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Crude Prices Fall After OPEC+ Agrees To Raise Output Targets

Oil prices fell Monday after OPEC+ agreed to further increase its output targets from August. Exports from key producers via the Strait of Hormuz are...

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Africa

Sierra Leone’s Fishermen Say Illegal Foreign Trawlers Destroying Livelihoods

On Sherbo Island off Sierra Leone's coast, local fishermen haul in their nets the traditional way — with a dozen or more hands pulling...

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Global News

25 Killed, 100 Injured in Sri Lanka Prison Clashes

At least 25 people have died and roughly 100 more were injured following clashes between two groups of inmates at a prison in Negombo,...

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Balogun Red Card Reversal Sparks Controversy Over Trump-FIFA Involvement

FIFA's decision to suspend the one-match ban handed to USA striker Folarin Balogun has thrown the World Cup's disciplinary system into confusion, raising serious...

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SMEDAN ₦100m Grant: How To Participate

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has announced a ₦100 million funding initiative aimed at creating 100 millionaire entrepreneurs through business grants, training and market opportunities. The initiative forms part of the 2026 GROW Nigerian Conference, scheduled for November 8 to 10 at the...

Why FG Is Giving Nigerians ₦50,000 Grant

The Federal Government has explained why it introduced a ₦50,000 cash grant for vulnerable Nigerians, citing rising food prices, the high cost of essential goods and increasing financial pressure on households. The initiative, known as the National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention (NERSI), was announced on October 30,...

31 States Spend ₦45bn on Fuel in Six Months: Analysis

Thirty-one Nigerian state governments spent a combined ₦45.04 billion on fuel for official vehicles, plants and electricity generators during the first six months of 2026. The expenditure represents a 14.35 per cent increase from the ₦39.38 billion recorded by the same states during the corresponding period in 2025. The...