Malawi's energy regulator has increased the price of petrol and diesel for the second time in four months, aiming to prevent fuel shortages and preserve scarce foreign exchange. The cost...

Over 100 members of Uganda's biggest opposition party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), have been charged with various offences, including unlawful assembly, related to violence around last week's election. The...

The Ilorin Emirate was shrouded in mourning as news spread of the passing of Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Saliu, the revered Chief Imam of Ilorin, who died at 75 after a...

The Janazah (funeral prayer) of the late Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Saliu, has been postponed to Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Sheikh Saliu, who was 75, passed away...

Nigeria's non-oil exports revenue grew 11.5% to $6.1 billion in 2025, up from $5.4 billion in December 2024, according to the Nigeria Export Promotion Council. The top export destinations were...

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf is meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja amid speculation of his planned defection from the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) to the ruling All...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed the ₦4.4 trillion 2026 budget into law, tagged “Budget of Shared Prosperity”. The budget, passed by the Lagos State House of Assembly, aims...

In a shocking incident, bandits have abducted more than 100 churchgoers in Kaduna State's Kurmin Wali area. The attackers, who arrived in large numbers, stormed multiple churches during Sunday services,...

Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Saliu, the revered Chief Imam of Ilorin, has passed away at the age of 75. Born in 1950 in Ilorin, Kwara State, Sheikh Saliu dedicated his life...

Nigerians withdrew ₦36.34 trillion through Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in the first half of 2025, almost three times the ₦12.21 trillion recorded in the same period last year, despite a...