April 2026

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Nigeria’s recent gains from higher oil prices will not last.  Nigeria still faces deep structural problems that are slowing its economic progress. …

Lagos: The Naira further appreciated on Tuesday at the official market, trading at N1,343.76 per US dollar. According to data released on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) website, the …

At the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, Nigeria’s Finance Minister Wale Edun warned that developing countries are facing a serious debt crisis.  He explained that these nations now pay …

Scientists have identified the date asteroid Bennu may strike Earth with the force of 22 atomic bombs. NASA is racing to ensure it never arrives. Asteroid Bennu’s projected impact falls …

The world’s bestselling cancer drug is prescribed at a fixed dose regardless of patient weight — a strategy leading oncologists say has no medical basis and is costing health systems …

Crude prices pulled back in early Asian trading on Tuesday as hopes of renewed U.S.-Iran talks took some of the heat out of markets rattled by Washington’s blockade of the …

dpa/NAN Arriving in Algeria on Monday, Pope Leo XIV began an 11-day tour of Africa. The trip, which is the longest since he began his papacy less than a year …

Abuja: The Insurance Market Performance Report says the insurance industry recorded a spike in its gross claims, hitting N725 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025. The report, released in …

Abuja: The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has commenced the second phase of interviews for 2026/2027 PhD award under its Overseas Scholarship Scheme (OSS), targeting 2,102 PhD applicants across Nigeria. …

Lagos:  No fewer than 10,000 fashion producers are expected to converge on Aba for the second edition of The Fashion Games 2026 (TFG 2026). The event, organised by Ethnocentrique Ltd., …