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Niger has officially submitted its formal request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. The tribunal in The Hague confirmed on Tuesday that it received the instrument of withdrawal from the junta-led West African nation. General Abdourahamane Tiani submitted the documentation on June 18, initiating a twelve-month exit timeline. The official departure will take effect…
A massive wave of profit-taking has punctured the long-running rally on the Nigerian Exchange. Investors looking to lock in recent gains wiped N5.15 trillion off the total market capitalisation in just the first four trading days of June 2026. The key market index dropped by 3.2 per cent to close at 242,227.31 basis points. This…
The Nigerian naira opened trading today, holding firm within its familiar N1,360 threshold at the official foreign exchange window. Latest transactional data shows the local currency hovering around N1,360.50 per US dollar at the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market. The parallel market mirrors this relative calm, with street traders quoting buying and selling rates between…
The Central Bank of Nigeria issued a sweeping regulatory directive ordering banks and fintech companies to immediately disclose their ultimate beneficial owners. The policy aims to dismantle the opaque corporate structures often used to mask illicit capital flows across the country’s fast-growing digital financial ecosystem. Signed by Dr. Rakiya Yusuf, Director of the Payments System…
Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator has ordered a comprehensive overhaul of the industry’s wholesale pricing architecture. The Nigerian Communications Commission on Tuesday began rewriting the rules that govern mobile interconnection fees. Unprecedented inflation, severe currency depreciation, and massive expenditures on 5G infrastructure have made the current economic framework completely obsolete. Furthermore, internet-based messaging services have fundamentally broken…
The United States and Iran have agreed to a comprehensive peace deal that mandates an “immediate and permanent” termination of military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who acted as the primary mediator throughout the intensive 104-day conflict, announced the breakthrough on Sunday evening. Minutes later, U.S. President Donald Trump…
The Edo State Government has confirmed that 15 people have died from Lassa fever following a sharp spike in local transmission across multiple communities. Dr. Stephenson Ojeifo, the Director of Public Health at the State Ministry of Health, announced the mortality figures in Benin during a comprehensive public health briefing. Ojeifo revealed that surveillance teams…
The Nigeria Customs Service has intensified its nationwide border crackdown on illicit agricultural imports, intercepting smuggled vegetable oil products worth 1.31 billion naira. Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi confirmed that the service recorded 65 distinct seizures in 2025 and an additional 23 interceptions during the first half of 2026. The combined duty-paid value of the…
A serious passenger train derailment along the Warri–Itakpe rail corridor has left three people dead and multiple coaches destroyed in Delta State. The fatal accident occurred on Monday near the Agbor axis as the train traveled from Ujevwu station toward its northern terminus. Four commercial coaches left the tracks during transit, causing chaos as hundreds…
The Federal High Court in Abuja commenced an accelerated hearing today in a high-stakes legal battle challenging the legitimacy of the African Democratic Congress leadership under former Senate President David Mark. Justice Peter Lifu activated the fast-track trial schedule following explicit directives from the Supreme Court to resolve the internal party crisis expeditiously. The plaintiff,…
