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Over 100 civilians die in NAF attack on terrorists
Rita Olaniyi A Nigerian Air Force airstrike on a market in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least around 100 civilians, including children, according to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press, in what officials say was part of an ongoing…
Nigeria’s 2025/26 licensing round unfolds Africa’s global energy role
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s planned 2025/26 licensing round is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched upstream opportunities in recent years, both for the scale of assets expected and for what it signals about Africa’s evolving role in…
Nigeria’s Mass terrorism trials, US labels and Tinubu’s political optics
Rita Olaniyi The United States’ decision to issue a travel warning on Nigeria, citing terrorism, kidnapping risks and civil unrest, has intensified scrutiny of the country’s security situation at a moment when authorities are staging one of the largest terrorism…
Trump threatens further military action if Iran challenges Hormuz control
Frank Okon President Donald Trump on Monday warned of additional military action against Iran, hours after U.S. naval forces began enforcing a blockade around the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in one of the world’s most critical energy corridors. In…
Millions in Haiti face deepening hunger and violence as crisis worsens, UN warns
Sadiq Umar Millions of people in Haiti are facing worsening hunger, displacement and violence as the country sinks deeper into what the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has described as one of the most severe humanitarian…
Sudan: 14 million displaced; population plagued by hunger, attacks
Frank OKon As Sudan approaches the third anniversary of a brutal civil war, millions remain displaced and hungry while the health system lies in ruins, with no end to the violence in sight, UN agencies said on Friday. Speaking from…
U.S. Naval Forces seize Strait of Hormuz as Europe scrambles support
Ziggy Ojiegbe U.S. naval forces have effectively assumed control of the Strait of Hormuz following the collapse of nuclear negotiations with Iran, in a move that is rapidly reshaping security dynamics across one of the world’s most critical energy corridors….
Oil chiefs demand Trump to reject Iran’s toll on Hormuz
Ziggy Ojiegbe Senior oil industry executives have reportedly urged the administration of Donald Trump to oppose Iran’s proposal to impose tolls on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy corridor. According to U.S. media reports, executives…
Capital Goes Where Value Is Clear: Bayo Ojulari’s Bold One-Year Transformation of NNPC
[Kunle Odusola-Stevenson] One year after his appointment on April 2, 2025, Bashir Bayo Ojulari has recast the trajectory of NNPC Limited with a blend of commercial discipline, institutional integrity, and global strategic clarity. At a time when energy markets are…
ExxonMobil engages NUPRC on over $25bn deepwater development plans
Sopuruchi Onwuka ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company by market capitalization, has unveiled plans to invest more than $25 billion in a series of deepwater oil developments and enhanced recovery projects in Nigeria. The company’s Senior Vice President…
