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Was the World Cup 2026 a success?, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, July 21 -- The straight-forward, honest and correct answer to the question raised above is: Yes. Spain won at the end of the day on Sunday, 19 July, 1-0 against Argentina, defending champions... Read More


APC sets up reconciliation panel to resolve Anambra chapter crisis

Nigeria, July 21 -- The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a five-member committee to investigate the lingering leadership crisis in its Anambra St... Read More


Nigeria's external reserves rise to $52.5 billion, enough for 11 months' imports

Nigeria, July 21 -- Nigeria's gross external reserves have increased to $52.52 billion, providing import cover for approximately 11 months of goods and services, according to the Central Bank of Niger... Read More


Tinubu congratulates Badejo-Okusanya, first elected female NBA president

Nigeria, July 21 -- President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on her election as the first elected female president of the Nigerian Bar A... Read More


CBN targets single-digit inflation by 2027 despite global shocks

Nigeria, July 21 -- Despite global instability, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) remains confident that it can bring inflation down to single digits by early 2027. Speaking at the end of the 306th M... Read More


Nigerian lawmakers worry over 53,000 annual deaths linked to unsafe food

Nigeria, July 21 -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday called for urgent measures to strengthen Nigeria's food safety system following concerns that the country records about 50 million cases of ... Read More


Reps seek comprehensive audit of Nigerians' losses in South Africa xenophobic violence

Nigeria, July 21 -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to investigate the human and economic losses suffered by Nigerians in repeated xenophobic attacks in the Republic of South Africa, ... Read More


US warns citizens against trips to Middle East as strikes against Iran continue

Nigeria, July 21 -- The US, on Monday, issued a travel advisory warning its citizens against travelling to the Middle East and advising those already in the region to "exercise increased caution." US... Read More


NSCDC uncovers fake 'university' with 106 'students' in Lagos

Nigeria, July 21 -- The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered a suspected fake diactance-learning centre claiming affiliation to a foreign university in Ilado, Olorunda Local ... Read More


N1.35bn Fraud Trial: Absence of Lamido's lead lawyer stalls trial again

Nigeria, July 21 -- The trial of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido and his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha Lamido, was again stalled on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja following the abs... Read More