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Lagos, Nigeria – 7 June 2026 HerStory International will host its June Community Dialogue on Sunday, 7 June 2026, bringing together women from diverse backgrounds to explore the theme, “Becoming Her: The Evolution of Identity Over Time.” The virtual session will take place on Zoom at 4:00 pm (WAT) and is open to women interested…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered immediate air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs in response to persistent rocket and drone attacks. The directive, issued jointly with Defence Minister Israel Katz, targets the Dahiyeh district, a densely populated stronghold of the militant group Hezbollah. This military escalation effectively shatters the fragile ceasefire brokered in mid-April….
The Nigerian naira held steady against the United States dollar at the start of June’s trading cycle. In the official foreign exchange window, the domestic currency exchanged at an average rate of 1,371 naira per dollar. Data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange tracked early morning transactions oscillating tightly between 1,370 and 1,372 naira. This relative…
President Bola Tinubu has commissioned three new warships into service to secure Nigeria’s volatile economic waters. Speaking at the International Fleet Review in Lagos, the president declared the Nigerian Navy the most formidable maritime force on the continent. The new vessels—named NNS Oloibiri, NNS Mambila, and NNS Gurara—will immediately deploy to patrol the Atlantic coast….
Nigeria and Liberia intend to pool their maritime resources to expand economic opportunities and train young sailors. Dayo Mobereola, the head of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, hosted the Liberian Envoy, Dapo Akinosun, in Lagos to finalize the details. Both nations want to secure a larger share of the global shipping market by…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has launched an aggressive financial strategy to drive the country toward a one-trillion-dollar economy. Dubbed the Payments System Vision 2028, the blueprint aims to drag an additional 50 million citizens into the formal banking system. Governor Olayemi Cardoso presented the four-year roadmap in Abuja, framing electronic payment channels as vital…
The Osun State government has summoned an emergency security meeting following the mass abduction of students and teachers in neighbouring Oyo State. The state Ministry of Education met with local union leaders and state intelligence chiefs in Osogbo to draft defensive strategies. Governor Ademola Adeleke ordered the immediate revitalisation of the Safe School Initiative to…
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…
Nigeria’s national electricity grid continues to collapse despite receiving 3.6 billion dollars in World Bank loans over the last decade. A comprehensive review of development finance reveals that massive capital injections failed to fix the country’s chronic transmission and distribution failures. The multi-billion-dollar funding aimed to stabilise power supplies, expand the national grid, and bring…
Nigeria’s total public investment in education stands at only 2.14 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2026, falling well below the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recommended benchmark of four to six per cent for developing countries, according to a new analysis presented by former Aviation Minister Osita Chidoka….
