The Federal Government has announced lower transport fares on selected routes across Nigeria following the deployment of compressed natural gas (CNG) and electric vehicles, with the Presidential Initiative on CNG and Electric Vehicles (Pi-CNG & EV) confirming that commuters in…
Ice King Ochacho, the son of Nigerian billionaire Ochacho, has announced that his debut single “No Competition” surpassed one million streams on Spotify on Friday, 2 October. It is a genuine milestone for any emerging artist, and he marked it…
Two workers are dead after gunmen struck a mining site on the Plateau State boundary late on Friday night — while a government curfew was already in force. The Attack At around 11:30 pm on Friday, 2 October 2026, suspected…
At the Stade du 28 Septembre in Conakry on Thursday evening, Serhou Guirassy did what he does best. His 32nd-minute strike settled a nervy affair against Kenya, gave Guinea their first three points of the qualifying campaign, and kept Paulo…
At the pump, something unusual is happening. Nigerians pulling into participating NNPC Retail stations are paying a little less per litre than they were last week — and some stand to walk away with N30,000 in their digital wallets simply…
Gunmen opened fire on two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) consultative meetings in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State on Friday, 2 October 2026, injuring three people and destroying several vehicles belonging to party supporters. The PDP’s governorship…
There is something deeply telling about a political movement spending over ₦20 million to mobilise supporters across 31 local government areas, only to be told — hours before the event — that permission has been revoked. That is precisely what…
Saudi Arabia and the United States both issued formal congratulatory messages to Nigeria on Thursday, 1 October 2026, as the country marked 66 years since it gained independence from Britain — a milestone celebrated by Nigerians at home and across…
The patience of Nigeria’s public servants has finally run out. Workers under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) declared a three-day warning strike beginning at midnight on Friday, 2nd October 2026, and running through to Sunday, 4th October.…
Asiko Energy Holdings Limited has completed a 5,000-metric-tonne liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal in Ijora, Lagos, with the company saying the facility will enable it to source cheaper cooking gas and pass the savings on to Nigerian consumers. The completion…