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Gold opened the new trading week on a cautious note, slipping below the $4,700 mark as geopolitical tensions and expectations of a hawkish United States Federal Reserve continued to weigh on the precious metal’s recent recovery. The commodity fell 0.5 percent to $4,690 per ounce at the London stock market on Monday, according…
Candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education programmes in colleges of education across the country will no longer be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the federal government announced on Monday. Minister of Education Tunji Alausa made the disclosure during the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s 2026 policy meeting held…
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella took the stand on Monday in Elon Musk’s closely watched lawsuit against OpenAI, offering testimony expected to shed light on how the world’s largest software company helped transform ChatGPT’s creator from a charitable organisation into one of the most valuable corporations on earth. Nadella’s appearance before a federal…
The camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has issued a pointed warning to opposition parties against adopting a southern presidential candidate for the 2027 election, arguing that such a move would hand President Bola Tinubu an easy path to re-election. The position was made public in a statement released to journalists in Abuja…
Spain has insisted it took every necessary precaution to prevent the spread of hantavirus from a cruise ship at the centre of an international health alert, even as authorities in France and the United States confirmed positive cases among evacuated passengers. The Spanish health ministry said in a statement that “from the start, all…
FC Barcelona were crowned champions of the 2025/2026 La Liga season on Sunday night after defeating fierce rivals Real Madrid 2-0 in a commanding El Clasico showdown at Camp Nou, clinching the club’s historic 29th Spanish league title with several matches still remaining in the campaign. Goals from Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres sealed a…
More than a decade after leaving office, former President Goodluck Jonathan is once again at the centre of Nigeria’s presidential conversation, with growing reports that he may seek a return to power under the Peoples Democratic Party platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. The reports have triggered widespread debate across Nigeria’s political space,…
An American citizen evacuated from a hantavirus-affected cruise ship in the Canary Islands has tested mildly positive for the virus, United States health authorities announced on Sunday. The US Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that “one passenger currently has mild symptoms and another passenger tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus.”…
Nigeria’s capital market regulator, NGX Regulation Limited, has facilitated the recovery of more than N500 million for shareholders following the resolution of multiple complaints involving market operators, according to statements from the organization. The independent regulatory arm of the Nigerian Exchange Group announced its most significant breakthrough earlier this year when it secured the…
Nigeria’s state governments have abruptly tightened their purse strings. Capital expenditure across 26 states fell by 58% in the first quarter of 2026, dropping to N1.59tn from N3.79tn in the previous quarter. This N2.2tn contraction signals a sharp pivot away from infrastructure as the 2027 general elections approach. While roads and hospitals wait, political alignments…
