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Madugu apologises after Super Falcons World Cup heartbreak

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- Super Falcons coach Justine Madugu has apologised for his team's failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, admitting that defensive errors and poor finishing contribu... Read More


Former Plateau Assembly Speaker Peter Azi dies at 57

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- Peter Azi, 57, former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, has died. A family member, John Azi, announced the ex-speaker's death in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on T... Read More


Nigeria to miss Women's World Cup for first time in over 30 years

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- Nigeria's record of appearing at every edition of the Women's World Cup since the tournament began in 1991 has finally been punctured. On Thursday night in Casablanca, South Afric... Read More


Why we built Enugu International Hospital - Gov Mbah

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says his administration built the 300-bed Enugu International Hospital to reduce the number of Nigerians travelling abroad for medical treatment.... Read More


Gusau's resignation calls thicken after Super Falcons' World Cup miss

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The calls for the resignation of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Ibrahim Gusau have grown louder following the Super Falcons' failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women... Read More


26 Katsina LGAs under bandits attack in 2023 - Deputy Governor

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- Katsina State Deputy Governor Faruk Jobe has said about 26 of the state's 34 local government areas were experiencing persistent attacks when the Dikko Radda administration assumed... Read More


OsunDecides2026: APM candidate withdraws from governorship race, endorses Adeleke

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in the Osun State governorship election, Simon Adewale, has withdrawn from the race and endorsed the incumbent gover... Read More


Two arraigned for alleged gang-rape of 13-year-old girl lured with chicken

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The police have arraigned two men before a senior magistrate's court in Minna for allegedly gang-raping a 13-year-old girl. The defendants, Awal Bala, 40, and Danjuma Ibrahim, 43,... Read More


Deep offshore incentive order will accelerate investment, production growth - NNPC

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has applauded the Federal Government's signing of the Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives (Tax Remission) Order... Read More


AFC leads investment in Dangote Refinery's $2.5bn private placement

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has led a group of strategic investors in the recently completed $2.5 billion private placement by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical... Read More