ABUJA — The launch of the latest orientation course for young graduates deployed to Niger State has been delayed following severe storm damage to their training facility, officials have announced. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream I...
Oil prices have fallen sharply, and global stock markets have rallied after the United States and Iran announced a deal to end their three-month war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The breakthrough, brokered by Pakistan, will see a formal signing ceremony take place in Switzerland on 19...
The son of a retired Nigerian general who died in captivity has rejected government claims that his father died from illness, insisting he had no history of diabetes or hypertension. Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd) was kidnapped alongside his wife on 30 May. On Saturday, the Katsina...
DAKAR, Senegal — A major parliamentary summit is opening in the Senegalese capital this week to address the energy crisis gripping rural West Africa, where millions of citizens still live without access to reliable electricity. Members of the ECOWAS Parliament are gathering in Dakar for a...
A Nigerian rights group has launched a lawsuit against the state oil firm over the “unjustifiable” spending of 5.9bn naira (£3m) on its corporate rebranding. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) is demanding that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...
