Oil prices soar as investors doubt breakthrough in US-Iran peace talks
Oil prices climbed on Friday, May 22, 2026, but were on track for a weekly loss as investors doubted the prospects of a breakthrough...
Stock market investors gain N73bn amid buying interest
The Nigerian stock market resumed its bullish trend on Thursday, May 21, 2026, as investors gained N73 billion on renewed buying interest in selected...
Presidency dismisses claims of plan to rename Nigeria, abolish Sharia law
The Presidency has dismissed reports claiming that President Bola Tinubu plans to rename Nigeria the “United States of Nigeria” and abolish Sharia law in...
BUA Cement shareholders approve N10.00 dividend as company’s revenue hits N1.2trn
The shareholders of BUA Cement Plc have approved a N10.00 dividend per share for the 2025 financial year.
The approval was announced at the BUA...
2027: APC declares Chinda Rivers governorship candidate
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Kingsley Ogundu Chinda as its governorship candidate for Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The result...
FIFA releases World Cup 2026 anthem ‘Goals’ featuring Rema, LISA, Anitta
FIFA has released Goals, the latest single from the Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album, featuring Nigerian Afrobeats star Rema, South Korean singer LISA,...
Court nullifies parts of INEC’s 2027 election timetable
A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified key aspects of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s revised timetable and schedule of activities for...
Court jails 2 ex-bankers for withdrawing N1.2m from customers’ accounts
The Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna has sentenced two former bankers, Obadofin Daniel Bamise and Hadiza Oyiza Yakubu, to prison over theft.
The...
Forged licence: Witness reveals how suspect duped US investors of $525,000
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has heard how an alleged fraud involving over $525,000 was carried out using a...
‘I’m shocked’: Tuchel drops Maguire from England’s World Cup squad
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been left out of England's World Cup squad by head coach Thomas Tuchel.
Maguire disclosed this in a statement...
