Veteran Nigerian entertainer and activist Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, is taking his memoir 999 beyond Nigeria, with former President Olusegun Obasanjo set to lead dignitaries at the London launch. The international memoir tour will later move to Germany and Kenya, turning the book launch into more than a literary event. It gives…
Nigeria is targeting September 24, 2028, to end regulated pricing in the domestic gas market, moving toward a willing buyer, willing seller gas market where prices are increasingly determined through commercial agreements. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) announced the target on September 24, 2026, at a Gas Market Maturity Workshop in…
What started as a dispute between Shallipopi and his former music executive is quickly becoming a much bigger conversation about how Nigerian artists are paid, who controls their music and what happens when a record deal falls apart. Shallipopi has accused Dapper Music boss Damilola Akinwunmi of withholding royalty income from 46 songs, including earnings…
Rangers International are considering the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, as their home venue for the upcoming CAF Champions League campaign according to variuis sources. Shooting Stars (3SC) are also exploring the same venue for their CAF Confederation Cup home matches. El-Kanemi Warriors are also considering the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, as their home venue for…
Nigeria’s economic managers have taken a step toward making fiscal and monetary policy work more closely together, with Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele and Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Olayemi Cardoso signing a new Memorandum of Understanding on September 21, 2026. The Nigeria fiscal-monetary policy coordination MoU creates a formal framework for regular consultation, information sharing…
Israeli forces have dismantled a roughly two-kilometre Hamas tunnel in southern Gaza, highlighting one of the most difficult security issues facing the area even under the current ceasefire framework. The operation involved soldiers from the Givati Brigade and the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, operating under the Southern Command. According to the Israeli military, the…
Davido is looking to borrow one of Bad Bunny’s biggest ideas and bring it to Lagos: instead of taking the concert to the fans, make the fans come to the city. The Nigerian superstar has announced plans for a Lagos residency in December, saying he wants to replicate the model Bad Bunny used in Puerto…
Nigeria is facing a deepening healthcare crisis as the continued migration of medical professionals abroad leaves hospitals struggling with severe staff shortages, medical experts have warned. Recently, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) revealed that only about 55,000 of the more than 130,000 doctors registered in the country are actively practicing, resulting in a doctor-to-patient ratio…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has begun selling petrol and other refined petroleum products in U.S. dollars, marking a major shift in Nigeria’s downstream oil market following the breakdown of the Federal Government’s naira-for-crude arrangement. Under the new pricing template, the refinery fixed the ex-depot price of petrol at $0.779 per liter, with diesel priced at…
The UK economy is showing signs of slowing, but calling the latest figures an outright economic slump would be misleading. Britain’s GDP grew by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2026, down from 0.6% in the first quarter. That is a slowdown, but it still means the economy expanded and the UK actually recorded the…
