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The fallout is being felt far beyond the Middle East, with UN agencies warning that rising fuel prices, disrupted shipping routes and growing financial uncertainty are placing mounting pressure on economies, labour markets and vulnerable households across Asia and other developing regions.Before the latest tensions, the Strait of Hormuz handled roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies – around 20 million barrels a day – alongside vast quantities of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and raw materials for critical industries, making it one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.Ship traffic over the past week fluctuated between just two and 16 vessels…

The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Professor Abdullahi Ribadu, has called for stronger collaboration between universities, industry, government, and international partners to reposition higher education in Nigeria for innovation, entrepreneurship, and societal impact. Ribadu made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during a welcome address at the International Conference on Academic Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and Technology Transfer in Nigerian Universities. The event brought together participants from universities, research institutions, development agencies, and international partners, including representatives of the University of Koblenz and the University of Erfurt. The Executive Secretary, who was represented by the Director of Research, Information and…

Ask any design leader today whether their team uses artificial intelligence, and you will almost certainly hear yes. Pull back the curtain and look at what that actually means, and the answer becomes far more complicated. This is the AI maturity mirage: the growing distance between what organisations claim about their AI adoption and what is actually happening inside their design workflows on a Tuesday afternoon. The numbers make the gap embarrassingly visible. 65% of organisations now use generative AI in at least one business function, double the rate from just ten months earlier, according to McKinsey’s first quarter 2026…

The first batch of Nigerians being repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks is expected to arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday morning. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa. According to the ministry, the returnees will be transported aboard an Air Peace flight scheduled to depart O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday night. The statement added that the aircraft is expected to arrive in Lagos at about 5 a.m. on Thursday. The repatriation exercise follows concerns over attacks…

Telecom operators have compensated more than 75 million subscribers for poor network services, the Nigerian Communications Commission has said, in one of the largest consumer redress exercises recorded in Africa’s biggest mobile market. The industry regulator disclosed this in a communiqué issued on Tuesday following its 109th board meeting held on May 25, 2026, stating that the payout reflected significant progress in enforcing quality-of-service obligations across mobile networks. The development followed a directive issued by the NCC on March 29, 2026, mandating mobile operators to compensate subscribers for substandard network performance. Under the order, operators were required to automatically issue…

The first group of Nigerians affected by recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa is expected to arrive in Lagos on Thursday morning as evacuation efforts continue. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, noting that the returnees are being brought back under a coordinated repatriation arrangement. According to the ministry, the evacuees will be flown in from Johannesburg aboard an Air Peace aircraft scheduled to depart the O.R. Tambo International Airport on Wednesday night. “The returnees will be transported aboard an Air Peace flight scheduled to depart O.R.…

The Nigerian military and the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening security cooperation against terrorism, emphasising intelligence sharing, joint operations and capacity building as key pillars of the partnership. The commitment was reiterated during an X Space discussion monitored by PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday. The partnership between the two countries was forged weeks after United States President Donald Trump claimed that there was a Christian genocide ongoing in Nigeria and eventually ordered airstrikes against those he described as Islamic State terrorists targeting Christians in North-west. Mr Trump also accused the Nigerian government of being complicit…

Atlético Madrid have reportedly rejected a €150 million offer from city rivals Real Madrid for Argentine forward Julián Álvarez, according to a post obtained from Real Madrid’s website on Tuesday. The proposed bid is said to have been tabled following an internal meeting of Real Madrid’s board, as the club continues to explore options to strengthen its attacking line with elite-level talent. However, Atlético are understood to have swiftly dismissed the approach, pointing to the player’s importance within their sporting project and indicating that any potential deal would only be considered under the terms of a release clause. The post read,…

Nigerian stand-up comedian and actor, Bovi Ugboma, has said he supports divorce in situations where marriages become unhealthy, arguing that ending a troubled union is often better than remaining in a relationship that leaves either partner unhappy. Speaking on a recent episode of The Morayo Show posted on Monday, Bovi said he sees divorce as a relief for couples who are no longer thriving in their marriages. “I celebrate when people get divorced because I feel it means one or both people were not breathing well in the marriage. I will not suffer anybody, nor will I want anybody to…

At least 19 people were killed, along with extensive damage to hospitals, homes and classrooms.The 7.8 magnitude quake struck at 7:37am local time (7:37pm Sunday in New York), about 32 kilometres (20 miles) offshore west of Maasim in Sarangani province, according to the UN relief coordination office, OCHA.Mindanao, the Philippines’ second-largest and second-most populous island, is home to roughly 26 million people. The quake triggered tsunami alerts across parts of the Philippines and neighbouring countries, prompting coastal evacuations before the warnings were lifted later in the day.Initial government reports cited by OCHA indicate that 19 people were killed, 12 remain…