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US and Iran suspend military attacks for a second straight day, offering the clearest sign yet that both sides may be ready to return to diplomacy after weeks of escalating conflict. Global oil prices tumble by more than...

Brent crude fell more than 5 percent on Monday after the United States and Iran paused attacks over the weekend, raising hopes that diplomatic efforts could ease tensions in the Middle East. The decline followed weeks of sharp...

Yiaga Africa has raised concerns over an alleged shift from traditional vote buying to electronic voter inducement ahead of the Osun governorship election. The election observer group said voters' NINs, VINs and bank account details were allegedly collected...

NGX Group declared an interim dividend of ₦1.30 per share after posting a record first-half performance, with profit before tax surging 170 percent to ₦14.76 billion. Revenue more than doubled to ₦17.60 billion, driven by a sharp increase...

Peter Obi has reaffirmed that he will serve only one four-year term if elected president in 2027. The NDC presidential candidate said his single-term pledge is based on an agreement with his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Obi dismissed...

Peter Obi has dismissed claims that he would divide Nigeria if elected president, insisting his record demonstrates a commitment to national unity. The NDC presidential candidate cited humanitarian interventions and development projects across northern Nigeria as evidence of...

Peter Obi has called on President Bola Tinubu to step aside ahead of the 2027 presidential election, claiming the President no longer has the capacity to address Nigeria's mounting challenges. The former Labour Party presidential candidate said poverty,...

Atiku Abubakar claims the Tinubu administration has finally embraced a decentralised electricity generation policy he first proposed more than 21 years ago, describing the shift as a delayed acknowledgement of a blueprint that could have transformed Nigeria's power...

APC has constituted a 276-member National Campaign Council led by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma to spearhead its campaign for the August 15 Osun governorship election. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Yobe State Governor...

CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will headline the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum with a high-level dialogue on Africa's economic resilience. Abuja will host policymakers, central bankers, ministers and global economic experts to examine...