81st Session Of UN General Assembly Opens
The 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) was declared open by Khalilur Rahman, the new president of the General Assembly, on Tuesday. In his speech at the opening session at the UN headquarters in New York, Rahman said he is assuming his…
12 Countries Move Towards Tighter Trade Curbs On Israeli Settlements
Foreign ministers of 12 countries moved on Tuesday to tighten restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, as mounting settlement expansion and violence fuel growing concerns over the viability of a two-state solution.…
Israel Announces Measures Against Britain Over West Bank Settlement Sanctions
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday announced a series of countermeasures against Britain, including closing the British Consulate General in East Jerusalem and removing British personnel from a U.S.-led Gaza coordination center, in…
US hits 2 Iranian oilers off S. Coast as IRGC vows retaliation -Media
Two Iranian oil tankers were attacked by the United States off the country’s southern coast Tuesday night, while the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) ordered crews off tankers at Kuwaiti and Bahraini piers, Iranian media reported. One of the…
Iran-backed Houthis attack four Saudi cities in expansion of Middle East war, 73 hurt
Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in the south of U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a major expansion of the six-month-old Middle East war.…
From Obasanjo to Tinubu: How Nigeria’s petrol prices have changed since 1999
A litre of petrol sold for N20 in Nigeria in 1999. More than two decades later, petrol prices have crossed N1,000 per litre in several parts of the country, with prices varying according to location, marketer and prevailing market conditions. The journey…
NUPRC seeks more jobs, local value from offshore investments
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has urged stakeholders in Nigeria’s offshore oil and gas industry to ensure that rising investments in the sector generate substantial employment, technology transfer and broader industrial benefits…
NAFDAC Warns Nigerians About Dangerous Palm Oil and Fufu
…NAFDAC has sounded the alarm over some common food items sold in open markets across Nigeria NAFDAC has sounded the alarm over some common food items sold in open markets across Nigeria. The food and drug regulator says it doesn’t have full…
Nigeria’s external reserves hit $54bn, as debt-to-GDP stays under 40%
Nigeria’s external reserves have surged past $54 billion to reach an 18-year high while public debt remains sustainable at under 40 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). These milestones were reviewed on Monday in Abuja during a meeting of the…
JUST IN: Tension In Benue As Thugs Block Peter Obi From Visiting Yelwata Victims
Tension reportedly gripped Benue State on Tuesday after suspected thugs allegedly blocked a major road leading to Yelwata as the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, arrived in the state for a condolence visit to…