Marketers retain high petrol prices as crude oil crashes to pre-war level
By Obas Esiedesa & Ediri Ejoh Oil marketers across Nigeria have continued to sell Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, at elevated prices despite a sharp decline in global crude oil prices to levels recorded before the outbreak of the US-Iran conflict. Brent crude, the international benchmark against which Nigeria’s oil is priced, fell […]
What you should know about Sickle Cell Disorder
Br Sola Ogundipe, Health Editor Every year, millions of people around the world live with sickle cell disorder, a genetic blood condition that affects the shape and function of red blood cells. In Nigeria, which has one of the highest burdens of the disease globally, sickle cell disorder remains a major public health concern, affecting […]
HCD Northern Summit: Shettima calls for urgent investment in Northern Nigeria’s People
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for urgent and sustained investments in education, healthcare, nutrition, and skills development to reverse the decline in human capital outcomes across Northern Nigeria and unlock the region’s immense potential.
The logic of banditry: The US-Iran peace deals, by Owei Lakemfa
The United States, US Vice President JD Vance, returned home from Switzerland this Monday, June 22, 2026, announcing that the foundations of peace with Iran have been laid. But in reality, there are many obstacles to the peace deal. These include President Donald Trump threatening to level Iran if it again shuts the Strait of Hormuz. […]
Naija negativity, by Donu Kogbara
While complaining about knee-jerk Nigerian defeatism on this page last week, I pointed out that it’s ridiculous for Nigerians to throw their hands up in despair or resignation and assume that domineering leaders are omnipotent, invincible and in complete control. I said that whenever people assure me that Tinubu will definitely win next year’s election by a […]
Private sector urged to turn displaced communities into economic opportunity
By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The Amahoro Coalition has called on businesses and investors to stop viewing internally displaced persons, IDPs, and refugees as a humanitarian burden and instead see them as a viable workforce capable of driving economic growth, particularly in agriculture and other productive sectors. The call was made on Thursday in Abuja during […]
