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Conference League: Onuachu injured after early goal, Dessers ends drought

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu suffered an injury just minutes after opening the scoring for Trabzonspor in their UEFA Conference League clash against Finnish side KuPS Kuopio o... Read More


IMF, World Bank launch Bangkok Blueprint to tackle cyber fraud

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, in partnership with the Bank of Thailand, have launched a framework titled 'Bangkok Bueprint', which outlines key consider... Read More


Mining cooperation: A new chapter in China-Africa common development, By Yu Dunhai

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- On 13 October, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forth a four-point proposition on advancing China-Africa mining cooperation during his meeting with President Duma Gideon Boko... Read More


Bola Ahmed Tinubu: The most consequential president, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- This morning, we are at the public presentation of the book - Tinubu: From Renewed Hope to Despair; written by Abubakar Siddique Mohammed, Aliyu Sanusi, Alkasum Abba and Massoud Om... Read More


Court upholds appointment of receiver/manager in debt recovery suit against Stallion Group

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled in favour of United Bank for Africa (UBA) in a N156 billion debt recovery suit against Stallion Group and its subsidiaries and upheld the ... Read More


Nigeria's metering rate jumps to 63% as unmetered electricity customers drop to 4.7 million

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- Nigeria's electricity metering rate rose marginally to 63.1 per cent in August 2026 from 62.4 per cent in the preceding month, helping reduce customers without meters to 4.7 millio... Read More


How Bakassi Boys arrested 'Issakaba' distributor, accosted Sam Dede - Lancelot Imasuen

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- Nollywood filmmaker Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen revealed that the Bakassi Boys arrested the distributor of his 2001 film, Issakaba, in Aba, Abia State, and confronted its lead actor, Sa... Read More


Fans threaten to boycott Davido's December concerts over Adeleke's support for Tinubu

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- Some Nigerians on social media have threatened to boycott Davido's three December concerts in Lagos after Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a s... Read More


Truancy: Akwa Ibom warns parents, plans to 'intercept' loitering students

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government says it will deploy a special monitoring task force to tackle truancy, street hawking by school-age children during school hours, and children not en... Read More


Oil-rich nations must turn fossil fuel wealth into sustainable energy - Expert

Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- A professor of Energy and Environmental Economics at Pan-Atlantic University, Ekundayo Mesagan, has urged Nigeria and other oil-producing countries to transform their fossil fuel w... Read More