The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its air component under Operation Hadin Kai has destroyed terrorist strongholds in the Southern Tumbuns and Mandara Mountains along the Nigeria-Cameroon border. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame,...
Oil prices were down about 1% on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, after United States President Donald ​Trump again asserted the war with Iran will end "very quickly". Brent crude oil futures fell $1.11, or 1.0%, to $110.17 a barrel by...
Access Bank Plc has sufficient foreign currency liquidity to meet its upcoming $1bn external debt obligations, according to a new assessment by Fitch Ratings. The global rating agency said in its latest review that the bank is well-positioned to service...
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has invited a former Head of Service in the state, Abdullahi Musa, over allegations of illegal deductions from workers’ salaries. Chairman of the commission, Sa’idu Yahaya, disclosed this in an interview...
Nigerian afro-house singer Niniola has announced the death of her husband, Michael Ndika. The Grammy-nominated artiste shared the news in a series of emotional posts on her Instagram story in the early hours of Wednesday. “God took him,” she wrote in...
Arsenal ended their 22-year wait for a Premier League title on Tuesday after Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Bournemouth, handing Mikel Arteta’s side the crown with one game left in the season. After finishing as runners-up...
Dangote Industries Limited has begun preliminary steps toward building a multi-billion-dollar deep seaport at the Olokola Free Trade Zone, as part of its broader expansion into logistics, maritime infrastructure, and export-driven industrialisation. The company said the proposed facility, which will...
Investors on the Nigerian Exchange Limited gained N917 billion on Tuesday as the market rebounded to profitability, reversing its previous bearish trend on renewed bullish rally. The uptick was driven by gains in FTN Cocoa Processors, Zichis Agro Allied Industries,...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Tanzania, Madagascar, and Guinea-Bissau in Group L of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying series. The draw conducted on Tuesday in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, by the Confederation of African...
A Nigerian national, Samuel Ugberaese, has been extradited to the United States to face charges related to an alleged cross-border romance fraud and money laundering scheme targeting elderly victims. Ugberaese was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after...