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The second Niger Delta Games have yielded a bumper crop of talent for Nigeria’s track and field future. An interim technical report submitted to World Athletics confirms that 17 athletes met the qualifying standards for the upcoming World Under-20 Championships in the United States. The group comprises four boys and 13 girls, marking a significant…
Nigeria spent N51 billion ($34.4 million) on foreign rice in 2024, signaling a sharp reversal of the self-sufficiency gains claimed by the previous administration. Data from UN Comtrade confirms that local rice has become uncompetitive against cheaper imports. High production costs and expensive energy are pricing Nigerian farmers out of their own market. President Bola…
High Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, the first indigenous coach to lead Nigeria to a FIFA World Cup, has died. His family confirmed his passing on Monday at the age of 88. A towering figure in African football, Onigbinde’s career spanned decades of tactical evolution and administrative service. He famously steered the Super Eagles during the 2002…
A desperate exodus is underway across the Middle East as the United States-Israeli conflict with Iran grounded commercial aviation. Tens of thousands of travellers are stranded following the cancellation of over 23,000 flights since Saturday. Airspace closures have funneled the remaining traffic through a few strained hubs in Dubai, Riyadh, and Muscat. Panic is rising…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has pledged to prioritise the Nigerian market as a surge in Middle Eastern hostilities sends global energy prices into a tailspin. In a statement released this week, the firm confirmed it is absorbing a portion of rising costs to shield domestic consumers from the full impact of the crisis. While benchmark…
The assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader has plunged global markets into a “prolonged period of flux,” the head of the IMF warned on Thursday. Kristalina Georgieva told the “Asia in 2050” conference in Bangkok that the escalating conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States is a severe test of global economic resilience. Brent crude…
Nigerian households are facing a sharp increase in energy costs as the escalating US-Israel-Iran war disrupts global natural gas production and shipping. Local depot owners raised the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by an average of ₦100 per kilogram on Tuesday. Major distributors, including Nipco Plc and Navgas Limited, have adjusted their rates to…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has raised its petrol ex-depot price by 100 Naira, taking the rate from 774 Naira to 874 Naira per litre. Management implemented the change on Monday following a sharp rise in global crude oil prices, which surged past the $80 per barrel mark overnight. The refinery briefly suspended petrol loading at…
Several American warplanes crashed in Kuwait on Monday morning during a third day of Iranian retaliatory strikes across the Gulf. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence confirmed that all crew members survived and are currently in stable condition at a local hospital. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the crashes, which occurred amid…
Victor Osimhen has explained his “strange” decision to reject the captain’s armband during Galatasaray’s 3-1 win over Antalyaspor. In a move that startled spectators on Sunday, 1 March 2026, the Nigerian striker refused the leadership role after stand-in captain Lucas Torreira was substituted in the 79th minute. With club captain Mauro Icardi on the bench…
