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Survivors of the June 8 derailment on the Warri-Itakpe rail corridor have nearly all left hospital, the Nigerian Railway Corporation says, even as a federal safety bureau presses on with its inquiry into yet another accident on a line battered by repeated failures. Managing Director of the NRC, Kayode Opeifa, said in a statement…
Kylian Mbappe wrote his name into French football history on Tuesday, scoring twice to become his country’s all-time leading goalscorer as France recovered from a sluggish first half to defeat Senegal 3-1 in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group I opener. The match, played before a packed house of 80,545 at the New York New…
Nigeria’s tertiary admissions cycle has entered its final, crucial phase following a decisive administrative intervention. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday released the results of the 2026 mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. This final batch of scores clears the path for the board to begin ranking candidates and coordinating admissions for universities, polytechnics,…
Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator has ordered a comprehensive overhaul of the industry’s wholesale pricing architecture. The Nigerian Communications Commission on Tuesday began rewriting the rules that govern mobile interconnection fees. Unprecedented inflation, severe currency depreciation, and massive expenditures on 5G infrastructure have made the current economic framework completely obsolete. Furthermore, internet-based messaging services have fundamentally broken…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the armed forces following a breakthrough in the domestic security campaign. Military operatives have killed a notorious bandit leader responsible for terrorising communities across north-central Nigeria. The successful strike team also secured the release of a high-profile kidnap victim during the same operational push. This dual breakthrough offers a rare…
Nigeria faces a crippling fiscal squeeze despite maintaining technically sustainable levels of public debt. The International Monetary Fund warns that the federal government will spend roughly 50 percent of its tax revenues solely on interest payments between 2025 and 2028. While Abuja is not at immediate risk of systemic sovereign default, this massive debt-servicing burden…
Nigerian households may soon experience major relief from crushing energy bills. The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers projects that retail cooking gas prices could crash to N900 per kilogram by the end of 2026. This optimistic forecast depends entirely on the federal government executing swift supply chain reforms. Consumers currently endure extreme financial…
Nigeria’s sweeping foreign exchange reforms have yet to align the local currency with economic reality. The International Monetary Fund states that the naira trades roughly 25.6 percent below its fair value. According to the Washington-based lender, its Real Effective Exchange Rate model shows that the currency remains heavily undervalued despite recent gains. This persistent gap…
Global energy markets face immediate downward pressure after a breakthrough agreement in the Middle East. Brent crude plunged below the critical threshold of 80 dollars a barrel on Tuesday. Investors rapidly unloaded contracts following news of a diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and Iran. This sudden sell-off reflects a sharp drop in the geopolitical…
Armed men have launched a deadly assault on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Plateau State. The attackers stormed the elite facility in Kuru near Jos late on Monday night. Three security operatives lost their lives whilst defending the nation’s foremost policy centre. This bold raid on a highly guarded federal establishment…
