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Cooking gas prices are surging across parts of Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja amid growing concerns by marketers over worsening supply shortages and mounting operational costs in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector. TheCable observed on Monday that prices peaked to N1,400 and N2,000 per kilogramme (KG) across various locations. In Ikorodu, Lagos, cooking gas was sold for N1,800 per kg, up from N1,300 almost a month ago. Prices reportedly increased at Afeeze Bus Stop in Ogba to N2,000/kg from N1,500 within the last three weeks. In Akoka, Yaba, consumers bought the product at N1,500/kg, while the commodity sold for N1,400/kg in Ojota, Lagos. Consumers in parts of the RCCG camp area in Mowe, Ogun state, also purchased cooking gas at N2,000/kg, while the product is selling for N1,500/kg in Owerri, Imo state. In the federal capital territory (FCT), prices varied across locations, with residents in Lugbe reporting N1,480/kg, while consumers in Lokogoma paid N1,600/kg. Reacting to the development, the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) bemoaned the current LPG supply challenges. According to NAN, in a joint statement signed by Edu Inyang, president of the association, and Bassey Effiong, executive secretary of NALPGAM, said consumers across the country now purchase cooking gas at more than N1,500 per kg. The association said operators currently pay between N25.2 million and N26.2 million for a 20-metric-tonne truck of LPG, depending on the location.

The federal government has declared Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28, 2026, as public holidays to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir festival. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, announced the holidays in a statement signed by Magdalene Ajani, permanent secretary of the ministry. Tunji-Ojo congratulated Muslim faithful for the “festival of deep spiritual significance”. “This declaration affirms the Federal Government’s profound respect for the faith and spiritual heritage of millions of Nigerian Muslims who join the global Islamic community in observing this sacred occasion,” the statement reads. “The Minister conveys the warm felicitations of the Federal Government to all Muslim faithful in Nigeria and throughout the Diaspora. “Eid ul Adha is a festival of deep spiritual significance, grounded in the values of sacrifice, obedience to God, and compassion for one’s fellow man. “The Federal Government urges all Nigerians to use this period for prayer and sober reflection, asking for divine guidance upon the country as it continues its pursuit of peace, security, and prosperity for every citizen.” Eid-el-Kabir festival is celebrated by Muslims to symbolise the obedience to Allah, which was demonstrated by Prophet Ibrahim.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the World Cup, adding that the United States did not want to host the team. Sheinbaum said football's governing body FIFA approached her government after the U.S. said it did not want Iran's squad to stay in the country throughout the tournament, despite Iran playing all three of its group matches there. "We have no reason to deny them the possibility of staying in Mexico," Sheinbaum said during her daily press conference. The White House and the State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mehdi Taj, head of Iran's football federation, said on Saturday the team's base would be moved from Arizona to the Mexican border city of Tijuana during the tournament. Taj added that the move would help avoid visa-related complications and that the squad would be able to travel directly to Mexico aboard Iran Air flights. The Iranian team's participation in the June 11-July 19 tournament had been in question since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February. Iran will play its first two Group G matches in Los Angeles against New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21, before facing Egypt in Seattle on June 2

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate slowed to 3.89 percent year-on-year in real terms in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026. The bureau announced the development in its latest GDP report for Q1 2026 on Monday. The record represents a decrease compared to the 4.07 percent recorded in the fourth quarter (Q4) 2025, but higher than the 3.13 percent recorded in Q1 2025. “During the quarter under review, agriculture grew by 3.15%, an improvement from the 0.07% recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025,” the NBS said “The growth of the industry sector stood at 3.50% from 3.42% recorded in the first quarter of 2025, while the services sector recorded a growth of 4.31% from 4.33% in the same quarter of 2025.” In terms of share of the GDP, the statistics body said the services sector contributed more to the aggregate GDP in Q1 of 2026 at 57.73 percent compared to the corresponding quarter of 2025 at 57.5 percent. The NBS said aggregate GDP stood at N110.78 trillion in nominal terms in the quarter under review. This performance, according to the agency, is higher when compared to the first quarter of 2025, which recorded an aggregate GDP of N94 trillion, indicating a year-on-year nominal growth of 17.79 percent. On the other hand, Nigeria’s real GDP stood at N51.26 trillion in Q1 2026, the NBS report said

