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Accord Party presidential aspirant, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has challenged the Federal Government’s justification for the high price of petrol, saying the fuel subsidy debate is essentially “accounting magic” and that petrol could sell for about N605 per litre. Olawepo-Hashim made the assertion on Channels Television’s Politics Today, arguing that the cost of petrol in Nigeria has […]

Nigeria’s external reserves have risen to $54.08 billion, reaching their highest level in nearly 18 years and moving further above the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) projection for the end of 2026. Latest CBN data showed that the reserves reached $54.08 billion on September 3, compared with $53.99 billion on September 2 and $53.90 billion […]Read More

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has said debates over the removal of fuel subsidy are now belated, urging the Federal Government to ensure that the policy’s benefits translate into improved living conditions for Nigerians. PENGASSAN President, Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro, stated this on Friday while appearing on Channels Television’s The Morning […]

The United States military has shot down more than 300 drones operated by drug cartels along its border with Mexico since the beginning of 2026, the US Northern Command said Friday. The command, known as USNORTHCOM, said 100 of the drones were shot down in August alone, although it did not specify whether the interceptions […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Three persons were killed while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a multiple road crash involving three vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Sector Command, confirmed that the crash occurred at about 5:10 p.m. at the Long Bridge, opposite Mikano. […]

By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Yobe State, Mohammed Gadaka, has stirred controversy after urging married women to divorce husbands who prevent them from voting for the party in the 2027 general elections. Gadaka made the remarks at a political gathering in the state, where he appealed to […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY — Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has charged the newly inaugurated chairmen of the 18 local government areas in the state to prioritise grassroots development and shun corruption in the discharge of their duties. Okpebholo gave the charge on Friday at the swearing-in ceremony for the elected council chairmen held […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The naira appreciated to N1,395 per dollar in the parallel market yesterday from N1,405 on Thursday, strengthening by N10 against the dollar. However, the currency remained stable at N1,322.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Consequently, the gap between […]

By Ayobami Okerinde Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed concern over reports that some young Nigerians are selling their kidneys to raise money amid the country’s worsening cost-of-living crisis. Atiku raised the concern in a post on X on Friday, saying young Nigerians were being pushed to desperate measures simply to survive. “I have […]

Lere Olayinka, a spokesperson for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Friday declined to respond to questions from Arise TV anchor Rufai Oseni during a live television programme. Olayinka appeared on The Morning Show but objected to engaging directly with Oseni, saying he preferred to have a conversation with people he […]

Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 1,287 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said Friday, with the number of missing at 5,083. Chinese state media reported 21 people killed in Tibet and 541 missing, taking the total toll from the August 26 glacial and mountain collapse to 1,308 dead and 5,624 […]

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) warning that Nigeria’s 4.43 percent economic growth in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2’26) is masking a deepening industrial crisis, with manufacturing and the broader industrial sector losing ground as services increasingly dominate economic activity. Another […]