The Senate has passed a bill to establish the Chartered Institute of Revenue and Fiscal Management, a proposed legislation which is a major step toward addressing Nigeria’s chronic dependence on…
EU states on Thursday agreed to scrap a bloc-wide duty exemption on low-value orders from the likes of retail giants Temu and Shein to help tackle a flood of cheap…
The Super Eagles have unveiled their starting XI for Thursday’s decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff encounter against Gabon, taking place at the Moulay Hassan Stadium in Rabat, Morocco. According…
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested three suspected child traffickers and rescued seventeen underage children in Zaria Local Government Area. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, in a…
Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited is pleased to announce that it has successfully fulfilled the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) ₦200 billion minimum capital requirement for national commercial banks, in…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday she only sleeps for between two and four hours every night, while she also faces criticism for encouraging people to overwork. The…
South Africa plans to bid for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the government said Thursday, aiming to bring one of the world’s biggest sporting events to Africa…
MrBeast, the world’s most followed YouTuber with over 450 million subscribers, opened a temporary amusement park in Riyadh on Thursday, the latest celebrity drawn to Saudi Arabia as it aspires…
The sixth prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mshelia Bata, has told the FCT High Court that he was never the account officer of the Kogi…
In continuation of ongoing operations across Taraba, codenamed Operation Lafiya Nakowa, troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army / Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have apprehended a gunrunner in Gassol…
The African Union chief said there was no genocide in Nigeria’s volatile north after US President Donald Trump claimed that Christians were being slaughtered by jihadists and faced an “existential…
Britain’s economy slowed in the third quarter, official data showed Thursday, dealing another blow to the Labour government ahead of its annual budget. Gross domestic product grew 0.1 per cent…
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has urged President Donald Trump to work with his Nigerian counterpart, Bola Tinubu, on addressing insecurity in the country rather than threatening the West…
Spain’s securities regulator said Thursday it has fined social media platform X five million euros for failing to comply with rules governing advertising of financial products, including cryptocurrencies. In an…
Around 10 in the morning each day, women in hijabs and loose long dresses wade through Zanzibar’s turquoise shallow tides to tend their sponge farms — a new lifeline after…
Airtel Africa has announced that its Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, Andrew Green, will retire on January 29, 2026, according to a disclosure recently filed with the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). Green’s…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has warned the public to avoid panic buying, saying it currently has enough petroleum products in the country to meet demands.…
India has unveiled a $5 billion plan to boost export competitiveness as it reels under punishing US tariffs. Washington has tied issues of war and peace to trade, slapping 50…
Nigeria may have missed out on automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Still, Thursday’s semi-final play-off against Gabon offers them a lifeline of reaching the competition billed for North…
The African Union chief has stated that there was no Christian genocide in Nigeria. US President Donald Trump said that Christians in Nigeria were being slaughtered by jihadists and faced…
