The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has confirmed that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signed a written agreement committing Obi to serve only a four-year term, if elected president in 2027. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television yesterday, Kwankwaso said he was confident Obi would […]
Despite Nigeria’s headline inflation rate easing marginally in June 2026, residents in more than half of the country’s states continued to face annual inflation above 30 per cent, with Niger, Kogi and the Federal Capital Territory recording the highest rates. The latest Consumer Price Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that […]
The Cross River State Government has exempted women in commercial transport and men aged 60 and above from paying vehicle registration and daily operational levies. The Chairman of the Cross River Transport Regulatory Agency, Chief Oliver Orok, announced the policy on Monday during a meeting with the drivers’ union covering Calabar metropolis and the southern […]
Oil scaled back gains after hitting its highest price in a month on Monday as Iran said diplomatic exchanges with the United States were ongoing via mediators despite renewed conflict in the Middle East. Crude has surged over the past week as Washington and Tehran traded fire, raising fears of a sustained disruption in the […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) have expressed confidence that they will meet the deadline for uploading the names of their governorship and State House of Assembly candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Candidate Nomination Portal (ICNP) ahead of the August 8 deadline. While the APC […]
Marketers of petroleum products have stated that the loading of fuel has been put on hold at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery following the facility’s decision to sell fuel in dollars. Many marketers told The PUNCH on Sunday that the facility was not even loading its trucks, sparking fear of possible fuel tightness across the country. […]
Nigeria’s imports of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, jumped by 1,400 per cent in June 2026 as domestic supply weakened, raising fresh concerns over the country’s growing dependence on imported fuel despite its vast natural gas reserves. Data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) for June 2026 […]
Spain finally broke Argentina’s dogged resistance in extra time to win the men’s World Cup for the second time with a 1-0 victory. The Barcelona winger Ferran Torres scored the only goal of a disjointed game that was almost ruined by Argentina’s deliberate spoiling tactics, which backfired when they were reduced to 10 men for […]
Team Nigeria has won the Gold Award in the Middle School Group Category at the 2026 Spelling Bee World Cup in Shanghai, China. The achievement was announced by the Nigeria Spelling Bee on its official Facebook page on Sunday. The organisation wrote, “Team Nigeria has won the Gold Award in the Middle School Group Category […]
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un reportedly met with a top Chinese official on Thursday as Pyongyang and Beijing continue to bolster relations. Wang Huning, a member of the Communist Party’s Politburo Standing Committee, led a Chinese delegation that touched down in the North Korean capital earlier this week, North Korea’s KCNA state news […]
