Nigeria recorded a ₦12.60 trillion trade surplus in Q2 2026, more than doubling from the previous quarter as exports increased and imports fell, according to the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The result gives Nigeria a strong headline economic figure. But the bigger story is what sits behind it. The country…
Nigerian activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has challenged phone sellers in Nigeria over the price of the newly launched iPhone 18, saying he is prepared to import the devices himself if vendors add what he considers excessive markups. VeryDarkMan made the threat from an Apple Store in China shortly after Apple unveiled…
Barcelona sporting director Deco has thrown his weight behind Lamine Yamal as the 2026 Ballon d’Or favourite, saying the teenage winger’s performances for club and country make his case difficult to ignore. Deco made the comments during an interview with RAC1, adding to growing support for Yamal inside Barcelona. Coach Hansi Flick has also publicly…
Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold has revealed how his experience living with sickle cell disease influenced his decision to undergo genotype testing before marriage to his wife, Simi. Speaking on the One54 Africa podcast, Gold said he would not have married Simi if she had an AS or SS genotype because he did not want to…
The long-delayed Badagry Deep-Seaport development has moved into a new phase after APM Terminals signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Badagry Port Development Limited to explore the project. The agreement was signed in Copenhagen during a visit by Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and a Federal Government delegation. It commits the…
A researcher has resigned from artificial intelligence company Anthropic, warning that the race to build increasingly powerful AI systems could put humanity at serious risk before the end of the decade. Jacob Coxon, who spent the past three years working on pretraining research at both Anthropic and OpenAI, said he left because he believes the…
Peter Obi says his NDC 2027 election strategy will rely on independent monitoring and a dual system for transmitting polling-unit results, a move he says is designed to prevent a repeat of the problems that followed Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. The NDC presidential candidate wants results transmitted simultaneously to INEC’s IReV portal and the party’s…
Ronald Araujo is quickly becoming one of the biggest talking points of Liverpool’s new season after producing an impressive performance in the club’s 2-1 Champions League win over Atletico Madrid. The Barcelona loanee played a key role in Liverpool’s comeback at Anfield, producing a clever backheel that helped Dominik Szoboszlai score the equaliser. Alexis Mac…
Davido’s Oriadé hits 100 million streams on Spotify, giving the Nigerian superstar another major streaming milestone and strengthening the project’s case after early doubts from some listeners. The 13-track project has become the fifth Davido album to reach 100 million Spotify streams, adding another achievement to a catalogue that has remained commercially strong throughout his…
The Dangote Refinery IPO 2026 is targeting ordinary Nigerian investors, with the company offering shares at ₦525 each and a minimum subscription of 10 shares, worth ₦5,250. The ₦2.15 trillion offering involves 4.1 billion ordinary shares and is expected to become Africa’s largest IPO. The formal offer is scheduled to run from September 14 to…
