By Peter Egwuatu  The stock market sustained a positive trend Week on Week, W/W, as investors gained over N4.08 trillion in 5 trading days last week. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, market capitalisation, which represents the total value of listed equities, rose to N110.234 trillion from N106.153 trillion in the penultimate week. Similarly, another stock […]

AN agribusiness firm, Sweer Global Farms, Monday, hailed the impact made by the Federal Government, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, funded project tagged Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta, LIFE-ND, Project.

The Nigerian Naira maintained its resilient posture against the United States Dollar as the second week of February 2026 commenced.

Africa holds 30% of the world’s critical mineral reserves, positioning the continent at the center of the global energy transition and industrial supply chain realignment. With global mineral demand set to increase four-fold by 2050, this position becomes increasingly strategic – and it is within this context that African Mining Week (AMW) 2026 emerges as […]

A U.S.-based advocacy organization, the Rising Sun Foundation, has called on the United Kingdom to demand accountability from Nigerian authorities over the arrest and conviction of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s planned visit to the UK.

By Efe Onodjae Emotions ran high on Wednesday, January 29, at the Lagos launch of How Depression Saved My Life, a new memoir by award-winning filmmaker and media entrepreneur, Chude Jideonwo, as prominent Nigerians openly reflected on mental health, vulnerability and healing. The event, which attracted leading figures from the media, entertainment and intellectual circles, […]

President Bola Tinubu has received a delegation from the United States led by the Commander of the United States Africa Command

According to Dalung, the opposition party is not short of capable contenders who can confront the ruling party at the polls.

The University of Lagos Muslim Alumni (UMA) will on Sunday, 15 February 2026 hold its 31st annual pre-Ramadan lecture, continuing a tradition that has prepared Muslims for the fasting month for more than three decades. The lecture, under the theme “The Light Beyond: Guiding Our Souls to Paradise,” is scheduled to take place at the […]

The Edo State Government has attributed the simultaneous execution of several large-scale infrastructure projects across the state to prudent financial management and deliberate planning under the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo. The Commissioner for Finance, Emmanuel Okoebor, stated this on Sunday while responding to questions from journalists on how the state has been able to […]

Contrary to reports, the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Jarret Tenebe, yesterday, said he has no issues with a national leader of the party, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, insisting that Governor Monday Okpebholo remains the leader of the party in the state.

The British Pound Sterling (GBP) opened the second week of February 2026 with a minor dip against the Nigerian Naira, reflecting the broader trend of local currency stabilisation.

By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, while attempting to travel to China with 95 jumbo cocaine wraps weighing 1.589 kilograms concealed in his stomach. The arrest occurred on Saturday, 31 January 2026, during […]

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspect following the deaths of a gospel artiste and three others, who were found lifeless inside a music studio in Ajah, Lagos State.

Tragedy struck Kano on Sunday as over 30 people reportedly lost their lives in a horrific road accident at Kwanar Barde in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state.