US President Donald Trump has asked American negotiators to take their time to perfect a deal with Iran. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump said “the negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner”. “Both sides must take their time and get it right. There can be no mistakes!” he said. Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, agreed that a significant number of issues under discussion have reached a conclusion, but noted that “no one can claim that the signing of an agreement is imminent” as “political behaviour in the US has become somewhat inconsistent”. Speaking in a press conference in Tehran on Monday, Baqaei said Iran is working to find the best solution for the country. Meanwhile, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, said both sides are talking of a “memorandum of understanding” that will set out a roadmap for resolving all outstanding issues, although a deal is still a “work in progress”. “We’re either going to have a good agreement or we’re going to have to deal with it another way,” Rubio said during a visit to India on Monday. Details of the MoU are unclear but the agreement would see the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and set off a 60-day process for tackling other issues, chief among them Iran’s nuclear programme. Baqaei, however, said Iran would not discuss nuclear details during that time frame. One of US’ stated war objectives is to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon and to degrade its nuclear capabilities. Iran has maintained that it does not have plans to develop nuclear weapons.

Barely 48 hours after three worshippers were killed and 15 others abducted at a prayer ground in Ekiti LGA of Kwara state, gunmen have kidnapped another 10 people from the Yashikira Emir’s palace in Baruten LGA of the state. In a statement, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, spokesperson of the Kwara police command, said the gunmen attacked the palace and the Yashikira police station simultaneously around 2am on Monday. “The armed criminals, in a coordinated and desperate assault at about 0200hrs, simultaneously attacked the Yashikira Police Divisional Headquarters and the Palace of the Emir of Yashikira,” the statement reads. “During the attack, part of the palace was set ablaze, while ten people were abducted and taken to an unknown destination. However, the attack on the police station was successfully repelled by police operatives on duty.” The command said Ojo Adekimi, commissioner of police, has ordered a full-scale, intelligence-driven tactical operation involving the police, military, forest guards, vigilantes, and other security stakeholders to comb surrounding forests and suspected criminal hideouts with the aim of rescuing the victims unhurt. The commissioner warned that the police would not bow to threats, intimidation, or acts of terror orchestrated by bandits and criminal elements operating within any part of the state. “The command remains battle-ready and fully determined to confront these enemies of peace with every lawful operational asset and strategy at its disposal,” he said. “These criminals have declared war against peace-loving citizens, and we are fully prepared to hunt them down relentlessly.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has temporarily suspended the enforcement of its “no-pay-no-service” directive against airlines with outstanding statutory remittances. In a statement on Sunday, Chris Najomo, director-general (DG) of the NCAA, said the decision followed a review of current operating realities in the sector, particularly the rising cost of aviation fuel and its impact on airline operations and overall industry stability. However, the DG clarified that the suspension does not represent a cancellation, waiver, or forgiveness of the affected airlines’ outstanding obligations. “It would be recalled that His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, in his magnanimity, already approved a 30% discount on such outstanding fees owed by domestic airlines to aviation agencies, including NCAA,” the statement reads. “This relief, as contained in a statement by the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, is part of [the] Federal Government’s broader efforts to cushion the impact of the high cost of Jet A1 fuel, stabilize the aviation industry and safeguard airline operations.” Najomo said all affected operators remain fully responsible for settling their statutory debts. He said the NCAA would pursue structured engagements with individual airlines to ensure recovery while maintaining industry stability. “The 5% Ticket and Cargo Sales Charge is a statutory component of the aviation system in Nigeria required by the Civil Aviation Act, and embedded in the cost of air travel and cargo services,” he said. “It must be emphasized that this charge is collected at the point of ticket and cargo sales by airlines on behalf of the aviation ecosystem, and is expected to be remitted to the NCAA for defined purposes. “It is not a part of operating profit or revenue for the collecting airline, and must therefore not be treated as such.

The United States government has unveiled a new immigration policy requiring most foreign nationals seeking permanent residency complete all green card applications from their countries of origin. The policy, announced on Friday by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), marks another tightening of immigration rules under President Donald Trump’s administration and is expected to affect temporary visa holders already living in the US, including students, tourists and foreign workers. Under the new arrangement, individuals in the United States on temporary visas will generally no longer be permitted to convert their status to permanent residency while remaining in the country, except in “extraordinary circumstances”. US immigration authorities said applicants would instead be required to process their residency applications through American embassies or consulates abroad. Explaining the decision, USCIS said the move was intended to restore what it described as the original framework of the country’s immigration laws. “We’re returning to the original intent of the law to ensure aliens navigate our nation’s immigration system properly,” the agency said. “From now on, an alien who is in the U.S. temporarily and wants a Green Card must return to their home country to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances.” The agency noted that the new rule would discourage abuse of the immigration system and reduce the number of people remaining in the country unlawfully after unsuccessful residency applications.

