The rate increased from 4.7 percent in the second quarter, the Office for National Statistics said, ahead of the Labour government’s annual budget due November 26.

Prospects for a resolution to the longest shutdown in US history looked brighter on Monday, after enough Democrats in the US Senate joined Republicans to pass a bill to fund the government through January.

Popular gay dating app Grindr was removed from Chinese stores in 2022, coinciding with a CAC clean-up campaign before the Beijing Winter Olympics.

By Nnasom David The National Assembly has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering youth farmers through progressive legislation, partnerships, and programs aimed at achieving sustainable food security and agricultural transformation across Nigeria. Delivering the keynote address at the 1st National Food Security Summit 2025, organized by the Youth Farmers Organization for Agricultural Development in Nigeria, (YFOADN) […]

“The difference between occupying a place and staking a place,” he said, “is like the difference between tenants and homeowners

The group, convicted alongside six other accomplices, received a combined jail term of 55 years following a ruling by Kingston Crown Court.

The 13th edition of The Criterion’s National and 4th International Conference, Eko Akete 2025, is set to kick off on Wednesday, November 13, at the Orchid Hotel, Lekki, Lagos.

In the parallel (black/BDC) market, dealers in Lagos and other commercial centres quoted the dollar in a wider band.

The former SGF explained that defending fellow believers is rooted in Christian teachings. According to him, the concept of “Christian brotherhood” places a duty on believers to protect one another, regardless of nationality or ethnicity.

The Oyo State Ministry of Education and the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Oyo State chapter, have cleared the air on the alleged beating of a teacher to death in Ogbomoso by students, describing the viral news story as fake and a complete misrepresentation of facts. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olusegun Olayiwola; Oyo […]

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has upped its counter-terrorism and counter-banditry operations nationwide with a series of precision airstrikes that neutralised scores of Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists at Mallam Fatori and Shuwaram areas of Borno State.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu have been commended for their calm, measured, and statesmanlike response to recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump concerning Nigeria’s security situation. In a statement made available to newsmen, Project Coordinator of the organisation, A’dab Ukor maintained that Nigeria and the United States […]

Former Governors of Bayelsa and Rivers states, Senator Seriake Dickson and Rotimi Amaechi, have sounded a warning that Nigeria’s democracy is under serious threat from persistent electoral fraud, voter apathy, and political manipulation as the 2027 general elections approach.

Renowned artist Demola Ogunajo, known for blending a pop-art aesthetic with graphical design and illustration, his works raises the collision of the mundane and the mythic, where bumper sticker slogans meet celestial battles.

Kulture Kode is set to showcase a compelling solo exhibition titled Layers of Existence – A Panoramic View, featuring the acclaimed London-based Nigerian artist, Chinze Ojobo.