Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined marginally to 15.06 percent in February 2026 on a year-on-year basis, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The figure represents a 0.04 percentage point...
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance.
Oyedele was sworn in as a minister at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, March 16, 2026.
The swearing-in comes five days after the Senate confirmed...
Chelsea have been fined £10.75 million ($14.27 million) and handed a suspended one-year transfer ban for historical breaches of Premier League rules, the league announced on Monday.
In addition to the financial penalty, the club has been given an immediate...
Nigerian troops have successfully repelled a series of coordinated attacks by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on multiple military positions across Borno State, including Maiduguri, Damboa, Baga and Buratai, in the early hours of Saturday.
Security...
Wives and relatives of five engineers abducted in Ebonyi State in 2021 staged a protest on Monday at the Federal Ministry of Works in Abuja, demanding information about the whereabouts of their husbands nearly four years after the incident.
The...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says six healthcare workers were infected with Lassa fever in one week, raising fresh concerns about occupational exposure among frontline health personnel.
The NCDC disclosed this on Monday in its Lassa...
A yet-to-be-ascertained number of passengers have been confirmed injured as a train travelling from Kaduna to Abuja derailed after a collision on Monday, March 16, 2026.
It was gathered that the Abuja-bound train collided with another train, forcing operations to...
The Edo State Police Command has launched an investigation into a bullying incident involving the students of Igbinedion Secondary School after a disturbing video of the assault surfaced on social media.
The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno...
Dubai's international airport resumed operations, following the temporary suspension of flights after a fuel tank fire caused by a drone attack on Monday, March 16, 2026.
Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:
Dubai resumes flights
Authorities said flights...
Joan Laporta was re-elected as Barcelona president on Sunday night, defeating Victor Font to stay in charge of the Catalan giants until 2031.
63-year-old Laporta, who also defeated Font in the 2021 election, will reclaim his position in July after...
