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Nigeria recorded a massive 7.55 trillion naira merchandise trade surplus in the first quarter of 2026, despite a mild contraction in total aggregate trade. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the total value of foreign trade dropped slightly to 34.79 trillion naira from 36.21 trillion naira in the preceding quarter. This positive…
The Federal Government has deployed the first of five emergency flights to rescue citizens fleeing a sharp rise in anti-immigrant violence across South Africa. President Bola Tinubu approved the state-backed evacuation programme after deep hostility toward foreign workers flared into open intimidation and street violence. A commercial Boeing aircraft operated by Air Peace will fly…
The federal government will cover the full cost of repatriating regular and irregular Nigerian citizens fleeing xenophobic violence in South Africa. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the emergency financial waiver on Saturday night following a direct authorization from the presidency. The intervention removes all administrative fees that previously slowed down the evacuation process for…
The National Democratic Congress has initiated a comprehensive nationwide reconciliation process following its highly contentious internal primary elections. Party leadership strongly rejected mounting allegations concerning the deliberate imposition of preferred candidates on local constituencies. The political intervention aims to repair deep internal structural fractures ahead of the upcoming general elections. Disgruntled party loyalists had threatened…
United States President Donald Trump has announced his intention to decouple the conflict in Lebanon from ongoing broader peace negotiations with Iran. Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, Trump stated that the two conflicts are fundamentally different and should be managed under separate diplomatic tracks. The administration aims to isolate regional proxy skirmishes to…
The Nigerian naira gained notable ground against the United States dollar on the parallel market to close at N1,385. Street traders in Lagos and Abuja quoted the rate following a sustained increase in dollar supply across major trading hubs. This appreciation represents a significant recovery from previous lows, where the local currency faced immense speculative…
An indefinite nationwide strike by upstream petroleum workers has brought Nigeria’s oil and gas regulatory architecture to a halt. Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria locked the gates of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. The industrial action completely froze administrative and regulatory functions at the Abuja headquarters and…
The California Attorney General has filed a major lawsuit against the successor company of 23andMe, alleging gross negligence during a massive 2023 data breach. The state’s top prosecutor claims the genetic testing firm failed to protect the sensitive biological and personal information of millions of customers. The cyberattack exposed the ancestry profiles, health data, and…
Nigerian factory floors are facing an existential crisis as a combination of multi-layered taxation, currency volatility, and insecurity cripples industrial operations. The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria issued a stark warning detailing the rapid erosion of corporate survival margins across the country’s major industrial hubs. Factory owners report that production volumes have dropped significantly over the…
Nigeria maintained its position as the third-largest global borrower from the World Bank’s International Development Association despite a marginal reduction in its debt stock. The nation’s outstanding exposure to the concessional lending arm stood at $18.5 billion as of March 31, 2026. This figure marks a slight 1.7 percent drop from the $18.7 billion recorded…
