The Federal Government is expected to take delivery of 500 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refuelling stations by the end of October as part of efforts to expand access to CNG across the country. Executive Chairman of the Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI), Ismael Ahmed, disclosed this in an interview with Sunday PUNCH, stating that the…
Nigeria’s current account surplus rose to $7.54 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 67.9 per cent from $4.49 billion recorded in the first quarter, according to new data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The latest figure was also 45.8 per cent higher than the $5.17 billion surplus recorded in the same…
Nigeria’s stock market has ended the week at another record high, with the value of listed equities rising to ₦162.16 trillion on Friday. The NGX All-Share Index also climbed to 249,804.56 points, up 1.42 per cent from Thursday’s close of 246,315.38 points. The latest gain means the market has continued its run of record highs…
The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) has called for an immediate, independent and transparent investigation into the reported deaths of 37 persons in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. The organisation also demanded the prosecution of any officers found responsible for the deaths. In a…
President Bola Tinubu will reportedly not attend the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, despite earlier confirmation that he would attend and address world leaders on September 23. A Presidency source disclosed the change but did not reveal the reason Follow us for stories that are shaping Nigeria and the world.Broadcast: My Focus News
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has rejected the Federal Government’s approved concession of King’s College, Lagos, to the King’s College Old Boys’ Association (KCOBA), describing the arrangement as a transfer of the government’s responsibility for funding and managing public education. The organisation urged the Federal Government to use the two-week suspension of the…
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has launched the Rivers State Plea Bargain Guidelines in order to strengthen the administration of criminal justice and ensure fair and efficient dispensation of justice in the state. Justice Amadi made the launch during the event organised by the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Council Rivers…
An inferno that gutted a house in Okochiri community, in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, has claimed the life of a mother and her four children in the early hours of Friday, September 18, 2026. The victims, said to be four children and their mother, reportedly died in the inferno before community youths…
Several Nigerian investment platforms struggled shortly after the Dangote Refinery’s public share offer opened, as investors rushed to buy into one of the country’s biggest-ever capital market deals. Bamboo, Cowrywise and InvestNaija were among the platforms where users reported difficulties. Bamboo said traffic on its platform jumped about 10 times within 30 minutes of the…
There is something curious about Nigerians’ relationship with the police. We complain about them, criticise them, film them and sometimes mock them. Yet when armed robbers strike, kidnappers invade communities or violence breaks out at night, the same institution many Nigerians love to criticise becomes the one they expect to respond. When a child goes…
