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Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased marginally to 15.39 percent in August 2026, down from 15.43 percent recorded in July.   The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced the movement in its latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, noting a 0.04 percent decrease compared to the previous month. On a month-on-month basis, headline inflation stood at 0.71 percent in August, which was 0.86 percent lower than the 1.57 percent recorded in July, indicating that the average price level increased at a slower rate. The  food inflation rate stood at 19.57 percent on a year-on-year basis in August 2026, marking a significant drop from the 25.30 percent recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year. On a month-on-month basis, food inflation fell to 1.02 ...

Popular Nigerian car dealer Adesuwa Renee Ogiozee, better known as Renee5star, has regained her freedom after spending three years under investigation by US authorities over a fraud case involving one of her customers. Ogiozee was caught up in the case after her customer, Joseph Olawuyi Olaosebikan, was accused of defrauding a victim of about $560,000 in a romance scam. She maintained that her relationship with him was strictly professional and that she had no knowledge of his alleged activities. She said the ordeal saw her subjected to severe restrictions, including wearing a monitoring device around her ankle that had to be charged at a specific time daily. She also claimed she faced constant humiliation and other punishments while the actual culprit remained free in Lagos. Acco...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned that the rapid development of artificial intelligence could go “very badly” for humanity in two major ways. “There are two ways AI progress could go very badly, and that we must avoid. First, we could lose control of the future to AI. This is unacceptable; we are unapologetically on Team Humanity,” Altman wrote in a post on X just after midnight Monday. “Second, we could end up in a world with too much concentration of power. If an extraordinarily powerful AI is used by one person or company to impress their worldview onto everyone else, the results could be extremely dystopian.” Altman and rival Elon Musk, who were earlier this year locked in a legal battle, over the weekend backed a lengthy letter from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urging ...

Petrol prices remain high at filling stations across Nigeria despite a significant drop in depot prices, raising fresh questions over potential profiteering between wholesale loading points and retail outlets.As at Tuesday Mid-day depot price reports show Premium Motor Spirit selling between N1,266 and N1,280 per litre across several major Lagos depots. Dangote Refinery and Pinnacle quoted N1,266 per litre, MRS posted N1,267, while Aiteo, Integrated, and Sahara sold at N1,270 per litre.Ascon and NIPCO both quoted N1,280 per litre. Despite the lowest reported Lagos depot price coming in N44 below N1,310 per litre, retail pump prices at many filling stations across Lagos and Abuja remain pegged as high as N1,325 per litre.Across other regions, depot prices reflected similar downward movement...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a six-hour power outage affecting several parts of Abuja and surrounding communities on Tuesday.  NigerianTravel Guide The scheduled outage is the result of planned annual maintenance work at the company's 132/33kV Katampe 1 Transmission Substation, taking place between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.  “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to inform the public that an annual maintenance exercise will be carried out at its 132/33kV Katampe 1 Transmission Substation on Tuesday, 8th September 2026, from 10:00am to 4:00pm,” TCN stated.  As a direct consequence of the maintenance exercise, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company will be unable to supply electricity to several major residential and commercial ...

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has launched an investigation into Uber’s abrupt exit from Nigeria, with particular attention to how the ride-hailing company handled unfulfilled services owed to customers. FCCPC Chief Executive Officer Tunji Bello disclosed the investigation in an interview with Bloomberg on Sunday, September 6. Bello said officials of the commission were “looking into the manner of their exit, particularly in respect of unfulfilled services to the customers”. Uber announced on September 2 that it would wind down its operations in Nigeria and Uganda with effect from the same day. “After a thorough review, we have taken the difficult decision to wind down operations in Nigeria and Uganda, effective September 2, 2026. This decision is limited...

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday declared that President Donald Trump of the United States, US, is backing his proposed policy on the restoration of fuel subsidy. Atiku had pledged to return the subsidy on fuel if elected as the President of Nigeria in 2027. He made this known in a statement by his spokesman, Phrank Shaibu tagged, ‘Atiku boasts of stakeholders, Trump support on fuel subsidy’. Parts of the statement read: “This is why my Production Subsidy is about putting money back into people’s pockets. Support what we produce and refine here, increase supply, monitor the price and make sure Nigerians feel the benefit at the pump. “CORAN is saying support domestic production. America understands the importance of ...

The pump price of Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, popularly known as diesel, has surged above N2,000 per litre in Nigeria The retail price of diesel jumped on Friday to between N2,000 and N2,020 per litre from N1,700 to N1,800 across AA Rano, Empire Energy, Ranoil and other filling stations in Abuja and its environs. This means the retail price of diesel increased by between N300 and N320 per litre, depending on the filling station and location. The latest increase in diesel prices came after depot owners raised their prices to N1,900 per litre. Depot owners such as Ranoil Delta, Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company, NIPCO Warri, Prudent Oghara, Zamson and others have implemented the new prices, according to Petroleumprice.ng. Dangote Refinery had increased its gantry die...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has denied claims that it was responsible for Uber’s decision to discontinue its ride-hailing operations in Nigeria. Speaking on Friday, FAAN Managing Director, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, said the company’s exit was based on its own economic and regulatory considerations, stressing that the authority had no role in the decision. “I can’t speak to Uber’s exit from Nigeria. I am sure they have their own economic and regulatory decisions as to why they chose to exit,” Kuku said. She noted that FAAN’s primary concern has always been passenger safety and ensuring a seamless travel experience at Nigerian airports. Kuku further disclosed that FAAN received numerous complaints from passengers, particularly during the December h...

Major petroleum downstream stakeholders in Nigeria have attributed the latest surge in domestic petrol pump prices to escalating military conflict between the United States and Iran alongside supply-side cost pressures.The national leadership of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) clarified that domestic retail station adjustments reflect broader global market volatility.Retail pump prices in Nigeria recently rose to between N1,310 and N1,345 per litre, up from previous rates of N1,210 to N1,275 per litre.IPMAN National President Abubakar Maigandi noted that the geopolitical instability in the Middle East remains the principal driver of rising crude costs globally, which directl...