Wednesday, October 7, 2026

PRESS RELEASE

May 25, 2026

OPay ₦1.2 billion 10-year scholarship applications open, adds innovation challenge with Google partnership 

OPay has opened applications for the 2026 edition of its flagship scholarship programme, continuing its ₦1.2 billion, 10-year commitment to support education across Nigeria.

OPay ₦1.2 billion 10-year scholarship applications open, adds innovation challenge with Google partnership
May 24, 2026

Dangote Refinery driving Nigeria’s economic resurgence: S&P

S&P projected that Nigeria’s current account surplus would improve to 5.8 per cent of GDP in 2026 from 4.8 per cent in 2025.

Dangote Refinery
May 24, 2026

U.S., UK, France, China, Russia hiding truth about nuclear horror, cruelty: ICAN

“There is a reason why the countries that claim protection from nuclear weapons are afraid of discussion of what these weapons actually do to people…,” Susi Snyder said.

RUSSIA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
May 23, 2026

Arms control group condemns lack of new commitments to tackle growing nuclear dangers

“The foundations of the NPT…are cracking due to inattention, intransigence, and ineptitude,” said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association.

Trump, Xi, Putin, Starmer, Macron
May 23, 2026

Affirmation: Kaduna APC unanimously endorses Tinubu

He further urged party members to remain steadfast, united and committed. 

President Bola Tinubu (Credit: Presidency)
May 21, 2026

APC Primary: Gov Sani secures second term ticket with 459,393 affirmation votes

He thanked APC members, stakeholders and the people of Kaduna State for their confidence in his leadership.

Governor of kaduna state Uba Sani
May 21, 2026

U.S. defence contractors Leonard Pick, Brian Kent arrested for bribery, major fraud

The defendants’ alleged conduct specifically affected the construction and operation of the U.S. Army Pacific Command’s Hawaii-Pacific Innovation Campus.

Department of War
May 20, 2026

Global firms Singamas, China International Marine, Shanghai Universal, CXIC, top executives indicted for multibillion-dollar global conspiracy

Executives of leading manufacturing firms were indicted for conspiring to fix the prices of nearly all of the world’s standard unrefrigerated shipping containers.

Singamas Container Holdings Ltd. (Singamas),China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd. (CIMC),Shanghai Universal Logistics Equipment Co., Ltd. and CXIC Group Containers Co. Ltd. (CXIC)
May 19, 2026

Olokola Deep Seaport: Dangote engages Ogun, Ondo host communities ahead project takeoff 

The Olokola Free Trade Zone (OKFTZ) spans an industrial enclave of over 10,000 hectares located directly along the Atlantic coast, straddling the border of Ogun and Ondo states.

The Olokola Free Trade Zone (OKFTZ)
May 19, 2026

U.S. govt arraigns Maduro regime ally Alex Saab for money laundering, bribery, stealing from vulnerable Venezuelans

Mr Saab allegedly used U.S. banks to launder hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from Venezuelan food programme for the poor and proceeds from illegal Venezuelan oil sale.

Alex Saab arrested by FBI