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The Federal Government has begun reviewing a proposal by China Hyway Group to deliver 10,000 homes across Nigeria within 30 months using prefabricated construction technology. The proposed development will be financed under an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Financing...

GTBank has emerged as Nigeria's Best Overall Performing Bank in The Banker's Top 1000 World Banks Rankings 2026, securing top positions in overall performance, efficiency and financial soundness. The ranking comes as Nigerian banks navigate a more demanding...

The Nigerian stock market recovered ₦720 billion in investor wealth on Tuesday as bargain hunting returned after Monday’s broad sell-off, pushing market capitalisation back to ₦155.849 trillion. First Holdco climbed 9.98 percent to lead the banking sector rally,...

President Donald Trump announces that the Strait of Hormuz will remain open to all international commercial shipping, with only vessels travelling to and from Iranian ports subject to a U.S.-enforced blockade. U.S. abandons its proposed 20% reimbursement fee...

Senate accuses Governor Seyi Makinde of politicising Nigeria's security challenges over his call for a UN probe into the Oyo school abduction. Lawmakers caution the governor against statements capable of undermining ongoing counter-terrorism operations and reject international intervention. ...

Police arrest alleged fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council DG in Osun hours after Federal High Court issued bench warrant. Court ordered his arrest after he failed to appear for arraignment on an eight-count charge of alleged forgery,...

Family demands release of slain officer's body: Relatives of Lt. Ademe Isaac are insisting that the Nigerian Army release his remains for burial in Adamawa State. Army reportedly plans military burial in Ibadan: The family says military authorities...

Global air cargo rates shot up by 41% year-on-year in May 2026. High-tech shipping of microchips and servers has officially replaced cheap e-commerce as the main driver of air shipping. Cargo planes flying from Asia to North America...

House Rescinds Earlier Bill: Reps withdraw their previously passed State Police Constitution Alteration Bill to consider President Tinubu's Executive-sponsored proposal. Conference Committee Dissolved: Lawmakers scrap the 12-member panel set up to harmonise differences between the House and Senate...

Ebonyi State Commissioner for Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Hon. Sunday Elechi Inyima, has officially summoned the contractor handling the Iziogo-Agbaja tunnel project. The directive follows a rigorous statewide inspection of infrastructure projects initiated by Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru’s...