Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman was on target for Atletico as they fought back to see off Barcelona in their Champions League quarterfinal tie on Tuesday night.

Trailing 2-0 from the first leg at the Camp Nou, Barcelona put up a fine start, pegging up 2-2 on aggregate by the 24th minute.

Lamine Yamal opened scoring in the fourth minute and Ferran Torres add...

Leaders of African Democratic Congress (ADC) have stressed the need for unity and adoption of a credible candidate for the 2027 presidential election.

The leaders, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar,  former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and the ex-Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, made the call at the 2026 ADC national convention on Tues...

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects global economic growth to be slightly weaker than previous forecast and warned that rising geopolitical tensions and energy disruptions are weighing on activity.

“Once again, the global economy is threatened with being thrown off course – this time by the outbreak of war in the Middle East at the end of February 2026,...

The Nigerian currency, the naira, appreciated against the United States dollar at the official window on Tuesday.

At the official window, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) foreign exchange data showed that the naira closed at N1,343.76/$1, compared to N1,356.18/$1 on Monday.

This represents a gain of N12.42 for the local currency against the American dollar.

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Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N884 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday.

This followed a surge in the share prices of stocks such as  Stanbic, ETI and NGX Group  , among others on the trading floor.

The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) increased to 205,913.93 points from the 204,458.86 points recorded on the previous tradin...