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Oil prices jumped 5% on Thursday as worsening tensions in the Middle East raised fears of further disruptions to crude supplies, while a strengthening hurricane threatened production in the Gulf...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has pledged to seek increased funding and additional resources for African football, saying the world governing body wants to help the continent compete at the highest...

The mother of one of the 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted in Imo State has described how her family borrowed money and relied on contributions from relatives,...

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is reshaping the global economy but could also widen the gap between rich and poor countries if access to the technology remains uneven, International...

French scientist Henri Kagan and Japanese chemist Kenso Soai have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis....

Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case and death after a citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) died shortly after returning to the...

Physicist Francis Halzen has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos originating from astrophysical sources....

The Defence Headquarters has launched an investigation into the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State, as military and emergency teams continue search and rescue...

Nigeria has climbed four places to rank as the eighth most investable economy among 19 African countries assessed in Bloomberg Economics’ 2026 Investment Risk-O-Meter. The latest ranking places Nigeria ahead...

The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in Imo State are reportedly being subjected to physical assault by their captors, as the kidnappers have reduced their ransom...