— FG says it feels pained by humiliation of Nigerians in South Africa— As VP departs Angola for Nigeria after AU summit By Johnbosco Agbakwuru in Luanda The Vice-President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Monday warned that the Nigerian government and its people will no longer tolerate any form of dehumanisation of Nigerian citizens by any […]

Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football with the Argentina national team.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan ABUJA — Nigeria’s economy expanded by 4.43 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of 2026, Q2’26, up from 4.23 per cent recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. The latest figure was contained in the NBS Gross Domestic Product […]

Former governor of Bayelsa State Timipre Sylva has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing what he described as the party’s departure from the ideals upon which it was founded.

The Nigerian naira is opening the new trading week around the ₦1,300-per-dollar range, with the latest official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) data showing a closing rate of about ₦1,337.29/$1 at the end of Friday’s session.