Oil prices surged on Thursday, July 23, 2026, extending their rally for a fifth straight session as renewed military tensions in the Middle East heightened concerns over global crude supplies.
Brent crude futures climbed $2.42, or 2.6 per cent, to...
Zenith Bank Plc has been named ‘Africa’s Best Bank’ and ‘Nigeria’s Best Bank’ at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, clinching the biggest and most coveted national and continental awards in banking.
The awards were presented to Zenith Bank at...
The Nigerian stock market reversed its three-day winning streak on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, as investors lost N801 billion following renewed profit-taking in large and mid-capitalised stocks.
The bearish sentiment was driven by selloffs in stocks such as Nestle Nigeria,...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the activities of the Mining Marshals Corps, comprising more than 2,200 personnel drawn from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Abdulmaleek...
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has signed executive orders banning the sale, trafficking and abuse of illicit substances across the state, while imposing movement restrictions in communities identified as drug abuse hotspots.
The governor also inaugurated a Multi-Agency Anti-Substance...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday conducted an inspection of an alleged clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Iloti community, Ogun State, as part of the ongoing trial of 10 suspects accused of operating an illicit drug production facility.
Justice...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has identified the Nigeria Police Force and several federal ministries and agencies as having the highest number of suspected ghost workers uncovered during a nationwide payroll verification exercise.
ICPC Chairman,...
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has resumed the sale of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) in naira after a week-long switch to dollar-denominated transactions, while increasing its ex-depot price by ₦140 per litre.
A notice issued by the refinery's commercial department on...
Jazmyne, the daughter of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has bagged a Bachelor of Laws (Upper Second-Class Honours) at the Southampton University in the United Kingdom.
In a post shared on his Facebook page on Wednesday, July...
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has upheld the final forfeiture of over N293.97 million, multiple landed properties and investment assets linked to retired Major General Emmanuel Jebe Atewe, affirming an earlier judgment of the Federal High Court.
In a...
