Two years after the introduction of Band A classification, which raised tariffs by over 300 per cent, leading to N2.4 trillion revenue to augment capital market funding, Nigerians continue to decry worsening power supply. This comes amid concern over a fresh tariff hike in Lagos. The state has taken a lead in the push by […]
The Federal Government has declared war on illegal admissions into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, warning universities, polytechnics and colleges of education that any admission conducted outside the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS, would be treated as unlawful and attract stiff sanctions, including possible suspension of operating licences. Minister of Education, Dr […]
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the dismantling of the Independent People of Biafra’s enclave in Imo state and the recovery of arms, ammunition and surveillance drones. In what it described as major operational success in the ongoing nationwide campaign to suppress violent extremism and dismantle organized criminal networks, the Police the feat was achieved […]
The capital expenditure by 26 state governments plunged by N2.19tn within three months in the first quarter of 2026, raising concerns over slowing infrastructure development and worsening fiscal pressures as politics for next year’s elections intensifies. An analysis of quarter-on-quarter financial reports published on the official websites of the states showed that total capital expenditure […]
The remains of one of two U.S. soldiers who disappeared during exercises in Morocco earlier this month have been recovered, the U.S. military said, as the search continues for the other soldier. A Moroccan military search team found the remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. at 8:55 a.m. Saturday, the U.S. Army Europe […]
Seventeen Americans evacuated from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship docked off Spain’s Canary Islands were being airlifted to the United States late Sunday, the Department of Health and Human Services said. One American experiencing mild symptoms and another who tested “mildly PCR positive” for the Andes strain of hantavirus were traveling in the plane’s biocontainment units, […]
Marriage registrations in China fell 6.2% year on year in the first quarter and are about half 2017 levels, official data show, underscoring the demographic strain in a country where childbearing remains closely tied to marriage. China recorded 1.697 million marriage registrations in the quarter, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Saturday. The figures […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday again adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by an African Democratic Congress chieftain, Nafiu Bala Gombe, challenging the party’s leadership under former Senate President David Mark. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter sine die after the plaintiff informed the court that he had applied to the Chief Judge […]
North Korea plans to deploy a new heavy artillery system along its border with South Korea this year, state media reported Friday, highlighting Pyongyang’s continued focus on conventional firepower capable of threatening the Seoul metropolitan area. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a munitions factory Wednesday to review production of a “new-type 155 mm […]
President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs to “much higher levels” on the European Union if it doesn’t agree to a trade deal by July 4. “I had a great call with The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. We discussed many topics, including that we are completely united that Iran can […]
