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President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will hit Iran “extremely hard” for the next two to three weeks to force an end to the month-long conflict. In a televised address from the White House on April 1, Trump claimed the war’s “core strategic objectives” are nearly met. He sought to reassure a…
The World Bank has approved a $500m credit to repair Nigeria’s underperforming agricultural sector. This fresh injection of capital from the International Development Association targets the chronic low productivity that plagues smallholder farmers. Dubbed the AGROW project, the scheme aims to turn subsistence plots into commercially viable businesses. It arrives at a time of deep…
Nigerian forces have ramped up their offensive against internal security threats, neutralising terrorists and dismantling kidnap rings across several states in the last 24 hours. The operations, spanning the North-East, North-West, and North-Central regions, demonstrate a heightened reliance on technology and rapid response tactics. These coordinated strikes aim to disrupt the logistics and movement of…
The Democratic Republic of Congo have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, securing Africa’s 10th and final slot in the expanded tournament following a dramatic 1-0 victory over Jamaica in the intercontinental play-off final at the Guadalajara Stadium in Mexico. Former Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe scored the decisive goal in the 100th…
The Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) expects to rake in N24.01 billion in the 2026 fiscal year. Acting Rector Kevin Okonna presented this ambitious roadmap to the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The projection rests heavily on statutory support from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). This single source should provide N13.33 billion,…
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has fixed April 30, 2026, to rule on an application by Petrocam Trading Nigeria Ltd seeking to vacate an interim order freezing its bank accounts over an alleged N9.05 billion debt claimed by Zenith Bank Plc. The court had earlier granted the…
Israeli air defences intercepted multiple waves of Iranian missile fire early Thursday, with at least two attacks occurring shortly after United States President Donald Trump delivered a primetime address on the ongoing Middle East war, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed. Police reported that officers were called to “several” impact sites in central Israel following…
Four astronauts are on a 10‑day journey around the Moon after NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully lifted off from Florida on Wednesday, marking the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39B at approximately 6:35 pm local time (2235 GMT),…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 109 deaths from Lassa fever in the first nine weeks of 2026, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 23.2 per cent — significantly higher than the 18.7 per cent recorded during the same period in 2025. Between Week 1 and Week 9 of…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has formally announced the conclusion of its 24-month banking sector recapitalisation programme, with participating lenders raising a combined N4.65 trillion in fresh capital. Domestic investors accounted for 72.55 per cent of the total funds raised, contributing approximately N3.37 trillion, while international investors supplied the remaining 27.45 per cent,…
