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The federal government recently unveiled a revised remuneration framework for military personnel, setting monthly earnings between N187,200 for entry-level enlisted ranks and N3.25m for senior officers. Announced amid ongoing counter-insurgency operations across the North-East and pervasive banditry in the North-West, the pay adjustment is framed by official quarters as a decisive intervention to improve troops’…
First-half 2026 financial disclosures across Nigeria’s industrial landscape revealed a monumental milestone: Dangote Cement, BUA Cement, and the newly Chinese-acquired HBM Nigeria generated a combined revenue of N3.92 trillion. This massive earnings surge reflects a significant realignment in the nation’s building sector. For years, the domestic cement market operated as a tight, domestic duopoly dominated…
Nigerian officials sat down in Washington this week to seek deeper security ties with American diplomats. National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu led a heavy team including ministers for defence, interior, and foreign affairs. Washington initiated these talks after reclassifying Nigeria as a country of particular concern regarding religious freedom. President Donald Trump pushed that designation…
The final 48 hours before Saturday’s Osun governorship election have shifted attention from campaign promises to a more troubling question: how much violence has the state actually recorded, and can voters safely participate in the poll? The Accord Party says at least 29 people have been killed in incidents it links to the political…
Nigeria has failed the United States’ fiscal transparency test for a second consecutive year, but the latest assessment is less about whether the country has a budget than about what citizens can actually see, verify and track after public money is appropriated. The US Department of State’s 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report assessed 139 governments…
Nigeria’s oil production lost some of the gains recorded in the first half of 2026, with average daily output falling from 1.74 million barrels in June to 1.67 million barrels in July, according to data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. The four per cent monthly decline is significant, but the longer trend…
Upstart Malawi reached their first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final after defeating Algeria 3-1 in Rabat. Star forward Tabitha Chawinga delivered two clinical strikes to shatter Algerian defensive lines. Her sister Temwa Chawinga added a third goal to seal the historic triumph. Ikram Adjabi pulled one back for Algeria during a tense second half….
Chelsea have given Manchester City until 17:00 on Friday to submit an offer matching the club’s £120 million valuation of midfielder Enzo Fernandez, according to multiple reports, with the Premier League club determined to resolve the Argentina international’s future before the start of the new season. The deadline, first reported by BBC Sport and…
An All Progressives Congress leader in Osun State, Adereti, has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of directing violent physical attacks against opposition members across the state. Political rivalries in Osun are spilling over into open street clashes as the governorship election draws near. Opposition officials claim that state-backed thugs routinely target campaign rallies, destroying property and…
When the White House published a fact sheet this week asserting that more than three million foreigners had left the United States since President Donald Trump returned to office, it presented the figure as proof of a decisive turnaround in immigration enforcement. The same document claimed that no illegal migrants had been released into the…
