Rising crude prices give Abuja a quick boost, but inflation, higher shipping costs, and deeper economic problems could take away these gains. Report by TOYE FALEYE. Disruption in World’s Shipping …
March 2026
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Features/News Analyses
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Global energy markets entered their most severe disruption in decades after the United States and Israel launched a large-scale air campaign against Iran on Saturday, prompting Iranian retaliation across the …
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Features/News Analyses
NEWS ANALYSIS | El-Rufai vs EFCC, ICPC & DSS: Nigeria’s Most Consequential Anti-Corruption Confrontation
Three agencies. Three legal fronts. One former governor. And a live television interview that lit the fuse The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) alleges that electronic …
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Abuja: Mrs Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, said she wants to become Ogun’s first elected female governor. She said this while speaking with newsmen at the All …
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Abuja: The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed its support for the recent federal reforms mandating that all oil and gas revenue entitlements be remitted directly into the Federation Account. …
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Business & Economy
Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Climb to $34.8bn — Cardoso
by Toye Faleyeby Toye FaleyeLagos: Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the country’s net foreign exchange reserves stood at $34.80 billion as of December 2025. In a statement issued on Monday in …
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Research & Discovery
RESEARCH & DISCOVERY| Double Trouble: Insomnia, Sleep Apnea Together Heighten Heart Disease Risk
TheDigger Intelligence Unit Having trouble falling asleep and stopping breathing during the night can be a riskier mix than people once thought. A new study of almost one million U.S. …
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At least four people died in a stampede during the annual Ramadan alms distribution at Kofar-Guga quarters in Katsina, according to the state’s Police Command. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Aliyu …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Uyo Directorate has commenced investigations into nine suspected oil thieves for allegedly dealing in petroleum products illegally. EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale issued a …
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Foreign Report/International Figures
Iran’s Foreign Minister Signals New Supreme Leader Could Emerge within Days
Abbas Araghchi says the constitutional process is underway as Tehran mourns Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and vows resistance to the US and Israel. Al Jazeera Iran could potentially elect a new …
