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Nasarawa Pilgrim Dies In Makkah At 70 During 2026 Hajj Exercise

NewsDeskNgMay 14, 2026May 14, 20260

Nasarawa pilgrim Hajiya Rukayya Haliru dies in Makkah at 70 after brief illness during 2026 Hajj exercise. The Nasarawa State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has confirmed the death of one of its 2026 pilgrims, Hajiya Rukayya Haliru, who died at the age of 70 in the Holy City of Makkah...

CBN MPC Member Warns Unchecked Fiscal Spending Could Undermine Inflation Gains

NewsDeskNgMay 14, 2026May 14, 20260

CBN MPC member warns fiscal spending, especially electoral-driven releases, could reverse Nigeria’s fragile disinflation and inflation gains. A member of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Professor Murtala Sabo Sagagi, has warned that Nigeria’s efforts to curb inflation could be undermined if fiscal spending is not properly...

Samsung Faces Major Strike Threat As Wage Talks Collapse Again

NewsDeskNgMay 14, 2026May 14, 20260

Samsung risks massive production losses as union workers threaten an 18-day strike over bonuses and wage negotiations. Samsung Electronics on Thursday proposed that its South Korean labour union resume wage negotiations after government-mediated talks collapsed, as concerns mounted over a planned lengthy strike that could hit the country’s crucial semiconductor...

Report: Naira Devaluation Added N43tn To Nigeria’s Debt Stock, Not Excessive Borrowing

NewsDeskNgMay 14, 2026May 14, 20260

Report says naira depreciation inflated Nigeria’s foreign debt valuation without equivalent increases in actual borrowing obligations. Nigeria’s debt sustainability concerns are driven more by elevated interest rates and exchange rate volatility than excessive new borrowing, according to a report by The Briefing – Macro & Markets. The report countered growing...

NCC Unveils Massive Network Expansion to Tackle Poor Telecom Services

NewsDeskNgMay 14, 2026May 14, 20260

The Nigerian Communications Commission has assured Nigerians that ongoing efforts to improve the quality of telecommunications services across the country are yielding results, even as it acknowledged persistent challenges affecting consumers in some areas. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Commission’s Head of Public Affairs, Nnena Ukoha, the...

UAE Tanker Hit In Iranian Drone Strike Leaks Fuel Near Oman Coast

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2026May 13, 20260

UAE tanker hit in Iranian drone strike leaks fuel off Oman coast, raising environmental concerns in Gulf waters A unit of state owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has confirmed that one of its tankers struck in a recent Iranian drone attack has leaked a small amount of fuel off...

NMDPRA: Dangote Refinery Supplies 79% Of Nigeria’s Petrol As Imports Fall 37% In April

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2026May 13, 20260

Dangote Refinery supplied 79% of Nigeria’s petrol in April as imports dropped 37%, NMDPRA data shows. Dangote Petroleum Refinery Petrol supply rose by 19 per cent in April 2026, amid a sharp decline in fuel imports and continued shutdown of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries, according to the latest midstream and downstream...

Soyinka To Chair NADECO 32nd Anniversary As Opadokun Unveils Memoir

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2026May 13, 20260

NADECO will honour pro-democracy heroes as Soyinka chairs anniversary event and Opadokun unveils coalition memoir in Lagos. The Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, will chair the 32nd anniversary celebration of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), in a commemorative event set to honour key figures and institutions in Nigeria’s pro-democracy struggle....

Lagos Speaker Obasa Declares For House Of Representatives Seat Ahead Of 2027 Elections

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2026May 13, 20260

Lagos Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa declared for the Agege federal seat ahead of APC primaries and 2027 elections. Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has declared his intention to contest for the Agege Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 general elections.Obasa, a sixth-term lawmaker representing Agege...

Energy Commission DG in EFCC Custody Over Alleged N500bn Money Laundering

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2026May 13, 20260

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences. A source within the anti-graft agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, disclosed on Wednesday...