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‘5,000 naira used to make a pot of soup, now 10,000 naira isn’t enough.’ What happens when a family staple becomes harder to afford? At a Lagos cooking festival, chefs and attendees reveal how rising food prices are changing the cost and composition of traditional Nigerian soups.Published On 7 Sep 20267 Sep 2026Share When does a family meal become a luxury in Nigeria? on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Aug. 31, 2026. Stringer | ReutersOil prices rose to a six-week high on Monday as the U.S. and Iran traded strikes over the weekend, ratcheting up tensions in the Middle East.Brent crude oil futures, the international oil benchmark, rose 1.5% to $97.73 per barrel on Monday and reached as high as $97.93 a barrel at one point, the highest since July 23. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. oil benchmark, climbed 1.8% to $93.10, also the highest since late July. “Strike our assets and you get struck,” Iranian Parliament Speaker…

The UK is in talks over rejoining EU security missions, in a move that would further widen Labour’s “reset” in relations with Europe.The agreement under negotiation could see British officials and experts take part in civilian crisis management operations for the first time since Brexit.EU is currently conducting 13 crisis management missions from a permanent HQ based in Brussels, as part of its common foreign and security policy.They span efforts to train Somalian coastguards in tackling piracy, advise border police in Mali, and help Ukrainian prosecutors investigate war crime allegations.Cybersecurity support to help countries protect themselves from hacking has been…

What if your next smartphone upgrade could come with more than just a new phone? With the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold8, Samsung is taking the foldable experience a step further, bringing together powerful performance, immersive screens, sleek design and the intelligence of Galaxy AI in one extraordinary device. And for those who like to get more from their tech, Samsung’s Multi-Buy Offer makes the upgrade even more rewarding. Now until 18 September 2026, customers who purchase a Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra or Galaxy Z Fold8 with a Cover can enjoy 30% off the Cover. Want…

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Christopher Bell is finally second-to-none this season.Bell’s crazy, frustrating season of seven second-place finishes without a victory ended with a win at the Southern 500 on Sunday night.The Joe Gibbs Racing driver passed defending NASCAR champion Kyle Larson with 18 laps left at Darlington Raceway and held on to win the Chase-opening race and break a winless stretch of 33 races dating to Bristol last September.”Darlington is the epitome of NASCAR,” Bell said. “This is better than a dream come true.”It was his first win in 15 career Cup races at Darlington and pushed him into second…

For the new season of Netflix‘s Fauda, the creators are set to confront the Oct. 7 attacks and aftermath. In an interview with the New York Times ahead of the show‘s fifth season premiering on the streamer Tuesday, Lior Raz describes taking on that day and aftermath in the show is “maybe the most important thing that we ever wrote.” Raz also stars in the series as Doron. His writing partner, Avi Issacharoff added, “This was something that burned inside us, that we felt we had to spill it out. The pain, the sadness, the catastrophe, the loss of people, the…

Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Livelihood Improvement and Family Enterprises Project in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) has secured an additional $32 million financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) as the intervention records 95 per cent disbursement of its original IFAD loan and expands the deployment of digital and artificial intelligence-powered agricultural advisory services. The development was disclosed in Abuja as the Federal Government, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and IFAD commenced the sixth Joint Supervision Mission of the LIFE-ND project, a month-long exercise designed to assess implementation, resolve emerging challenges and draw lessons for the proposed…

Downing Street has condemned the “thuggish and intimidating behaviour” of far-right activists who blocked roads in Portsmouth when a boat carrying asylum seekers arrived in the city, two days after similar scenes in Dover.Hundreds of men, some dressed in black and wearing balaclavas, tried to stop the arrivals from being transported for processing until 3am, when police removed them with threats of arrest.Hampshire police said later that a number of police, coastguard and Border Force vehicles had been damaged, and a few officers had suffered minor injuries. It said the force was investigating possible offences of assaults on officers and…

Usman Yunusa Lade The opposition is asking Kwarans for another chance. That is their right in a democracy. But beyond the slogans and political ṣàlàyé, the question remains: another chance to do what? For many Kwarans, the answer lies not in campaign speeches but in lived experiences. In the water sector, I have seen firsthand what the difference looks like. There was a time when the Kwara State Water Corporation was better known for protests than productivity. Workers who should have been operating waterworks and delivering essential services to the people were instead on the streets carrying placards. The Corporation’s…

In the dim morning light, Tim Millard sat up in bed and checked his phone. “It’s 12:38 in the morning, and I just got an email about one of my job applications,” he said. He opened his inbox. “Ah! Rejected, yet again.”The audience murmured sympathetically, then erupted with laughter as Millard described the “three-step formula” of a generic rejection email.”Step one: Thank the applicant for applying, and maybe offer some generic praise about their skills or their experience. Step two is the kill line: Tell them that they didn’t get the job after careful consideration. And then step three, the…