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Nigeria faces fresh scrutiny over alleged breaches of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and failure to implement Economic Community of West African States excise tax directives, according to findings presented at a stakeholder engagement in Abuja. The Nigerian Tobacco Control Alliance, with support from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, released…
Six billion people across the world are now connected to the internet, representing roughly three-quarters of the global population, but 2.2 billion people remain offline, exposing the deepening fault lines of global digital inequality, according to the International Telecommunication Union’s Facts and Figures 2025 report. The landmark figure represents an increase of more than…
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has cleared President Bola Tinubu of any involvement in the legal and political persecution he endured during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, while also firmly rejecting claims that he is currently working for the president or the ruling All Progressives Congress. Saraki made the clarifications during an…
The West African Examinations Council has officially announced the release of results for the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2026 First Series, with candidates able to access their scores within 12 hours of the announcement. WAEC disclosed the development in a statement published on its official X account…
For the first time in American history, a sitting president’s signature will appear on U.S. paper currency, with President Donald Trump set to sign dollar bills beginning this summer as part of a sweeping redesign timed to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence. According to a Reuters report, the new notes will carry…
Jordan Bos delivered a match-winning strike in the dying minutes to hand Australia a narrow 1-0 victory over Cameroon in a largely uninspiring FIFA Series 2026 friendly at Stadium Australia in Sydney, giving the Socceroos a timely confidence boost ahead of the FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Feyenoord…
Nigeria’s Federal Government has launched a new Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Incubation Certification programme in 14 universities, setting a target to extend it to all federal universities by 2027 and all federal tertiary institutions by 2028. The Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, announced the rollout on Friday in Abuja, presenting the initiative as a policy…
The average pump price of petrol in Nigeria rose slightly in February 2026, even as diesel also recorded a monthly increase, according to fresh data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday. In its latest Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch, the NBS said Nigerians paid an average of N1,051.47 per litre…
Survivors linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have sued the United States government and Google after confidential victim identities were allegedly exposed in a large online document release tied to the federal investigation into the disgraced financier. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, follows the US Department of Justice’s January publication of more than three…
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has criticised what he described as the financial barriers embedded in Nigeria’s electoral system, saying the high cost of contesting political office is shutting out ordinary citizens from meaningful participation. Speaking during a public discussion on electoral reforms that gained traction on Thursday, Falana said national conversations around elections should…
