The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), at the weekend, assured cricket stakeholders that everything is set for the highly-anticipated ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Africa qualifier, which will hold in Lagos from March 28 to April 6, 2025. Ahead of the great battles for the prestigious African ticket to the World Cup, Namibia’s team is […]

The permutation continues this evening as the Super Eagles battle Zimbabwe in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for Group C’s sole ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Indeed, the focus of many Nigerians will be on Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire the adopted home ground of Cheetahs of the Republic Benin. Even if the Super Eagles win […]

Thomas Tuchel admitted Jude Bellingham was “lucky” to escape a red card as England “struggled” to secure a 3-0 win against minnows Latvia on Monday. Just two days after claiming Bellingham can be “very emotional” and needed to control his mood on the pitch, the Real Madrid star was fortunate not to be sent off […]

Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has raised the alarm over fake reports of pipeline explosions in the state, urging security agencies to investigate and take action against those spreading false information. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, Fubara dismissed viral videos of alleged attacks on oil and gas facilities […]

Five fleeing inmates from the Koton Karfe Medium Security Custodial Centre(MSCC) in Kogi State, who escaped the facility Monday morning, have been captured while seven are still on the run. Spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Abubakar Umar, said all the escapees were Awaiting Trial Inmates (ATI). He explained that five of them have […]

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has declared that the prospect of reconciliation between the Northern region and President Bola Tinubu has reached an irreparable juncture. Meanwhile, the coalition of political leaders has yet to adopt any of the registered political platforms to use in the quest to unseat the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 133 suspects in Abuja following a raid on a ponzi scheme academy operating under the name Q University, also known as Q-Net. The operation carried out on Monday, took place at the Compensation Layout in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory. A statement by the EFCC’s […]

Nigerians spent a total of N509.84 billion on electricity in the last quarter of 2024, a sharp modest increase from N466.69 billion spent in the third quarter, data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) stated. Despite the improvement in revenue, distribution companies still recorded a combined loss of N139.08 billion due to inefficiencies in […]

The Senate is set to pass the tax reform bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly today (Tuesday). This development was confirmed by two prominent senators who requested anonymity, as they were not authorized to speak on the matter. “This should have been done last week had the Rivers State of emergency […]

NLNG has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening partnerships with its stakeholders aimed at improving the operational efficiency in its domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply to the country. At a stakeholders’ engagement in Lagos, NLNG outlined its plans to enhance LPG supply operations by leveraging digitalization to improve efficiency. The company is introducing a new […]

Ukrainian and US officials were holding another round of talks on Tuesday in Riyadh, a Ukrainian source said, a day after a lengthy meeting between the US and Russian delegations on a partial ceasefire in Ukraine. “We are still working with the Americans,” a member of the Ukrainian delegation told a small group of media, […]

The Federal Government has announced that it will pay the backlog of the new ₦77,000 monthly allowance for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) after several months of delays. The government had announced the allowance increase in September 2024, but despite multiple assurances, the increase has yet to be implemented. Minister of Youth […]