarters of the global population, but 2.2 billion people remain offline, exposing the deepening fault lines of global digital inequality, according to the International Telecommunication Union’s Facts and Figures 2025 report. The landmark figure represents an increase of more than…
‘I Have Not Met Tinubu Since He Became President’ — Saraki
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has cleared President Bola Tinubu of any involvement in the legal and political persecution he endured during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, while also firmly rejecting claims that he is currently working for the president or the ruling All Progressives Congress. Saraki made the clarifications during an…
Breaking: WAEC Releases 2026 First Series Results for Private Candidates
The West African Examinations Council has officially announced the release of results for the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2026 First Series, with candidates able to access their scores within 12 hours of the announcement. WAEC disclosed the development in a statement published on its official X account…
Trump to Sign U.S. Dollar Bills This Summer
For the first time in American history, a sitting president’s signature will appear on U.S. paper currency, with President Donald Trump set to sign dollar bills beginning this summer as part of a sweeping redesign timed to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence. According to a Reuters report, the new notes will carry…
Australia Beat Cameroon 1-0 in World Cup Tune-Up
Jordan Bos delivered a match-winning strike in the dying minutes to hand Australia a narrow 1-0 victory over Cameroon in a largely uninspiring FIFA Series 2026 friendly at Stadium Australia in Sydney, giving the Socceroos a timely confidence boost ahead of the FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Feyenoord…
NNPC Targets $60bn Investment in New Gas Master Plan
Nigeria is moving to triple its gas reserves. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has unveiled a blueprint to grow the nation’s validated gas reserves from 210 trillion cubic feet (tcf) to 600 tcf. Olalekan Ogunleye, NNPC’s Executive Vice President for Gas, Power, and New Energy, disclosed the plan on Friday at the CERAWeek…
FG Rolls Out Entrepreneurship Scheme In 14 Universities
Nigeria’s Federal Government has launched a new Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Incubation Certification programme in 14 universities, setting a target to extend it to all federal universities by 2027 and all federal tertiary institutions by 2028. The Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, announced the rollout on Friday in Abuja, presenting the initiative as a policy…
Petrol, Diesel Prices Rise Slightly In February – NBS
The average pump price of petrol in Nigeria rose slightly in February 2026, even as diesel also recorded a monthly increase, according to fresh data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday. In its latest Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch, the NBS said Nigerians paid an average of N1,051.47 per litre…
Survivors Drag DOJ, Google To Court Over Epstein Records
Survivors linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have sued the United States government and Google after confidential victim identities were allegedly exposed in a large online document release tied to the federal investigation into the disgraced financier. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, follows the US Department of Justice’s January publication of more than three…
Army Decapitates ISWAP Leadership in North-East Offensive
The Nigerian Army is systematically dismantling the command structure of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, confirmed on Friday that a series of intensified ground and air offensives have neutralised several high-ranking insurgent leaders. These operations are not random skirmishes; they are targeted strikes…