Crypto investors are weighing two familiar names, Dogecoin and TRON, against an upcoming presale heavyweight, BlockDAG (BDAG). The Dogecoin price prediction for August points to potential gains toward the $0.25–$0.35 range, driven by renewed whale accumulation and bullish technical setups. Meanwhile, the Tron price forecast sees TRX aiming for $0.60 and possibly $0.90 as it

Two suspects have been arrested by the Plateau State Police Command for illegal possession of firearms, with three locally made weapons and ammunition recovered in separate operations across the state. In a press release issued to Journalists on Thursday in Jos, Alfred Alabo, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and the Police Public Relations Officer

Two-time WBC interim heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte has thrown his support behind a potential bout between former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, insisting it would make financial sense for both men. Whyte, a 37-year-old Jamaican-British heavyweight boxer, told the BBC that while the matchup might raise eyebrows, the business side makes it

The Federal Government has launched the Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund (TISSF), a strategic welfare and empowerment initiative offering academic and non-academic staff of Nigerian tertiary institutions interest-free loans of up to N 10 million. The scheme, inaugurated on Thursday by Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, is part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope

Naira Depreciates to 1560/$ in Black Market  The naira extended its decline against the US dollar on Thursday, August 14, marking a sustained fall in the parallel market since trading resumed on Monday. Currency dealers in Abuja told Economic Confidential that high demand kept exchange rates under pressure. The currency traded at ₦1,550/$ for buying

CNG Attracts N1.5trn Investment in 18 Months – Report The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) has stated that since the introduction of CNG in the country, it has attracted $980m (N1.504trn) investment in 18 months. Speaking during the launch of the Portland Gas Ltd / NASENI CNG Daughter station Auto Conversion And Training Centre

Fix PHarcourt Refinery or Resign, Marketers Warn Ojulari Oil marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have asked the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Bayo Ojulari, to either fix the Port Harcourt Refinery immediately or resign from his position. The Eastern

FG Funds 2024 Capital Projects with 2025 Revenue – DG Budget The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Dr. Tanimu Yakubu, said the federal government is funding the capital component of the 2024 budget using revenue accrued under the 2025 budget. Yakubu stated this in Abuja on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ engagement on

Trust Issues, High Fees Keep 25% of Nigerians Unbanked, Says World Bank The World Bank says twenty-five per cent of Nigerians without bank accounts have highlighted trust issues and high charges as barriers to their involvement in the formal financial system This was indicated in the latest Global Findex Database 2025, published by the World

Orelope-Adefulire Challenges States to Deliver Tangible Results on SDGs Ahead of 2030 Deadline With just five years remaining until the 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has issued a clarion call to state governments and stakeholders to shift from pledges

A decade after it was first conceived, Nigeria’s ambitious high-speed (bullet) train infrastructure project is edging closer to execution, after its promoters announcing they have secured up to 90 percent of required government approvals and presented proof of funds for the $60 billion scheme. On Tuesday in Abuja, representatives of the federal government, De-Sadal Nigeria

Nigeria’s inflation is projected to further drop to 21.79 percent in July as prices continue to moderate in Africa’s most populous nation after hitting its highest levels last year, according to Bismarck Rewane, the managing director of Financial Derivative Company (FDC). That would be the fourth consecutive deceleration in 2025 and the lowest in almost