Video: Students of Ayetoro/Ioro High School in Ekiti fled their school in panic following reports of a suspected bandits invasion. School authorities asked students to leave for safety, while a police patrol vehicle was used to evacuate some of them. The incident comes days after an attack on a school in Ogbomoso.

Vice-President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms have made Nigeria more attractive to foreign investors. Shettima spoke on Thursday during a meeting with Krzysztof Gawkowski, Poland’s deputy prime minister and minister of digital affairs, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting served as a crucial platform for the vice-president to project the administration’s reforms, saying Nigeria is now more competitive and attractive to investors. “Since assumption of office over two years ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unlocked the full potentials of the Nigerian economy,” Shettima said. “We have liberalised the foreign exchange market; we have removed subsidy on petroleum products; we have harmonised our tax laws such that companies coming into Nigeria will not be overtaxed.” Shettima said the reforms have created opportunities for deeper cooperation between Nigeria and Poland in strategic sectors of the economy. He identified defence cooperation, digital economy, agriculture, maritime development, and shipbuilding as areas where both countries could strengthen ties. According to the vice-president, Poland has built strong industrial capacity in several sectors critical to Nigeria’s development goals. “There is room for enhanced mutually beneficial business relations between Nigeria and Poland,” he said. “We believe in a truly beneficial relationship rather than reliance on any country for aid.” Shettima also described Poland as one of Europe’s most progressive and strategic countries, expressing optimism about stronger bilateral relations between both nations.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has berated the federal government over what it described as the “haphazard” implementation of the renegotiated agreement on Earned Academic Allowances (EAA). Chris Piwuna, president of ASUU, spoke in an interview with TheCable on Thursday, saying the unpaid EAA has now stretched to 18 months. After nearly 16 years of implementation stalemate, the federal government signed a renegotiated agreement with ASUU on January 14 to address the incessant strikes in Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions. The fresh agreement followed intensive renegotiations between a federal government committee and the ASUU leadership, concluded in December 2025. However, since the beginning of February, there have been reported delays in the payment of lecturers’ salaries across federal universities. This has triggered widespread agitations across ASUU state chapters in recent days, with branches warning the government of imminent industrial action if the renegotiated agreements signed with the union are not fully implemented. The ASUU president said lecturers are fed up with what he described as the sloppiness of the federal ministry of education in fully implementing key aspects of the signed agreement, particularly the EAA.

Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in the state. Fubara announced his withdrawal from the contest in a statement he personally issued on Wednesday night, noting that he stepped down out of conviction and sacrifice for the state to move forward in peace and unity. “After deep reflection and extensive consultations with my family, friends, and associates, I have taken the difficult but necessary decision to withdraw from the APC gubernatorial primaries. I do so with a full heart and with a firm commitment to support whoever emerges as the candidate of our great party,” Fubara said. “Leadership is ultimately about sacrifice. There comes a time when personal ambition must yield to the greater good of the people. Rivers State is bigger than any individual, and at this critical moment, the peace, stability, and unity of our dear state must take precedence over every personal interest. “To my supporters who stood firmly with me throughout this journey, who gave their time, resources, prayers, and unwavering hope, I offer my deepest gratitude. I understand the disappointment, the anger, and the pain many of you may feel. “Much has indeed been invested and much sacrificed along the way. But please know that your loyalty and trust were never in vain. My silence over this period was deliberate and strategic, guided always by the higher interest of our state and our people. Fubara said he stepped aside from the APC governorship primary “not out of weakness, fear, or surrender, but out of conviction and sacrifice so that Rivers state may move forward in peace and unity”.

Segun Aina, a professor of computer engineering at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife, has been appointed new registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) by President Bola Tinubu. He would succeed Ishaq Oloyede, whose two-term elapses on July 31, 2026. Thirty-nine-year-old Aina, who turns 40 in July, would become JAMB’s youngest ever registrar. In a statement announcing the appointment, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Aina “is a distinguished academic and systems expert with extensive experience in national examination systems, digital infrastructure, and public-sector institutional reform”. The new examination body head holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Kent, an MSc in Internet Computing and Network Security, and a PhD in Digital Signal Processing, both from Loughborough University, United Kingdom. “He has also completed the Senior Management Programme at Lagos Business School,” Onanuga said. “Aina began his career with JAMB during his National Youth Service, gaining foundational experience in national admissions and data-driven institutional processes. “These insights have shaped his ongoing contributions to examination reform and systems optimisation. “With over 15 years of post-graduation experience, Professor Aina operates at the intersection of technology, policy, and institutional transformation, advising federal and state governments on system design, digital transition, and operational reform. “At 39, he became one of Nigeria’s youngest Computer Engineering professors and will now make history as JAMB’s youngest registrar.

