Latest News from Sunday, March 15th, 2026

British-Nigerian actress Wunmi Mosaku has earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2025 film Sinners.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to order an investigation into the alleged ₦5.9bn spent on rebranding the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation into the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.

Togo has expressed interest in increasing electricity imports from Nigeria to meet its growing domestic and industrial power demand.

Four persons have been confirmed dead while four others sustained serious injuries in a road accident along the Lekki–Epe Expressway.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Petroleum Reform and Value Optimisation Taskforce to drive the next phase of reforms in Nigeria’s petroleum sector.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says his administration will review tariffs on newspaper and broadcasting materials to support the growth of the media industry.

Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has commended the reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing them as steps toward placing Nigeria on a path of progress.

The Lagos State Government says it will begin intensified public advocacy ahead of the planned reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise across the state.

President Bola Tinubu will arrive in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2026, ahead of a historic state visit aimed at strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between Nigeria and Britain.