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AFCON 2025 countdown: Lookman, Ajayi, Osayi-Samuel boost Super Eagles camp in Cairo

Nigeria, Dec. 15 -- Nigeria's preparations for the fast approaching Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025) gathered further momentum on Sunday night as more Super Eagles players arrived in camp in Cairo, ... Read More


Education ministry says 100,000 students now enrolled in 1,600 vocational schools

Nigeria, Dec. 15 -- The Nigerian government said on Sunday that over 100,000 students are currently enrolled in vocational education in 1,600 vocational colleges across the country. The Ministry of E... Read More


Nigerian govt prohibits admission, transfer into SS3

Nigeria, Dec. 15 -- The Nigerian government has prohibited the admission or transfer of students into Id Three (SS3) in all public and private secondary schools. According to a statement by the spoke... Read More


ICPC recovers N37.44bn, $2.35m in 2025 - Chair

Nigeria, Dec. 15 -- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) recovered N37.44 billion and $2.353 million in 2025 through asset seizures and forfeitures, marking o... Read More


Dangote alleges economic sabotage, sleaze at NMDPRA, demands investigation of chief executive

Nigeria, Dec. 15 -- President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called for an investigation and prosecution of the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream... Read More


Fresh X spat drags El-Rufai sons back into vulgar online exchanges

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- A fresh social media altercation involving Bashir and Bello El-Rufai, sons of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has once again thrust the family into a stormy national c... Read More


CPPE raises concerns about oil, revenue projections

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has cautioned the federal government against overconfidence in oil and revenue assumptions underpinning the 2026-2028 Medi... Read More


Unlicensed gold mining, trade leave northern Ghana exposed to JNIM terrorists - Report

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- Ghana's northern gold-mining belt faces growing exposure to extremist operations, new research has shown. The study, published by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organ... Read More


11 dead as gunmen open fire on Jewish community in Australia

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- A mass shooting in Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, has led to the death of 11 people. The state police said around 29 people were also injured in the attack targeted at the Jew... Read More


Controversy as Tinubu's ADC, Nurudeen Yusuf, is promoted twice in one year

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- President Bola Tinubu has approved the promotion of his Aide-de-Camp (ADC), Nurudeen Yusuf, to the rank of brigadier-general, a decision that has sparked murmuring and discontent w... Read More