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Nigerian households face a fresh economic squeeze as the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) jumped 14.3% this month. A kilogramme of cooking gas now retails for N1,500 in many locations, up from N1,300 just weeks ago. This retail spike mirrors a sharp rise in the wholesale market, where the ex-depot price for 20 metric…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a nationwide voter revalidation exercise to purge the national register of inaccuracies. This planned move serves as a routine administrative audit rather than a fresh registration of citizens. The commission intends to identify deceased persons, rectify erroneous transfers, and eliminate instances of multiple registrations. Adedayo Oketola, spokesperson…
The Israeli military has hit more than 3,500 targets across Lebanon since hostilities began one month ago. This campaign follows a significant escalation on 2 March when Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel to avenge the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel responded with a combination of massive air strikes and a ground…
Nigeria has secured the backing of UAE maritime titans AD Ports Group and DP World to refloat a national shipping carrier. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the partnership on Thursday during a sectoral retreat in Lagos. The move aims to end Nigeria’s expensive reliance on foreign vessels and retain more…
Africa’s payments giant, Flutterwave, has secured a Nigerian banking licence, marking a definitive end to its reliance on the “sponsorship model.” For years, the fintech functioned by partnering with established commercial banks to access clearing and settlement systems. This new regulatory milestone allows the company to hold deposits directly and internalise its financial value chain….
The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has fixed April 14, 2026, to deliver its ruling on the bail application filed by former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Justice Rilwan M. Aikawa, who is presiding over the case, adjourned the matter after both defence and prosecution presented their final arguments on Wednesday….
The United States has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, marking a significant thaw in relations less than three months after a US military raid captured her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro. Rodriguez’s name was deleted from the “Specially Designated Nationals List,” according to a post on the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has unveiled an interim report on its digital membership registration exercise, claiming that over 4.2 million Nigerians have enrolled in the party within a three-week period, asserting that the defection wave affecting its ranks is limited to political office holders rather than the electorate. The party’s factional National Publicity Secretary,…
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Olohundare Jimoh, has issued a directive barring officers from boarding commercial vehicles without paying transport fares, warning that any form of coercion or abuse of authority would not be tolerated. Jimoh gave the directive on Wednesday at Obalende garage during a sensitisation meeting…
Beijing has called for an immediate cessation of military hostilities in the Middle East following United States President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash devastating strikes on the Islamic republic in the coming weeks. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press conference on Thursday that “military means cannot fundamentally solve the problem, and…
