Traders said the product had become scarce in recent months, leading to sharp price increases across Lagos markets.

When the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, was established in 1973, Nigeria was emerging from the trauma of a civil war that had threatened its unity. 

Ties between Israel and Slovenia had soured under the previous centre-left government of prime minister Robert Golob, which had characterised Israel’s military offensive in Gaza as “genocide”.

According to community sources, the assailants stormed the community under the cover of darkness and targeted members of the local vigilante group who were on duty.

Real Madrid signed Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries from Inter Milan on Sunday for a reported 20 million euros ($23 million)

Seven OPEC+ members decided on Sunday to again raise oil production quotas as Gulf countries reel from the Middle East war.

… Arrests PhD Student …Agency also arrests 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman with 13kg cocaine concealed as plantains By Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 45-year-old PhD student over an alleged attempt to export 5.8 kilograms of cocaine concealed in cartons of Orijin Bitters bound for Malaysia. The agency also arrested […]

By Daniel Abia PORT HARCOURT — The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has attributed Nigeria’s security challenges to instability in the Lake Chad Basin, the Sahel region and the Gulf of Guinea, stressing the need for innovative strategies to address evolving threats. Speaking at the Nigerian Army Day Celebration 2026 lecture in […]

The elder Khamenei ruled the Islamic republic from 1989 until he was killed aged 86 in an airstrike on the first day of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28.

For many Nigerians hoping to relocate abroad, 2026 has presented both new opportunities and tougher challenges.