Latest News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 17th June 2025
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Tuesday 17th June 2025 .
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target=_blank>China accuses Trump of ‘pouring oil’ on Iran, Israel conflict
Trump also issued an extraordinary warning on his Truth Social platform: “Everyone should immediately evacuate!”
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target=_blank>UK lawmakers consider decriminalising abortion for women in all cases
Currently, a woman can face criminal charges for choosing to end a pregnancy after 24 weeks or without the approval of two doctors.
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target=_blank>Peter Obi thanks Tinubu for deciding to visit scenes of Benue massacre
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has reacted to President Bola Tinubu’s decision to visit Benue State on Wednesday following the gruesome killings of hundreds of residents over the weekend.
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target=_blank>UN condemns Benue attacks, calls for justice
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Benue, North Central Nigeria, in which scores of civilians were killed.
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target=_blank>Israel-Iran conflict: Crude oil prices drop to $73pb as tension eases
The tension eased following Iran’s indication of interest to halt hostilities and resume negotiations over its nuclear program with Israel.
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target=_blank>Trump denies early G7 exit was connected to Israel-Iran ceasefire
France leader Emmanuel Macron had suggested that the United States was ready to make a diplomatic overture to Iran.
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target=_blank>Fresh fears over N54.99trn budget as OPEC puts Nigeria’s oil output at 1.544m bpd — OPEC
…Oil price hovers at $73 per barrel By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor THE Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, yesterday, put Nigeria’s crude oil output, excluding condensate, at 1.544 million barrels per day, bpd in May 2025. This showed a marginal increase of 1.44 per cent from 1.522 million bpd recorded in April 2025. In
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target=_blank>Pension funds investment in FG securities rise 18.7% to N14.4trn
By Peter Egwuatu The Pension Fund’s investments in Federal Government (FG) Securities rose by 18.7% Year-on-Year, YoY, in the first quarter 2025, Q1’25 to N14.48 trillion from N12.20 trillion in the corresponding period of 2024, Q1’24. This was disclosed in the latest pension funds industry portfolio report from the National Pension Commission, PenCom, detailing activities
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target=_blank>SEC to co-create framework for stablecoins regulations — DG
By Peter Egwuatu The Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Dr Emomotimi Agama, has disclosed that the Commission is engaging with developers to co-create a framework for regulation of stablecoins. Agama who made this disclosure in a keynote speech at the 2025 Decentralised Finance (DeFi) in Lagos, said the Commission is not looking to
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target=_blank>FG issues N50 bn Green Bond
By Emma Ujah The Debt Management Office (DMO) has put on offer a N50 billion Green Bond, on behalf of the Federal Government (FG). The Director-General (D-G) of the DMO, Ms. Patience Oniha, told investors at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, yesterday, that the proceeds would be used to fund several climate-friendly projects such as
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