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Global oil benchmarks have shattered the $100 barrier, with Brent crude surging to $114.86 per barrel during Monday morning trading. This 23% single-day spike follows a dire warning from Goldman Sachs that prices could reach $150 by the end of March if the “effective blockade” of the Strait of Hormuz persists. The investment bank noted…
HerStory International successfully hosted its first HerStory Digital Community Dialogue in commemoration of International Women’s Day, bringing together distinguished speakers, professionals, advocates, and members of the public for an engaging and thought-provoking conversation on women’s voices, rights, and leadership. The event, which was held today, Sunday, 8th March 2026, started at 4:00 p.m., and lasted…
Nigeria’s worsening security situation has pushed the country into one of the most consequential governance debates of the Fourth Republic: whether the time has come to decentralise policing. Across the country, communities face daily threats from insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, farmer–herder conflicts, and organised criminal violence. Yet the responsibility for policing over 200 million citizens remains…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has attributed the latest surge in fuel pump prices to the “vagaries of market forces” following the escalation of the US-Israel-Iran war. NMDPRA spokesperson George Ene-Ita stated on Sunday that under the current deregulated regime, the government no longer dictates prices. Instead, local costs are directly…
A landmark United Nations report released for International Women’s Day 2026 reveals a sobering reality: despite decades of advocacy, women globally hold just 64% of the legal rights afforded to men. The report, titled “Ensuring and Strengthening Access to Justice for All Women and Girls,” warns of a “justice gap” that leaves half the world’s…
At least 23 people are dead after flash floods tore through Nairobi on Friday night, transforming the Kenyan capital’s thoroughfares into lethal waterways. Police and Kenya Red Cross teams spent Saturday retrieving bodies from submerged vehicles and collapsed structures across both informal settlements and affluent districts like Parklands. The Nairobi River burst its banks following…
The 15-year legal stalemate over Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 245 has finally ended, clearing the way for a massive deepwater expansion. Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, confirmed on Saturday that a historic settlement between the Federal Government, Eni, and Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAEL) will now trigger the Zabazaba-Etan project. This development…
Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) collected N207.49 billion from customers in December 2025, according to the latest performance factsheet from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). While the figure suggests a bustling festive period for the utilities, it masks a persistent fiscal wound: a N51.17 billion revenue shortfall. Of the N258.66 billion billed to consumers,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered all commercial banks to undergo rigorous stress tests starting April 1, 2026. This directive arrives as the industry enters the final stretch of its recapitalisation journey, with a March 31 deadline for meeting new capital floors. The apex bank intends to measure how lenders would survive “extreme…
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has rejected assertions that insecurity is deteriorating across Nigeria, insisting instead that the Federal Government is actively containing the situation through sustained military operations and international partnerships. His remarks came during a recorded appearance on Al Jazeera’s “Head to Head” programme with…
