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NPFL: Bendel Insurance end Rivers United's unbeaten run as Southwest derby ends in stalemate

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Rivers United suffered their first defeat of the 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season on Sunday, losing 2-1 to Bendel Insurance at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in ... Read More


U-17 WWC: Flamingos face Mexico as Africa's last four battle for quarter-final tickets

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Nigeria will lead Africa's challenge in the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup after qualifying alongside Ghana, hosts Morocco and Kenya. The Flamingos finished s... Read More


Does Nigeria truly have over 103 million voters?, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Ahead of Nigeria's general elections in January and February 2027, Africa Confidential warns that "turnout in the elections is likely to be even lower than the average 26.7% four y... Read More


The odds against Tinubu, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu is formidable enough without the presidential halo. Now, with all presidential powers at his command, he has to be considered a frontrunner in the forth... Read More


CBD COP17: Namibian Biosafety Expert Martha Kandawa-Schulz dies in Yerevan

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Martha Kandawa-Schulz, Namibia's Cartagena Protocol National Focal Point, died in Yerevan, Armenia, while participating in the ongoing United Nations Biodiversity Conference (CBD C... Read More


CBD COP17: Nigeria, six others each win $50,000 grant for biodiversity projects

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Nigeria and six other countries under the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People have won $50,000 seed grants each under the Rapid Deployment Mechanism (RDM) to execut... Read More


Ebola: NCDC urges hospitals to act before laboratory confirmation

Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has urged public and private healthcare facilities nationwide to strengthen infection prevention measures and isolate s... Read More


Ebola: NCDC warns misinformation could undermine Nigeria's response

Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned that misinformation could undermine Nigeria's efforts to contain Ebola, saying false claims could create fea... Read More


CBD COP17: Nigeria, France Push for Faster Action on 30x30 Biodiversity Target

Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- Nigeria and France have called for stronger political leadership, increased financing and concrete commitments to accelerate the implementation of the global target to protect 30 p... Read More


Decoupling sovereignty index (4): Money, land, mind as diagnostic vectors, By Max Amuchie

Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- In the earlier instalments of this series, we left the comfort of capital city seminar rooms to confront the reality of fractured spaces. We established the operational safety prot... Read More