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Nigeria has retained its position as Africa’s largest economy while slipping further down international competitiveness rankings. The latest Global Competitiveness Report highlights a stark divergence between raw economic size and systemic productivity. The country outperformed continental rivals in gross domestic product, largely driven by resilient service sectors and a massive domestic market. However, severe infrastructural…
A brutal wave of inter-communal violence between herders and farmers has claimed at least 48 lives in Niger State. Armed herder militias launched a coordinated dawn raid on the Kamuku ethnic community in Tegina, located within the Rafi Local Government Area. The attackers hacked or burned 42 villagers to death, targeting mostly women, children, and…
Nigeria’s impressive mobile internet expansion is masking a severe deficit in fixed, high-capacity home connectivity. Fresh data reveals that only 265,000 households across the country possess active Fibre-to-the-Home subscriptions. This microscopic figure stands in stark contrast to the nation’s sprawling 154.72 million active mobile internet subscriptions. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Aminu…
The World Bank has endorsed a fresh $1.25bn loan for Nigeria under its Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration programme. The endorsement came alongside the launch of a new Country Partnership Framework spanning 2026 to 2032. This development follows intense public anxiety over the country’s soaring external debt profile. Many citizens note that previous debt…
The Nigerian naira opened the final trading week of June holding steady at N1,380.05 against the US dollar in the official foreign exchange market. Minor intra-day fluctuations settled quickly during early morning trading operations. This stability follows a sequence of aggressive liquidity interventions by monetary authorities throughout the month. Corporate buyers are matching their demands…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized more than 9.4 tonnes of illicit drugs and arrested 1,587 suspects in Plateau State over the past year. State Commander Anthony Gotar announced the massive haul during a press briefing in Jos on Thursday to mark the United Nations International Day against substance abuse. Operatives confiscated exactly…
The Lagos State Police Command has intercepted forty-seven sacks of military camouflage uniforms and eighty cartons of illicit drugs in a major intelligence-led operation. State Commissioner of Police Fatai Tijani disclosed the significant breakthrough during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Tuesday. Detectives from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit intercepted the illicit cargo…
The federal government has issued fresh refined product import permits to independent marketers for the third quarter of 2026. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority approved the licenses to prevent potential domestic fuel shortages between July and September. The tactical intervention follows a noticeable decline in national fuel stock levels over the past…
Prominent leaders of the National Democratic Coalition have fiercely rejected historical claims made by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar. The pro-democracy veterans, Colonel Tony Nyiam and Chief Ayo Opadokun, dismissed assertions published in the general’s new autobiography, Call of Duty. Abdulsalami claimed that NADECO figures privately lobbied him in 1998 to extend military…
Iran has declared a three-day public holiday in Tehran for the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. State television announced the measure on Tuesday as the regime prepares for a massive public gathering. The official ceremonies will finally begin on July 4, more than four months after his death. US and Israeli airstrikes…
