Economy Opinion Shettima calls for interagency synergy to drive business reforms April 17, 2025 Friday Omosola Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) to intensify collaboration to create a more robust and investor-friendly…
Economy CBEX not registered by us, says SEC DG April 17, 2025 Friday Omosola The digital trading platform, CBEX, which has led to many Nigerians losing billions of naira in what is termed the biggest Ponzi Scheme in the country, is not registered by…
Nigeria News Gunmen attack student bus along Benin-Ore Expressway April 17, 2025 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Tragedy struck along the notorious Benin-Ore Expressway on Wednesday as gunmen ambushed a bus carrying students from Rivers State University and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. The students, who were…
UK NEWS Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet April 17, 2025 Fatimah Idera An ocean world teeming with alien life may exist 124 light years away from Earth, a study by Cambridge University has hinted. The exoplanet K2-18b, which exists in the constellation…
UK NEWS Harvard may lose ability to enrol foreign students, Trump threatens April 17, 2025 Fatimah Idera The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Harvard University will lose its ability to enrol foreign students if it does not meet demands from the Trump administration to share information…
Economy Naira slides further as black market dollar rate reaches ₦1,620 April 17, 2025 Damilola As of Wednesday, April 16, 2025, Nigeria’s black market exchange rate for the dollar to naira continues to show significant volatility. This ongoing instability is fueled by a persistent demand…
Sports UCL: After 16 years, Arsenal advance to Semi-finals April 16, 2025 Damilola Arsenal have reached the Champions League semi-finals for only the third time in the club’s history, sealing the feat with a 2-1 win over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu and…
Health Early menopause linked to increased risk of cognitive decline, study finds April 16, 2025 Helen Okechukwu Women who experience early menopause—before the age of 40—face a significantly higher risk of cognitive decline compared to those who undergo menopause later in life, according to a new study…
Health Scientists discover widely used drug could weaken aggression of blood cancer April 16, 2025 Helen Okechukwu A recent study has suggested that a widely used diabetes drug, taken by millions of people, may reduce the aggressiveness of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a type of blood cancer.…
UK NEWS World News Missile delivery to Ukraine in limbo over German coalition divide April 16, 2025 New Daily Prime Berlin, Germany — Germany’s plans to send long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine are in limbo, with political divisions inside the country’s incoming coalition government and the lack of a clear…