NEWS

Nigeria’s Senate has rejected calls to establish a new regulatory body for the country’s rapidly expanding financial technology sector, instead backing a plan to strengthen the supervisory powers of the...

Local and international travellers were forced to abandon their vehicles and trek into the terminal on Tuesday following severe traffic congestion caused by the full enforcement of the Federal Airports...

More than one-third of flights scheduled to operate to and from the Middle East were cancelled on Tuesday, underscoring the deepening disruption to global air travel as the conflict involving...

Global financial markets were roiled as the war between a U.S.–Israel coalition and Iran entered its fourth day, pushing investors into safer assets and triggering sharp swings in energy prices,...

Nigeria’s net foreign exchange reserves rose sharply to $34.8 billion at the end of 2025, marking a significant recovery from $3.99 billion recorded two years earlier, the country’s central bank...

The US dollar dominated global currency markets today, Monday, 02 March 2026, as an escalating military conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran sent investors scrambling for "safe-haven" assets. The...

In a monumental step toward diversifying its oil-dependent economy, the Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a landmark $1.3 billion investment agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). The deal,...

In a move to end decades of legal deadlock, the Federal Government of Nigeria has officially restructured the infamous OPL 245 oilfield, splitting it into four separate assets. Sources familiar...

Air travel across the Middle East was thrown into chaos after joint strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel triggered widespread airspace closures, forcing the cancellation of thousands...

Iran will form an interim leadership council to assume the responsibilities of the Supreme Leader until a successor is selected, a senior security official said on Sunday, following confirmation of...