Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has reached an unprecedented financial milestone, becoming the first person ever with a net worth exceeding 600 billion dollars. Forbes estimates Musk’s wealth at 677 billion dollars as of Monday, driven largely by the soaring valuations of SpaceX and Tesla. According to Forbes, a recent SpaceX tender offer valued the company…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) authority of heads of state and government has asked its commission to urgently provide $2,850,000 to each of five member states as part of the bloc’s counterterrorism efforts. The beneficiary countries are Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, all of which are facing varying security challenges….
Time is one of the most valuable resources we have. This is why some people even liken time to money, yet many unknowingly waste it through small, repeated habits that seem harmless. Whether it is checking your phone too often or procrastinating over simple tasks, these habits quietly eat into your productivity and make up…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced that enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy will resume from January 2, 2026, citing a surge in vehicle-related crimes. In a statement issued on Monday, Benjamin Hundeyin, police public relations officer (PPRO), said the decision “follows a careful review of emerging security concerns and the need to…
The Police Service Commission has announced the commencement of a nationwide recruitment exercise for 50,000 Constables into the Nigeria Police Force, as part of a major initiative to strengthen community policing and enhance internal security across the country. In a public announcement issued on Monday, the Sokoto State Police Command disclosed that the online application…
President of Ghana, John Mahama, business mogul Aliko Dangote and several prominent traditional rulers on Monday arrived in Ile-Ife, Osun State, for the installation of Mahama as the Aare Atayeto Oodua. Among the dignitaries present were the Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero; the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Clement Haastrup; the Olofa of Offa, Oba…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate moderated to 14.45 per cent in November 2025, marking a significant slowdown from the 16.05 per cent recorded in October 2025. This is according to the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. This represents a decline of 1.6 percentage points month-on-month, indicating easing price pressures…
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed, has expressed concern over what he described as a growing pattern of reckless road use by some celebrities, content creators, and social media influencers, warning that such conduct poses serious danger to lives and undermines road safety efforts. The warning followed a widely circulated…
The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Sunday alleged that the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, paid about $5m for the secondary school education of his four children in Switzerland, calling for a full investigation and public explanation. Dangote said Ahmed must appear before…
An auto crash on Ikorodu Road in Lagos on Sunday morning claimed the lives of a woman and her eight-month-old baby, with 10 other passengers sustaining injuries. According to witnesses, the crash involved a Tata commercial bus which veered off its lane and crashed into a commercial bus coming from the opposite direction. The accident…