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The nation’s cooking gas market is heating up — and not just on the stovetop. A recent move by business mogul Aliko Dangote to crash the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), widely …
In a sweeping move to clean up Nigeria’s troubled investment sector, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a major crackdown on seventy-nine (79) suspected Ponzi schemes operating across the country. The operation, …
Residents of Abuja are reeling in sorrow and disbelief following the gruesome murder of a young lady who fell prey to the notorious “one-chance” syndicate that has been terrorizing commuters across the …
The death and burial of Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebu, has sparked an unexpected declaration that could reshape centuries of Yoruba tradition. The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba …
The University of Calabar (UniCal) finds itself at the center of a storm that has exposed the dark underbelly of Nigeria’s higher education system. Vice Chancellor Prof. Florence Banku Obi …
In the ancient town of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, a chapter of history closed with profound dignity and tradition. Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebu, who ruled for over six …
In the dusty town of Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria said its final goodbye to former President Muhammadu Buhari. The man who ruled the country for eight years, first as a …
The so-called “Giant of Africa” is now at a crossroads, as leading analysts and public policy experts attack Nigeria’s waning foreign policy and underfunded embassies, even while legislative pay swells to new heights. …
In what stakeholders have called a “monumental leap” for Nigeria’s export ambitions, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has given the official seal of approval to the NAHCO Export Processing and Packaging Centre (NEPPC) — a strategic …
Nigeria has officially pushed back against renewed plans from the United States for a mass deportation of migrants, a policy that gained prominence during the Trump era. Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, …