WhatsApp has announced the start of global reservations for usernames, a landmark privacy feature designed to protect users’ phone numbers. A username allows people to connect on WhatsApp without ...

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, committed more than £1.07 billion to businesses across Africa in 2025, accounting for 59 per cent ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup entered the knockout stage yesterday with the round of 32 featuring a mix of heavyweight showdowns, underdog stories and historic firsts after an eventful group stage. The ...

Joint unions of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have vowed to paralyse aviation activities on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, following the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency’s (NAMA) failure to ...

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has called on Nigerian leaders to strengthen democratic institutions, uphold the rule of law and place national interest above personal ...

Operatives of the Ogun and Lagos State Police Commands have arrested 88 suspects, rescued five kidnapped victims, and killed four during its operation “Ko saye” (no chance) exercise. The joint ...

Nigeria has reinforced its growing influence in global higher education as 24 universities secured places in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings and the Times Higher ...

The Federal Government has said Nigeria’s strategic partnership with the European Union (EU) now supports more than €35 billion in annual trade, about €26 billion in European foreign direct investment ...

S&P Global has raised its forecast for Nigeria’s average inflation rate in 2026 to 16.9 per cent from an earlier projection of 15 per cent, citing stronger-than-expected transmission of higher oil ...

President Bola Tinubu has announced three major appointments in two agencies, the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA) and the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The appointments were ...

The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the immediate release of a man wrongfully linked to Boko Haram terrorists. The setting free ...

The Director-General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadir, has called for increased adoption of renewable energy solutions to address unreliable electricity supply and ...