Archives are repositories of the past. A way of holding on. Of preserving. In various forms. Of different people. There is a need for archiving, for the future, for the past. To be a part of something larger, for belonging. But archives constantly raise new questions. Who decides what stays? What d…
Small comforts fade and big worries grow as fuel prices surge globally People around the world are cutting back on spending as high gas prices stretch household budgets A birthday beach trip. Weekend jaunts with the kids. Even a bedtime beer. As gas prices remain high, people around the globe are s…
The United States-Israeli war on Iran has caused the biggest oil disruption in history, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The agency was founded in 1974 as a direct response to the 1973 oil embargo, which saw Arab nations, led by Saudi Arabia, cut production in response to Washing…
In Kate Middleton’s early days as a royal fiancee and then the Duchess of Cambridge, she often wore the wrong makeup for the wrong occasion. Her biggest makeup faux pas: she loved wearing really dark, heavy eye makeup constantly, especially for daytime events, almost as if she never realized that s…
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria has said the enactment of the new tax reform laws has significantly raised the importance of certified tax professionals in the country’s fiscal system. President of the Institute, Innocent Ohagwa, stated this at the opening of the March edition of 202…
Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Kennedy Okwudili as an Executive Director of the bank, effective May 1, 2026. The bank made this known in a corporate disclosure through the Nigerian Exchange Ltd on Tuesday. It noted that the appointment aligned with its tradition and succession…
This story is taken from the spring 2026 issue of Dazed, which is on sale internationally now. Order a copy of the magazine here. All over the world, Gen Zs are transforming rap music. Terminally online Brits have formed the viral UK Ug scene. American rappers like Nettspend and 2slimey have develo…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has commended President Bola Tinubu for steps taken to restructure sports administration in Nigeria. Diri gave the commendation while declaring open the 2026 Extraordinary General Assembly of the Nigeria Football Federation at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial B…
New Delhi: Ethanol lobby groups are pushing for ethanol-based cooktops in India as the country faces a disruption in domestic cooking gas supplies due to the ongoing West Asia war. Lobby groups Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) and the Grain Ethanol Manufacturers Associat…
Methodological innovations for evidencing and estimating modern and traditional contraceptive prevalence and use dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa Abstract Contraceptive prevalence estimates are indicators of the performance of family planning programmes. Yet, available evidence suggests that national…
A 14-year-old Nigerian student, Oluwadamilola Adeolu, has emerged winner of the Junior category at the African Spelling Bee competition held in Harare, Zimbabwe. Adeolu, a student of St. Lawrence Metropolitan College, Ado-Ekiti, secured the top position after outperforming contestants from over 30 …
TECNO is ushering in a new era of mobile intelligence in Nigeria and across emerging markets with the upcoming beta launch of EllaClaw, the first mobile AI agent powered by the OpenClaw framework and built to simplify everyday digital experiences. Deeply integrated into Ella, TECNO’s AI assistant, …
The National President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, Billy Gillis-Harry, has proposed measures to cushion the impact of rising crude oil prices driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Channels reports. Global oil prices climbed again on Tuesday a…
A woman who had just returned from the United Kingdom to attend a wedding in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has died in a road crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Online learnt from a statement on Tuesday by the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency…
A former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, arrived at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday morning under tight security for his arraignment over alleged corruption-related offences. El-Rufai was brought to the court premises at about 9:00 a.m. in a Hilux vehicle and remained inside for …
Four persons have died in a road crash that occurred around 11 p.m. on Monday at the Ijebu-Imushin axis of the Ijebu Ode–Ore Expressway in Ogun State. The crash, which was attributed to speeding, involved a white Toyota Hiace bus with registration number BDJ 482 XC and a blue MAN Diesel truck belon…
The National Emergency Management Agency on Monday received 708 stranded Nigerians from Niamey, the Niger Republic. The Head of Operations, NEMA Kano Office, Dr. Nura Abdullahi, made this known while briefing newsmen, shortly after receiving the returnees at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airpo…
The following accomplished professionals, Mr. Femi Fadayin, Hon. Johnson Sunday Babatunde, Mrs. Adeola Olamide Fabamise, and Mr. Rotimi Oluwole, have successfully completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees for the 2024/2025 academic year from Olusegun Agagu University of Scienc…
The Abia State Government will hold a state burial service in honour of the late Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai on Thursday. Ukpai, who died on October 6, 2025, at the age of 80, was a prominent Pentecostal preacher and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association. He was widely known for his large-scale …
The All Progressives Congress is moving toward a consensus arrangement to settle on Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Lagos State, The PUNCH reports. Similarly, the party stakeholders are said to also favour the senator representi…
