Global commodity prices could fall to a six-year low by 2026 as weak growth meets an expanding oil surplus, the World Bank says in its latest outlook.  The Bank projects broad declines of roughly 7% in both 2025 and 2026, citing policy uncertainty and tepid demand as key drags across energy and non-energy baskets.  For

Healthcare industry leader Judith Obi has been appointed Director of Diagnostics at ISN Medical, one of Africa’s foremost medical diagnostics companies. In her new capacity, Judith will oversee ISN Medical’s diagnostics business across multiple African markets, providing strategic leadership to strengthen the company’s growth, partnerships, and operational excellence. Her appointment reflects ISN Medical’s continued commitment

…reaffirms commitment to revitalising tertiary education The federal government has released ₦2.3 billion to universities nationwide for the payment of salary and promotion arrears to address long-standing welfare and funding challenges with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). It also reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to revitalising Nigeria’s tertiary education sector through decisive fiscal interventions

…secures 9,263 convicted in 30 months Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been commended for raising the momentum of the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking across the country in the past two and a half years of the Administration of President Bola Tinubu. Buba Marwa, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer

…foundation reach over 200 girls with mental health support Mental health experts and the Ladies of Virtue and Excellence foundation have expressed concerns over rising cases of trauma among Nigerian girls, linking the trend to widespread abuse and limited access mental health care in the country. Speaking at the Chayil Girls Conference 7.0 in Abuja

According to a report by The Times Of Israel, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has expressed disappointment over what he described as a violation of the Gaza ceasefire, following an attack on Israeli soldiers that killed one of them. Speaking during an on-stage interview at the Council on Foreign Relations in New

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, reviewed his list of persons to be pardoned and granted clemency following outcry. Below is a list of those dropped: Those Earlier Considered For Pardon 1. Nweke Francis Chibueze, 44. Serving a life sentence at Kirikiri for cocaine. 2. Nwogu Peters, 67, serving a 17-year jail term for fraud. He

There is confusion over claims that Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State was “bounced” from the Senate during the confirmation of the new Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Waheedi Shaibu, at the National Assembly on Wednesday. Governor Ododo was at the National Assembly for the confirmation hearing in solidarity with Shaibu, who hails from Kogi

Skip to content Following widespread public outrage over the presidential pardon granted to Maryam Sanda—who was sentenced to death in 2020 for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello—President Bola Tinubu has rescinded the pardon and adjusted her sentence to 12 years in prison. The development was announced in an official gazette issued on Wednesday by the

There was mild drama on Wednesday when officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) staged a walkout during a budget session of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies. The committee, chaired by Oboku Oforji, had convened to scrutinise JAMB’s 2023–2024 budget performance, implementation of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR)

Luka Modric, widely regarded as one of the finest midfielders of his generation, has shared his list of the five greatest footballers of all time, surprisingly omitting Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The 40-year-old Croatian, whose career began at Dinamo Zagreb and included a stint at Tottenham Hotspur before spending over a decade at Real

Timipre-sylva Former Petroleum Minister (State), Chief Timipre Sylva, is not involved in any coup as rumoured in some quarters, his Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Chief Julius Bokoru, has said. Bokoru, in a statement on Wednesday, said desperate and narcissistic politicians plotting to actualise their ambitions in 2027 were behind the rumour because