Business leaders and economists have projected that the Central Bank of Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee will likely retain the Monetary Policy Rate at 26.5 per cent when it begins its two-day meeting on Monday, citing global economic uncertainties and...
A 67-year-old pastor, Bolaji Olukotun, has died after an incident during a disputed eviction from his residence at Admiralty Homes Estate in Lekki, Lagos, with his family alleging he was assaulted and forcefully removed from the property.
The incident reportedly...
The House of Representatives will today inaugurate an ad hoc committee to investigate the controversial inclusion of the unestablished Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
The panel, chaired by the lawmaker representing Kanke/Kanam/Pankshin Federal Constituency...
Brent oil prices rose 2% to more than $90 per barrel on Monday, July 20, 2026, as escalating United States-Iran hostilities in the Middle East restricted oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude futures climbed $2.09, or 2.37%,...
Andy Burnham will officially take office as Britain’s new prime minister on Monday, taking charge of a Labour government facing economic headwinds, declining public confidence and growing political pressure.
The former Greater Manchester mayor replaces Keir Starmer, whose resignation comes...
Lukman Abdulmalik
For several farming seasons, Aminu Sule watched the price of NPK and urea rise without seeing a comparable increase in the prices he received for the maize and tomatoes he harvested.
The farmer from Kura, Kano State, was trying...
Spain have been crowned FIFA World Cup champions for the second time after Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal in extra time to seal a 1-0 victory over 10-man Argentina in Sunday's final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
The...
The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has set July 31 as deadline for all large taxpayers to wholly adopt the national e-invoicing and Electronic Fiscal System (EFS).
Dare Adekanmbi, the Special Adviser on Media to the NRS Chairman, Dr Zacch Adedeji,...
Residents of Lata Nna in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the worsening insecurity in their community, saying about 95 per cent of the population has fled following...
A worker was rescued alive after a fence wall collapsed during a demolition exercise at Kofar Mata Zango in Kano Municipal Local Government Area of Kano State on Sunday.
The Kano State Fire Service disclosed this in a statement issued...
