Nigeria’s naira is expected to maintain its positive run throughout 2025 as the country’s monetary and fiscal authorities continue to strengthen efforts to shore up the value of the currency, according to central bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) member Murtala Sagagi. “The value of the naira has been relatively stable even though it is still

Stephens flew all the way from the UK to find him. What he found was shocking about his online sextortionist. With the help of cyber-investigators, he traced a fake account back to a small town outside Ibadan, Oyo State. The trail led him to a rundown barber shop and a young man with a smartphone

Balarabe Lawal Abbas, the Minister of Environment, said that, due to poor sanitary environment and unsafe hygiene practices, about 3.5 million children are suffering from diarrhoea disease in Nigeria annually. Speaking at an event to mark the 2025 National Environmental Sanitation Day in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, the Minister called on governments and other

…Says ADC danced on Buhari’s grave for relevance – Presidency The Presidency on Saturday, condemned criticism by the African Democratic Congress (ADC), accusing Tinubu’s administration of mismanaging the economy and using the opportunity of late President Muhammadu Buhari’s death and burial to score cheap political gains, adding that the economy has stabilised, with oil production

At least nine people, comprising three women and six men, have lost their lives in an auto crash along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway, Borno State. An eyewitness told BusinessDay that the incident occurred at Auno, 35 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. It was gathered that the crash resulted from a head-on collision between

Panic swept through parts of Ibadan, Oyo State, on the evening of Thursday, July 18, after a petrol tanker burst into flames at Celica junction along the New Ife Expressway. The fire, which broke out around 6:27 p.m., was the result of a tragic accident involving a tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of petrol. Eyewitnesses

FIFA is reportedly considering a shift in plans for the 2026 World Cup, with some matches possibly being moved from the United States to Canada. The reason? A growing storm over America’s strict immigration policies that many say could shut out players, fans, and staff from dozens of countries. The 2026 tournament, which is being

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has opened formal proceedings to remove Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, from its membership. The move comes amid accusations that Wike, a former governor of Rivers State and once a leading figure in the PDP, has acted against the party’s interests since joining President Bola Tinubu’s

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has just approved a major leadership role across Nigeria’s federal agencies.  With 21 appointments announced by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the moves aim to strengthen public institutions and push through key reforms.  From seasoned statesmen to fresh technocrats, here’s a closer look at the new faces leading the charge and why

When we talk of people who have dominated the world, we have names like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg.  While Larry Ellison may not be the first tech billionaire that comes to mind, yet, as of July 2025, the Oracle co-founder has quietly risen to become the second-richest person on Earth, with an

A new report by the World Bank has shown that more than half of Nigerian adults alongside others in low- and middle-income countries turned to borrowing in 2024 to meet personal and household needs.  According to the Global Findex 2025 report, 59% of adults accessed credit in one form or another, underlining both the growing

As the prevalence of autism continues to rise in Africa’s most populous country, the importance of robust support networks is becoming increasingly clear, with community-based initiatives showing promising results. Experts who spoke at the just concluded Guarantee Trust Holding Company (GTCO)’s 15th annual autism conference, tagged ‘From Awareness to Action: 15 years of advancing autism