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Dangote Refinery reaches 87% installed capacity in March

As debate rages over fuel pricing in Nigeria Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s largest refining facility, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, reached 87 percent capacity utilization in March, marking its highest operational level since commencing production and signaling a major shift in efficiency…

Accidents and mishaps Maritime

Over 1,000 migrants die Q1 2026 crossing Mediterranean Sea

Ziggy Ojiegbe Some 180 refugees and other migrants from Africa perished when their boats caved in while sailing to Europe, according to United Nation’s migration agency. The tragic incident amplifies the unstoppable risky voyages that continue claim young Africans fleeing…

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…

Business Economy Energy

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…

Crime Law & Judiciary Op-ED Politics Security

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…

Conflicts and Wars News Security

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…

Commerce and Industry Conflicts and Wars Defence Energy International News Security

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…