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NBS: National Inflation Hits 15.69%

Nigeria’s brief season of cooling prices has come to an abrupt end. The headline inflation rate rose to 15.69% in April, up from 15.38% in March. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that the modest economic gains recorded during the first quarter are rapidly melting away. This unexpected reversal shatters local hopes that…

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De Ligt Ruled Out of World Cup After Surgery

  Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt will miss the Netherlands’ FIFA World Cup campaign after undergoing successful back surgery to correct an injury that has kept him sidelined since November 2025. The Dutch international, who had been one of United’s standout performers at the start of the season, is not expected to return to…

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Food, Transport  Push Nigeria’s April Inflation To 15.69%

  Nigeria’s headline inflation rate edged higher in April 2026, rising to 15.69 percent from 15.38 percent recorded in March, as persistent pressure from food prices, transport fares, hospitality costs, and healthcare expenditure continued to squeeze household budgets across the country. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index report released…

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JAMB Begins 2026 Change of Course, Institution Process

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has officially opened the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination change of institution and course process, giving candidates the opportunity to alter their institution or programme choices at any approved Computer Based Test centre nationwide. The board disclosed this in a notice issued on Friday by its spokesperson, Dr…

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EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO Over Alleged N36m Fraud

  Popular social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, widely known as Blessing CEO, was on Friday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, over an alleged N36 million fraud involving a property lease transaction. The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission brought the defendant…

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Gunmen Invade Borno School, Abduct Pupils

  Suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked a school in Borno State on Friday morning, carting away an unspecified number of pupils in what witnesses described as a swift and unopposed raid deep within a conflict zone bordering the dreaded Sambisa Forest. The attack occurred around 9 am at Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in…

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