The Official Rate Slips Again The naira edged lower against the US dollar at the official foreign exchange market, closing at N1,329.15 per dollar — a drop of N2.85, or roughly 0.21%, from the previous session’s close of N1,326.30 The…
Nigerian music did not merely show up at the 2026 African Muzik Magazine Awards — it took over. Held on 12 September in Dallas, Texas, the annual AFRIMMA ceremony spread its 41 categories across the African continent and diaspora, and…
The Dangote Refinery’s planned initial public offering is more than a capital market event — it is a direct challenge to one of Nigeria’s most entrenched financial habits. That, at least, is the argument put forward by Bismarck Rewane, Chief…
A Community Loses One of Its Builders The Nigerian Muslim Community in Ireland has announced the death of Imam Abdul-Ganiy Adeleke Asubiaro, widely known as Alfa Gani — a scholar, mediator and community organiser whose work shaped the lives of…
Another online investment platform has shut its doors on Nigerian investors. PXES, which promised returns of up to 120 per cent, stopped paying out and went dark in early September, leaving members unable to withdraw funds or reach its operators.…
A fabricated quote. A viral flyer. And a political firestorm that never needed to happen. On Thursday, 11 September 2026, a flyer bearing the image of Peter Obi — the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate for 2027 — began…
Banks are raising the alarm about a wave of scams, and the warning carries an uncomfortable truth: criminals are not just after the money sitting in your account. They want something potentially more dangerous — your personal information. Your name,…
The strike that caught management off guard On Monday, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) chapter at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK), declared an indefinite strike. The lecturers said their reason was straightforward: they had not received their complete…
A first class degree from a British university. Eleven years without a job. That is the reality Oguejiofor Jonathan Okwudiri Jnr laid bare in a single post on X, and Nigeria took notice. The Nigerian graduate, posting under the handle…
Super Eagles winger Femi Azeez has signed for Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion in a deal worth up to £15 million — and he has been candid about exactly what convinced him to make the leap from the…