Trending Video: A serving police officer, Newton Isokpehi, sparked outrage after a viral video showed him threatening to shoot anyone who records him while on duty. The officer, who said he has served for 26 years, also issued threats against members of the public and any superior officer he believed approved the filming of officers. @punchnewspapers

President Bola Tinubu says beneficiaries of the corruption-laden fuel subsidy and foreign exchange era are behind the uptick in insecurity across Nigeria. The Nation reports that Tinubu spoke through Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun, on Wednesday at the launch of a book titled ‘The NADECO Story’, in Lagos. The president said unpatriotic elements who engaged in forex round-tripping are resisting his administration’s reforms, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification of the exchange rate markets. He said these vested interests are attempting to destabilise the country as retaliation for the policies that ended their privileges. Osoba, conveying the president’s message at the Muson Centre in Onikan, said Tinubu is fully aware of the deliberate attempts to disrupt national peace by persons offended by the reforms. “He is aware that there is a deliberate attempt to disrupt the peace of the country by those he knew he had offended by cancelling the multiple exchange rate regime and removing fuel subsidy,” Osoba said. The president identified the economy and security as fundamental issues currently preoccupying his administration, and pledged to address outstanding political matters after tackling these core challenges.

Her name was Olubukola Pereira. She grew up in Lagos and was ready to run a race barefoot — she won. A Coca-Cola executive saw her, believed in her, and helped her get to America. She arrived with $10 in her pocket and built three degrees out of nothing. She was seven days from receiving her MBA. She was months from her wedding. She was 30 years old. On May 8, someone shot her dead during a robbery at the auto shop where she worked in Cincinnati, USA. She received her MBA posthumously. Her seat at graduation was empty. A family in Lagos is burying a daughter. This is the story we wrote because she deserved more than a headline. Read it in full at neusroom.com

Video: Hon. Desmond Elliot has officially withdrawn from the Lagos House Assembly APC primaries for Surulere 1.

Watch: NDLEA busts ₦480bn meth lab in Ogun forest, arrests three Mexicans. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has dismantled a methamphetamine laboratory in Ogun state. A statement on Wednesday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the operation led to the seizure of over 2.4 tonnes of methamphetamine and chemical materials valued at more than $362 million, equivalent to over N480 billion in the international market. He said the industrial-scale laboratory was hidden inside a remote forest in Ijebu east LGA Ogun state and was allegedly operated jointly by a Nigerian drug cartel and Mexican methamphetamine experts. “Through a clinical, simultaneous operation executed by the elite operatives of our Special Operations Unit (SOU), we have successfully dismantled a sophisticated, transnational methamphetamine production syndicate run jointly by a Nigerian drug cartel and their Mexican counterparts,” the statement reads. “This network did not just traffic drugs; they were actively manufacturing industrial-scale quantities of highly lethal illicit substances right on our soil, threatening the national security and public health of Nigeria.” Babafemi said NDLEA operatives launched simultaneous raids in Ogun and Lagos states on May 16 after months of intelligence gathering.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday retained all major monetary policy parameters at its 305th meeting, keeping the benchmark interest rate unchanged. According to the committee’s decisions, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which serves as the benchmark interest rate, was maintained at 26.5 per cent. The MPC also retained the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at 45 per cent for commercial banks and 16 per cent for merchant banks, while non-Treasury Single Account (non-TSA) public sector deposits remain subject to a 75 per cent CRR. In addition, the committee left the standing lending and deposit facility corridor unchanged at +50 and -450 basis points around the MPR.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday retained all major monetary policy parameters at its 305th meeting, keeping the benchmark interest rate unchanged. According to the committee’s decisions, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which serves as the benchmark interest rate, was maintained at 26.5 per cent. The MPC also retained the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at 45 per cent for commercial banks and 16 per cent for merchant banks, while non-Treasury Single Account (non-TSA) public sector deposits remain subject to a 75 per cent CRR. In addition, the committee left the standing lending and deposit facility corridor unchanged at +50 and -450 basis points around the MPR.