Conflicting claims have emerged over the identity of those responsible for the abduction of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar Batsari and his wife in Katsina State, with sources in the Matazu and Batsari axis casting doubt on early suggestions...
Lukman Abdulmalik
A senior commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province, identified as Ba'a Shuwa, has declined to accept a leadership appointment reportedly proposed by the Islamic State's central command in Iraq following the killing of veteran ISWAP commander...
Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday, June 1, 2026, after the United States and Iran traded strikes and Israel ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle with the Tehran-backed Hezbollah militant group.
U.S. crude futures...
A woman, identified as Taliat Simbiat, has been confirmed dead during the Accord Party primary election in Iwo, Osun State.
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress made this known in a statement issued by the Head of...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to embark on an indefinite strike beginning from Monday, June 1, 2026.
The NUT, in a statement issued on Sunday, May 31,...
The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) has warned it may embark on an indefinite nationwide strike, citing worsening insecurity and unresolved wage issues affecting federal employees.
In a communiqué issued after a virtual meeting on Sunday, the group criticised the Nigeria...
Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Nigeria’s banking sector rose to 8.03 per cent in January 2026, reflecting mounting pressure on lenders months after the Central Bank of Nigeria withdrew regulatory forbearance on certain credit exposures.
Data from the apex bank’s January...
The United States has unveiled a $3.5 million (about N5 billion) funding initiative aimed at improving how incidents of religious violence and freedom abuses are documented and reported across Nigeria.
The programme, introduced by the Office of International Religious Freedom...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested five suspects, including two foreign nationals, over their alleged role in supplying arms to gunmen involved in the 2025 attack on St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State.
Security...
The Nigerian stock market sustained its positive momentum in May 2026, with investors gaining N4.514 trillion as renewed buying interest in financial services and consumer goods stocks lifted overall market performance.
Market capitalisation rose by 2.89 per cent to close...
