…10. The city's public school technology policies are closely watched by the rest of the United States. Teachers and parents have warned against the use of AI instructional software in schools over concerns about harming children's mental health and cognitive development, in particular an abdication of reasoning to soft…

…international benchmark surged roughly 5% in a single trading session after the United States struck Iranian targets near the strategic waterway. Washington said the action came in response to Iran's alleged attempts to mine the strait and a separate attack on a US military base.Nigerian motorists brace for higher fuel…

…President Atiku Abubakar, having previously worked as a lobbyist on his behalf in the United States.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!In its announcement, Von Batten-Montague-York described the development as a significant milestone, both for the firm and for Von Batten pe…

…and international observers, including representatives of the European Union, the United States Embassy, the British High Commission, Yiaga Africa, and the Transition Monitoring Group, to observe the electronic voting process. On the election, Osigwe said Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya emerged as the 33rd president of the…

…and PennsylvaniaPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! The United States government has released the names and photographs of 30 Nigerian nationals listed for deportation, with each individual currently held in immigration detention following arrests across numerous American states.The 30…

…murder over the deaths of her children at their family home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States in January 2023.The jury, made up of nine women and three men, began deliberations after a five-week trial involving testimony from dozens of witnesses. After 23 hours of deliberations, the jurors informed Judge William…

…Hamas-run Ministry of Health.Israel and Hamas agreed to halt the war after accepting United States President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, which called for an end to military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment.However, BBC Verify has analysed dozens of videos showing the aftermath of Israeli s…

…at American military targets across Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain, hours after the United States resumed strikes on Iranian territory earlier this week.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed it fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at a US Marine base in Jordan's Aqaba, citing the deaths of civilians…

…respectively, blamed the rising fuel prices on the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran and the pricing of petroleum products by suppliers. DAILY POST reports that fuel pump prices have increased to between N1,310 and N1,345 per litre from between N1,210 and N1,275 per litre in less than two weeks. Re…

…that he had just gotten married and his wife was pregnant when he first travelled to the United States. He said some friends advised him to marry a nurse in America because of stabily and financial benefits. In his words, he said: “Some of my friends I met there were like, ‘Why did you get married? You could have come…

…hurt anyone," he wrote on social media. "Yet now I'm walking through the streets of the United States with a GPS monitor on my leg, carrying a feeling of shame and humiliation that I never imagined I would experience," he added. "I came here to study, to build my future and to live a better [life,] not to be treated li…

…oil tankers caught fire after striking mines while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The United States renewed its attacks on Iran this week, with Tehran hitting back in the Gulf, mainly targeting US assets. Iran says it wants to charge service fees and has attacked ships it accuses of attempting to circumvent its prefe…

…The city’s public school technology policies are closely watched by the rest of the United States, as it is by far the largest school district in the country, with over 900,000 students in 2024–2025. AFP

…on Tuesday, after rising 2.71 per cent following renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran. The development is particularly significant for Nigeria because higher international crude prices could increase the replacement cost of imported petrol and influence the pricing decisions of domestic refiner…

Global crude oil prices have increased significantly in the last 24 hours after the United States launched fresh airstrikes against Iran. A crude oil price survey showed that Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude blends rose sharply to $95.49 and $90.71 per barrel, respectively, at the time of this report. This…

…and Akoko-Edo Local Government Areas of Edo State. 7. The Presidency has criticised a United States lobbying firm engaged by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over its campaign for the release of records relating to President Bola Tinubu, describing the effort as a politically motivated attempt to create a crisis ah…

…talks came amid a growing backlash against the construction of AI data centers in the United States, a question that has become a major issue as the country heads to midterm elections later this year. Meta boss Zuckerberg said the buildout would require “hundreds of thousands and maybe millions of jobs” in the skilled…

…The Nigerian military has pushed back against suggestions that the withdrawal of United States troops signals a collapse in security ties between Abuja and Washington, describing the drawdown as a routine adjustment tied to specific mission objectives.Major General Samaila Uba, spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters…

…also noted that petrol prices had begun to decline before the outbreak of the Iran-United States conflict, adding that the conflict had contributed to the recent increase in fuel prices. He argued that restoring fuel subsidy would place an unbearable financial burden on the country, questioning where the resources woul…

A 17-year-old girl in the United States has been charged with three counts of murder after prosecutors accused her of recording and helping publicise a deadly attack on a mosque in San Diego. The teenager, from North Carolina, was arrested last week and indicted by a grand jury on Monday. Prosecutors allege that she re…

…President Bola Tinubu over alleged attempts to block release of his past records in the United States by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI. While Obi described the move as embarrassing, Baba-Ahmed queried the simultaneous absence of President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima from the country, asking poi…

…over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues United States- A member of President Bola Tinubu's legal team in the United States, Wole Afolabi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has said that if credible evidence of drug dealing existed against the president, American authorities wo…

…X handle on Monday. The firm also claimed that a proposed meeting between Tinubu and United States President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UNGA would not take place. According to the lobbying firm, some members of the Trump administration had allegedly made it clear that Trump would not hold a private meeting wi…

…resume missile @ttacks, marking first major military escalation in a month Iran and the United States traded strikes overnight into Monday, marking their first direct military exchange in over a month and threatening to shatter weeks of relative calm. The escalation began on Sunday when the US military conducted a targ…

…trips by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu between 2023 and 2024, covering visits to the United States, Mozambique, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, and France. At the exchange rates applied when the funds were purchased, the total naira value came to N700.71 million.Transparency and Accountability Group president Ayo Ologun ques…