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  The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ranks Nigeria as the fifth-largest palm oil producer in the world and the leading producer on the African continent. Despite being regarded as Africa’s largest producer of crude palm oil and the fifth-largest producer globally, Nigeria imported palm oil worth about N68 billion from three West African countries in the second quarter …

From New York and the Pentagon to Pennsylvania and communities nationwide, Americans mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with memorial ceremonies, moments of silence, vigils and tributes. People listen to the U.S. national anthem at the memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam …

The first duty of a government, countless leaders over the decades have said, is to safeguard its population. On 11 September 2001 the US manifestly failed to do that. The intelligence was there, yet tragically, nobody joined up the dots in time. 9/11, as the attacks on the US became known, came to define – along with the response – …

The Nigerian Army has tasked senior officers graduating from Leadership and Strategic Studies Course to translate their academic gains into measurable results in their formations and units. The Chief of Training (Army), Maj.-Gen. Valentine Okoro, gave the charge on Thursday in Abuja at a luncheon organised by the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC) to honour graduates of the Leadership and …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) says it plans to roll out between 50 and 70 smart self-service fuelling stations across the country within the next six months. Dr Mumuni Dagazau, Executive Vice President, Downstream, NNPC Ltd., disclosed this on Thursday at the commissioning of the NNPC Retail Ltd. smart mega fuelling station in Abuja. The News Agency …

Nigeria has assumed the leadership of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, (C-34), reinforcing the country’s longstanding role in shaping global peacekeeping policy and operations. Amb. Jimoh Ibrahim, Nigeria’s UN Permanent Representative, assumed the chairmanship following the handover by his predecessor, Canadian Ambassador to the UN, David Lametti. Ibrahim immediately outlined priorities aimed at making UN peacekeeping more …

Edo Commissioner for Finance, Emmanuel Okoebor, says the Edo Carnival 2026 is targeting close to 100,000 participants and more than ₦1 billion in economic activity. Okoebor, Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Planning Committee for the carnival, disclosed this at the sidelines of the Edo Carnival 2026 Press Conference on Thursday in Lagos. He said the maiden edition of the carnival, held …

  He stated that 12 local government areas in the state were affected by the disease outbreak, adding that plans were at an advanced stage to carry out vaccinations against the disease in these areas. Yobe State has documented 511 cases of diphtheria and 13 deaths from January to 8 September, according to health authorities. The Commissioner for Health and …

  A UK High Court has ruled that allegations that witnesses who testified for Shell during earlier proceedings gave false or misleading evidence can be examined ahead of the full trial of a long-running oil pollution case brought by two Niger Delta communities. The UK High Court has ruled that allegations that witnesses who testified for Shell over oil spills …

The Federal Government has announced that Nigerian students will begin receiving 100 megabytes of free daily data from October 1, 2026, to access approved educational websites and digital learning platforms. The initiative, being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission in partnership with telecommunications operators and the Federal Ministry of Education, will initially cover learners in public senior secondary schools and …