FIFA on Tuesday boosted overall World Cup cash distributions to nearly $900 million following concerns over the spiraling costs for teams taking part in the tournament.

An image of Donald Trump will soon appear in some US passports, officials said Tuesday, shattering another norm as the president aggressively puts his personal stamp on government institutions. There are few precedents anywhere in the world, let alone in a democracy, of displaying sitting leaders’ pictures in passports, and Trump would be the first […]

Pandemonium broke out in Eda Oniyo Ekiti, Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Tuesday evening, as suspected gunmen invaded a church during an open-air crusade.

Alogba Kareem Adeleke has declared his intention to contest for the Ikorodu Constituency I seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections, as political activities begin to gather momentum in the area.

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has rejected the criminal charges initiated against him over the 2018 robbery attack in Offa, describing the move by Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, as “a desperate ploy by a drowning politician.”

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and former Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf have called for stronger institutions, expanded opportunities for young people and inclusive leadership as key drivers of Africa’s development.

Africa must urgently abandon fragmented, piecemeal health interventions and embrace coordinated, system-wide transformation to build resilient healthcare systems, Kenya’s President, William Ruto, has said.

Nigeria has emerged as the sixth-largest hub globally by developer share on Solana, with over $162,000 injected into the local economy in the first quarter of 2026.

Another headline features President Bola Tinubu formally launching his 2027 re-election quest by purchasing the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential nomination and expression of interest forms, in Abuja. 

The prosecution opened its case on Wednesday by calling four witnesses. in the accelerated trial of six men accused of plotting to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu-led government.

•As industry think-tank proposes airlines stabilisation plan to FG By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor & Dickson Omobola Despite a pricing advisory by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, oil marketers have continued to sell aviation fuel, also known as Jet A1, to airlines at N2,230 per litre and above, deepening concerns across Nigeria’s […]

By Peter Egwuatu Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) have commended the management for declaring a record dividend of N12.76 per share for the 2025 financial year, the highest in Nigeria’s banking sector. At the company’s 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM), investors praised the Group’s strong performance and compliance with the Central Bank of […]

By Cynthia Alo   Director-General of Lthe Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Prof. Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, has said Nigeria’s industrial transformation depends on a decisive shift from raw material exports to value addition, innovation and stronger domestic processing capacity. Speaking at the 10th Bullion Lecture organised by the Centre for Financial Journalism in Lagos, themed: “From […]

The Nigerian naira maintained relative stability against the United States dollar on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, across both the official and parallel foreign exchange markets, amid persistent demand pressures and cautious trading sentiment.