Nigeria’s NNPC raises petrol prices again as Dangote fuel hits market
The latest increase is likely to add to public anger as Nigerians are already struggling with inflation of 33.4%, which has driven up transport costs and caused a cost of…
Samsung hit with $192m US patent verdict over wireless chargers
Reuters Samsung Electronics owes an inventor’s company more than $192.1 million for infringing five patents related to wireless device charging, a jury in Texas federal court has determined. The jury…
Cuba slashes size of daily bread ration as ingredients run thin
Reuters HAVANA – Cuba’s communist-run government on Monday slashed by a quarter the weight of its subsidized ration of daily bread, the latest shortage to strain a decades-old subsidies scheme…
WTO chief Okonjo-Iweala seeks second term to complete ‘unfinished business’
Reuters GENEVA – WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will seek another four-year term as head of the World Trade Organization following a broad Africa-led push to start the process early, aiming…
India rejects United States’ request to shut down Russian media outlet RT
Agency Report Washington’s call for a global sanctions campaign against the Russian news network has been received poorly in New Delhi The Indian government is reluctant to give in to…
Nigeria’s military chief asked 26 soldiers to share ₦1 million for killing notorious terrorist with ₦5 million bounty. That gift, if shared equally, amounts to ₦38,461 ($23.46) per soldier
Morakinyo Akinosun Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa announced a gift of ₦1million to a team of 26 soldiers on Thursday after the troops raided some terrorist camps…
IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu’s health worsens, no longer receives treatment as Nigeria’s secret police DSS fails to move the self-determination activist to hospital
Mr Kanu is facing trial on terrorism charges levelled against by then-President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over his call and agitation for a sovereign state of Biafra. Morakinyo Akinosun The health…
Nigerian leaders know terrorists, bandits; protect them for political gains, says human rights activist Omoyele Sowore
For more than a decade, civilians in Nigeria have faced multiple security threats and risk of atrocities as result of attacks, kidnappings and extortion by various non-state armed groups. Olayomi…
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped to 32.15% in August 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics
The report said the food inflation rate in August 2024 increased to 37.52 per cent on a year-on-year basis, which was 8.18 per cent higher compared to the rate recorded…
Nigerian critic VeryDarkMan calls out Lord’s Chosen Church, threatens lawsuit over controversial testimonies, says “this needs to stop”
Morakinyo Akinosun A Nigerian social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has threatened legal action against the Lord’s Chosen Church over a series of controversial testimonies shared…