Iran-Israel Ceasefire In Force, Says Trump

US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was in force on Tuesday, urging both sides to “not violate it” on the 12th day of the war between the two arch-foes. “THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO

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June 24, 2025

News·News Update

No Security Threat In Abuja, Nigeria Reacts To US Alert

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that there is no security threat within its capital city Abuja.t The Nigerian Government stated this on Monday in response to an advisory by the United States’ Mission in Nigeria warning all Americans to stay

by News Editor

June 24, 2025

Economy·News·News Update·Politics

Nigeria Secures Heathrow Slot For Air Peace

One of Nigeria’s airlines, Air Peace, is set to commence direct flight operations to London Heathrow Airport from Abuja on October 26, 2025. This followed sustained diplomatic efforts by the Federal Government of Nigeria to enforce reciprocity in international air travel agreements.

by News Editor

June 24, 2025

Economy·News

Tinubu Promises Value Addition To Real Estate Through Road Construction

President Bola Tinubu has promised players in the real estate sector in Nigeria that his administration will add value to lands and buildings through the construction of access roads. He stated this when he commissioned a 15km A2 Junction Road in Pai

by News Editor

June 23, 2025

News·Economy·News Update

NNPC Increases Petrol Price To N915 In Lagos, N945 In Abuja

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has raised the pump price of petrol to N915 per litre in Lagos and N945 per litre in Abuja. This marks a N45 increase from the previous price of N870 in Lagos and a N35

by News Editor

June 23, 2025

Economy·News·News Update

NNPCL Opens More CNG Stations In Abuja, Ibadan, Abeokuta

The state national oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), said it is expanding clean energy access nationwide with additional Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in Abuja, Ibadan, and Abeokuta. “We are expanding clean energy access, one city at a

by News Editor

June 23, 2025

Economy·News·News Update

Marketers Increase Depot PMS Prices As Middle-East Tensions Escalate

Oil marketers have increased the depot prices of Premium Motor Spirit or petrol in reaction to renewed demand signals and rising tensions in the Middle East. With Brent crude climbing to $77.88 per barrel and WTI at $74.67, depot owners across Nigeria

by News Editor

June 23, 2025

News·Foreign News

Iran Hangs Man Convicted Of Spying For Israel

Iran’s judiciary said it executed on Monday a man found guilty of spying for Israel, as fighting between the two countries entered its 11th day. “Mohammad-Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh was hanged this morning for intelligence cooperation with the Zionist regime,” the judiciary said,

by News Editor

June 23, 2025

Religion·Foreign News·News

Again, Bomb Threat Diverts Plane Of Hajj Pilgrims In Indonesia

A plane carrying hundreds of hajj pilgrims back to Indonesia from the Middle East was diverted Saturday after a bomb threat, the transport ministry and police said, the second such incident in a week. Saudia Airlines flight SV5688 had flown from the

by News Editor

June 23, 2025

Politics·Economy·Foreign News·News·News Update

Statehouse Press Release: Presidents Tinubu Hands Over ECOWAS’ Leadership To Sierra Leon’s President Maada Bio, Calls For Vigilance, Unity, And Inclusive Growth

President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Abuja, handed over the chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, expressing confidence in the region’s continued path toward peace, stability, and prosperity. The

by News Editor

June 23, 2025

News·News Update·Politics

Man Who Breached Protocol During Tinubu’s Kaduna Visit Has Psychiatric Disorders — Police

The Kaduna State Police Command has said that the fellow who breached security protocol during the commissioning of projects at Murtala Mohammed Square by President Bola Tinubu was born with “psychiatric disorders”. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, in a statement, said

by News Editor

June 22, 2025

News Update

Nigeria’s First Female Fighter Pilot Wins Awards in Ghana

Nigeria’s first female fighter pilot, Flight Lieutenant Kafayat Sanni, has once again made history by emerging as the Best Allied Student and winner of the Best Assistant Commandant Paper at the prestigious Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Accra. The

by News Editor

June 22, 2025

News Update·News·Politics

David Mark-led Opposition Coalition Applies for Registration of New Party, All Democratic Alliance

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Opposition Coalition Group (NOCG), comprising major national political figures, including a former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register its newly formed political party, All

by News Editor

June 22, 2025

Economy

SEC Bans Independent Directors From Becoming Executive Directors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has prohibited independent directors from transitioning into executive director roles within the same company or group. In a circular to public companies and capital market operators titled “Circular to All Public Companies and Capital Market Operators

by News Editor

June 22, 2025

Editorial·Editorial (Featured News)·News·Politics

The Media Silence on LG Elections Is Fueling Nigeria’s Grassroots Decay

With less than one month left until the Lagos local government elections, there is a typical silence surrounding not only the voters, but of those who ought to know better: the media. In print, on radio, television, and online, there is only

by News Editor

June 21, 2025

News Editor

Iran-Israel Ceasefire In Force, Says Trump

No Security Threat In Abuja, Nigeria Reacts To US Alert

Nigeria Secures Heathrow Slot For Air Peace

Tinubu Promises Value Addition To Real Estate Through Road Construction

NNPC Increases Petrol Price To N915 In Lagos, N945 In Abuja

NNPCL Opens More CNG Stations In Abuja, Ibadan, Abeokuta

Marketers Increase Depot PMS Prices As Middle-East Tensions Escalate

Iran Hangs Man Convicted Of Spying For Israel

Again, Bomb Threat Diverts Plane Of Hajj Pilgrims In Indonesia

Statehouse Press Release: Presidents Tinubu Hands Over ECOWAS’ Leadership To Sierra Leon’s President Maada Bio, Calls For Vigilance, Unity, And Inclusive Growth

Man Who Breached Protocol During Tinubu’s Kaduna Visit Has Psychiatric Disorders — Police

Nigeria’s First Female Fighter Pilot Wins Awards in Ghana

David Mark-led Opposition Coalition Applies for Registration of New Party, All Democratic Alliance

SEC Bans Independent Directors From Becoming Executive Directors

The Media Silence on LG Elections Is Fueling Nigeria’s Grassroots Decay

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