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CAF Approves 2026-2030 Calendar, Confirms Lagos For CAF Awards
Nigeria is set to take centre stage in African football administration as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirms Lagos as host of the 2026 CAF Awards and Nigeria as venue...
Nigeria’s Digital Demand Surges 47% As NCC Calls For More Investment In Fibre, Power
Nigeria’s appetite for digital services is growing faster than the infrastructure needed to support it, with data consumption rising by nearly half in one year and...
APC Attacks Amaechi Over Comments On Mother’s Medical Treatment
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi over his reported comments about being unable to afford medication for his late mother, Dame Ezinne Mary Oduah...
Africa Moves To Strengthen Collective Response To Conflicts As ECOWAS Signs Standby Force MoU
For communities caught in the crossfire of Africa’s recurring conflicts, the difference between warning and action can mean life or death.
A new regional agreement seeks to...
Katsina Traditional Rulers Praise Security Forces For Foiling Mass Abduction
Security forces have rescued 18 captives, including women and children, after foiling an attempted mass abduction in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The operation, involving the military, Department of...
Police Rescue 12 Kidnapped Victims, Recover Rocket Launchers In Nationwide Operations
The Nigeria Police Force says its tactical teams have rescued 12 kidnapped victims, recovered firearms and other exhibits, and arrested several suspects in a series of operations across the...
Nigeria Wants Africa To Make Trade The Engine Of Diplomacy
Nigeria has called for a stronger link between diplomacy and trade across Africa, saying economic interests must underpin efforts to deepen Pan-African cooperation.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Sola...
Makinde Appoints Veteran Journalist Amos Dunia As Public Affairs Adviser For 2027 Campaign
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has brought veteran journalist and former Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council Chairman, Amos Dunia, into his...
Police Arrest 96 Suspects, Rescue 42 Kidnap Victims In One Week Operations
The Nigeria Police Force says its intelligence-led operations across the country in one week led to the arrest of 96 criminal suspects and the rescue of 42 kidnapped...
Injured Pilot Reopens Cockpit Door To Save 174 Passengers After Mid-Air Attack
A pilot’s determination to regain control of a plunging aircraft after being seriously injured has turned a mid-air attack into a remarkable story of courage and quick thinking.
An...
INEC Turns to Youth Influencers As 9.3m New Voters Join Register
Nigeria’s 2027 election is already drawing millions of young people into the voter register, with 9,324,349 youths newly registered during the 2026 Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), according to the...
Police Foil Kidnap Attempt, Recover 159 Detonators, Rescue Five Victims Nationwide
The recovery of 159 electric detonators suspected to be components of improvised explosive devices and the rescue of four kidnap victims are among the latest operational successes recorded by...
TCN Restores Kainji-Birnin Kebbi 330kV Line After 24-Day Outage
The long wait for restoration of a key electricity transmission link serving parts of north-western Nigeria has ended, with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) returning the 330kV Kainji-Birnin Kebbi transmission...
Ikpeazu Seeks Stronger Nigeria-Spain Partnership As Nigeria Marks 66th Independence
Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary offers an opportunity to deepen economic ties with Spain, particularly in renewable energy, infrastructure, agriculture, technology and the creative industries, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Dr Okezie...
AMR: The Medicines We Depend On Are Losing Their Power
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
A headache. A wrong diagnosis. Several failed medicines. A hospital bill of US$250,000. And a lifetime of treatment.
For Rob Purdie, antimicrobial resistance is not a scientific phrase or a...
AMR Is Not Just Killing Patients, It Is Costing Families Their Livelihoods - WHO
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is no longer simply a problem of ineffective medicines; it is also pushing families into financial hardship as prolonged illness, hospital stays...
Nigeria at 66: ‘We Must Not Lose Faith In Nigeria’ - FCC Bos
Nigeria’s challenges may be real, but the country’s potential and the responsibility to build a more equitable nation remain greater.
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission...
66th Independence: PCRC Chairman Urges Nigerians To Choose Peace, Unity
As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary, the National Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Alhaji Mogaji Ibrahim Olaniyan, has urged Nigerians to reject violence, criminality and hate...
Hunger, Hardship Drive Wave Of Terrorist Surrenders In North-East - Defence HQ
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
The pressure inside terrorist enclaves in the North-East appears to be deepening, with the military reporting that scores of fighters and their families surrendered during September, citing...
Nigeria’s Data Demand Surges 47% As NCC Pushes Fresh Investment In Digital Infrastructure
Nigeria’s rapidly growing appetite for digital services is putting fresh pressure on telecommunications infrastructure, with data consumption rising by nearly half in just one year.
The Nigerian Communications...
STN Gets NCC Licence, Targets Nigeria’s Telecoms Market
Swift Telephone Network Limited (STN) has secured a Unified Access Service Licence (UASL) from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), paving the way for the company to operate as a full-service telecommunications provider...
CAPPA: Nigeria’s 66th Anniversary Must Deliver Democracy That Improves Lives
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary should be a moment to measure democracy by the quality of life it delivers to citizens, rather than by political milestones alone, Corporate Accountability and...
CAPPA Warns Against Mandatory Bouillon Fortification, Cites Sodium Risks
Mandatory fortification of bouillon cubes could undermine efforts to reduce Nigerians’ exposure to excessive sodium and other unhealthy nutrients.
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) gave this warning in a statement...
Port Harcourt Power Supply Hit As Labour Dispute Shuts 330kV Line
Residents in parts of Port Harcourt and its environs are facing power disruption following a labour-related incident at the Afam IV Power Station.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said...
Africa Has the Raw Materials. Why Are Its Factories Missing? RMRDC Pushes New Industrial Model
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
Africa is rich in the resources needed to power industries, but too often the continent exports those resources in their raw form and buys...
NBBF Election: Group Urges Tinubu To Ensure Free, Fair Poll
A group of concerned basketball stakeholders has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure a transparent and credible election for the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), while calling for fair consideration...
Troops Rescue 41 Kano Travellers After Kidnap Attempt In Zamfara
Forty-one travellers from Kano State have been rescued by troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA after suspected kidnappers attacked their vehicle in Zamfara State.
The travellers were reportedly returning from Senegal, where...
Zamfara: Troops Foil Two Kidnappings, Rescue 10 Victims
Timely military intervention has prevented two separate kidnapping operations in Zamfara State, with troops rescuing 10 victims and forcing the attackers to flee.
Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, carried out the...
INEC Warns Staff Against Partisanship As 2027 PVC Collection Begins October 9
The credibility of Nigeria’s 2027 elections will depend not only on laws and technology, but also on the conduct of the officials who will administer them, the Independent...
Where On Earth Is President Tinubu?
By Biliyaminu Suraj
The most troubling question surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s extended stay in Europe is not simply where he is.
It is why Nigerians have been given so little clarity about the circumstances of an...
