Ayomide Kuku

Naira Closes August Firm Near N1,337 Benchmark

Naira Closes August Firm Near N1,337 Benchmark

The Nigerian naira sustained its steady multi-week consolidation on Monday, 31 August 2026, holding near N1,337 per US dollar at the official foreign exchange window. Early indicative electronic quotes hovered around N1,346.78 before wholesale banking desks resumed regular session trading. Parallel market operators in Lagos and Abuja traded dollars at N1,400, reflecting a N7 gain…

Read Full News
Himalayan Flood Death Toll Nears Eight Hundred

Nepal-Tibet Floods Leave Hundreds Dead and Missing

A catastrophic glacier collapse high in the Himalayas triggered flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, 26 August 2026. Surging walls of water and rock killed more than 160 people and left nearly 1,500 missing across mountain districts in both countries. The torrent tore through Nepal’s Rasuwa district and ripped into Tibet’s Gyirong County…

Read Full News
INTERPOL Arrests 58 in Global Black Axe Blitz

INTERPOL Arrests 58 in Global Black Axe Blitz

A coordinated global police sweep across twenty-two countries has netted 58 suspects tied to West African organised crime cartels, including the notorious Black Axe. The International Criminal Police Organisation disclosed on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, that the eight-month offensive, codenamed Operation Jackal IV, identified 263 primary suspects across six continents. Police formations targeted criminal networks…

Read Full News
FG Begins Rehabilitation of 13 Police Colleges

Federal Infrastructure Spending Hits N6.47tn as Highways Dominate

The Federal Government spent N6.47 trillion on strategic capital projects between June 2023 and December 2025, with major trunk roads and coastal highways taking the largest share of the funding. An official reform scorecard tracking the deployment of fiscal gains revealed that incremental public spending reached N30.64 trillion during the thirty-month review period. Three flagship…

Read Full News
China Humanoid Robots Outrun Humans in Beijing

China Humanoid Robots Outrun Humans in Beijing

Chinese humanoid machines have surpassed elite athletic sprint marks, but complex factory assembly still exposes their mechanical limits. At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, two robots eclipsed the 100-metre world record on Saturday. Another machine completed the 400-metre event in 39.7 seconds, outpacing human benchmarks. Yet braking problems emerged immediately as the sprinters…

Read Full News
US Judge Strikes Down Trump Visa Ban

US Judge Strikes Down Trump Visa Ban

A United States federal court has struck down Donald Trump’s sweeping suspension of immigrant visas covering Nigeria and 74 other nations. US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan ruled on Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded his statutory powers by freezing entry based entirely on nationality. The court declared the State Department directive…

Read Full News