The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large consignment of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Strategic Command, Lagos. A statement by the NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja said that the consignment was concealed in heads of im…
One ant for $220: The new frontier of wildlife trafficking The ants are flying in Kenya at the moment. During this rainy season, swarms can be seen leaving the thousands of anthills in and around Gilgil, a quiet agricultural town in Kenya's Rift Valley that has emerged as the centre of a booming il…
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday nullified the January 2024 dissolution of the board and management of Union Bank of Nigeria by the Central Bank of Nigeria, declaring the action ultra vires. In his judgment, Justice Aneke set aside all decisions take…
Eight teams will compete in the maiden Italian Embassy U-20 Cup scheduled to hold in May, as organisers unveil plans for a grassroots-focused tournament aimed at nurturing young football talents in Nigeria. The competition, an initiative driven by Rudder Sports Management Limited, will also feature…
There was a time when authority was earned quietly through competence, consistency and character. Today, authority competes with attention. In a digital ecosystem driven by algorithms, outrage and instant validation, many professionals are confronting a troubling question: Are we building careers, …
Chinese national arrested over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen ants from Kenya A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya's main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country. Zhang Kequn was intercepted during a security check at Jomo Kenyatta Inte…
Most retail traders in Nigeria use MT5 like it is only a place to open and close trades. They check a chart, drop an indicator, place a position, and repeat the cycle. It works, but it is often slow, reactive, and full of guesswork because they never explore the tools that actually make the platfor…
The Chief Judge of Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, says he is ready to appear before the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) for investigation over alleged failure to declare some bank accounts in his asset declaration form. Mr Tsoho, in a statement by the court’s Director of Information, Ca…
Qatar’s state-run energy firm says it has halted liquefied natural gas production after Iranian attacks, as Saudi Arabia announced it was temporarily shutting down some units of the Ras Tanura oil refinery located near the country’s eastern region after a fire broke out following a drone attack. “D…
Dangote Cement posted a twofold leap in net profit for 2025, compared to the preceding year, despite a decline in its trade volume as the industrial powerhouse capitalised on hikes in the price of cement during the year to lift revenue. The earnings report of the manufacturing giant out on Saturday…
Kayode Opeifa By Folarin Kehinde The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, has unveiled plans to deploy electronic and electrical systems across the nation’s rail network as part of a sweeping modernisation drive aimed at reducing vandalism, blocking revenue…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has urged candidates who may have paid above the approved registration fees for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to report such centres with credible evidence. The board said any Computer-Based Test centre found overcharging or engagin…
Cement maker Lafarge Africa reported a surge of 172.7 per cent in net profit on Thursday, which took its earnings to the highest on record, as volume growth lifted top line. The company, whose products also comprise aggregate and concrete, said improvement in bottom line derived in part from factor…
Al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM has in recent days claimed to have inflicted heavy losses in Burkina Faso as a surge in deadly jihadist attacks sweeps across the Sahelian state. Burkina Faso, ruled by a military junta since September 2022, has faced more than 10 years of raids by groups linked to Al-Qaeda…
Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Southern Kaduna Professionals Forum (SKPF) has cautioned political actors against drawing the region into ongoing debates surrounding former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, insisting that the experiences of the people shou…
RAMpocalypse Hits Global Tech Tensions in the global tech market are rising as AI fuels unprecedented demand for memory chips, delaying PlayStation releases and prompting potential price hikes for Nintendo’s Switch 2. Al Jazeera’s Hatem Salah examines the impact on consumer electronics and the envi…
Girl, 14, shot dead as South Africa's 'taxi wars' hit school Police in South Africa are investigating a fatal shooting at a secondary school in the coastal city of Cape Town that killed a 14-year-old pupil and a taxi operator. An unidentified man opened fire on a taxi as the driver waited to pick u…
The Nigeria Customs Service has clarified that B’Odogwu, a Unified Customs Management System, does not under any circumstance generate, substitute, or alter exchange rates for cargo clearance. The Service stated that where data transmission formats change, the system is designed to retain the last …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned three senior officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged fraud, corruption and money laundering amounting to over N2.04bn. The defendants are Felix Njoku, a former D…
