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Oyo govt appeals to striking teachers to reopen schools, approves N8.7bn for learning materials

Nigeria, June 24 -- Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appealed to the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to suspend its ongoing strike and reopen public schools across the state, assuring residents ... Read More


NFF to decentralise coaching education - Gusau

Nigeria, June 24 -- The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it will decentralise coaching education across the country, allowing coaches to access certification programmes within their states and l... Read More


Police detain six officers filmed assaulting man in Imo

Nigeria, June 24 -- The police in Imo State, South-east Nigeria, say they have arrested and detained six officers who were filmed assaulting a man in the state. The police spokesperson in the state, ... Read More


Jaiz Bank's regulatory penalties surge to N530.9 million in 2025

Nigeria, June 24 -- Jaiz Bank Plc paid N530.9 million in regulatory penalties in 2025, almost twelve times the N45 million it paid in 2024, according to its 2025 annual report, which detailed sanction... Read More


MILO Basketball Championship: Lagos, Ekiti schools secure national finals tickets

Nigeria, June 24 -- Davidhall International College of Lagos and Ado Grammar School, Ekiti State, have emerged champions of the Western Conference of the 26th MILO Basketball Championship, sealing the... Read More


US court jails Nigerian official over $3.3m romance scam

Nigeria, June 24 -- Franklin Nwadialo, the chairperson of the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment in the US over a $3.5 million romance scam. ... Read More


CAP Plc appoints executive director, company secretary

Nigeria, June 24 -- Chemical and Allied Products Plc (CAP Plc), a subsidiary of UAC of Nigeria Plc, has appointed Jethro Iruobe as Executive Director, effective 25 June. In his capacity as an executi... Read More


Elon Musk loses trillionaire status as net worth drops

Nigeria, June 24 -- SpaceX founder Elon Musk has lost his trillionaire status after a decline in his aerospace company's valuation, and new restrictions on his Tesla shares reduced his net worth. Mr ... Read More


JUST IN: Senate passes state police bill, empowers governors to appoint police commissioners, give directives

Nigeria, June 24 -- The Senate on Wednesday passed the bill seeking to establish state police in Nigeria. The upper chamber approved the bill after considering the report of its Committee on the Revi... Read More


Kwankwaso threatens N10bn lawsuit against Primate Ayodele

Nigeria, June 24 -- The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has threatened to file a N10 billion lawsuit against a cleric, Babatunde Ayodele, of the ... Read More