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Yago Reacts To S’Eagle’s W’Cup Playoff Qualification

16.10.2025

Burkinabé defender Steve Yago has voiced his frustration over Burkina Faso’s failure to reach the CAF playoffs for the 2026 World Cup, questioning how Nigeria advanced ahead of his country despite their strong qualifying campaign. Yago’s reaction followed Nigeria’s 4–0 win over Benin on Tuesday night, October 14, which sealed their place in the playoffs....

NALDA, Arzikin Noma Partner To Develop Renewed Hope Mega Farm In Ora

16.10.2025

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has entered a strategic partnership with Arzikin Noma, a private agribusiness firm, to develop the Renewed Hope Mega Farm in Ora, Kwara State. The collaboration was formalized on Thursday in Abuja with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for financing and management of the farm. Speaking at...

Lagos Intensifies Demolition Of Illegal Buildings Blocking Drainage Channels

16.10.2025

The Lagos State Government has intensified the demolition of illegal structures obstructing water channels in its renewed effort to combat flooding and enforce environmental and urban planning regulations across the state. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement posted on X on Thursday, explaining that the operation targets...

Nigeria Scales Up Food Policy On Sodium Reduction, Front-Of-Pack Labelling

16.10.2025

In commemoration of the 2025 World Food Day, the Presidency has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing public health through stronger policy actions on sodium reduction and the implementation of Front-of-Pack Labelling (FoPL). Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr. Salma Ibrahim Anas, who delivered a keynote address at a media engagement held Thursday in Abuja...

Parliamentary Watch Lauds Ekpenyong, Sani Musa’s Outstanding Constituency Projects

16.10.2025

The Parliamentary Watch Initiative (PWI), a non-partisan civil society organization dedicated to promoting legislative excellence and accountability in Nigeria, has commended three standout senators for their exemplary delivery on constituency projects and national reforms during the 10th National Assembly. The PWI hailed Senators Asuquo Ekpenyong (Cross River South), Sani Musa (Niger East), and Ipalibo Banigo...

‘No Work, No Pay’ Directive, Panicky, Knee-Jerk Measure By FG

16.10.2025

The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan branch, Dr. Adefemi Afolabi, has described the Federal Government’s “No Work, No Pay” directive as a panicky and knee-jerk reaction, likening it to the actions of someone who has lost the capacity for reason and resorts instead to force to subdue an...

NAHCON, States Pilgrims Welfare Boards Discuss Key Operational Issues

16.10.2025

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has held a strategic meeting with officials of State Pilgrims Welfare Boards to harmonize the exchange rate that will be applied to all Hajj 2026 cost computations. According to a statement by Fatima Sanda Usara, Deputy Director, Information and Communication, NAHCON Chairman, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, in his...

PCC At 50: We Inherited Several Unresolved Complaints In Benue

16.10.2025

A Federal Commissioner of the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) representing Benue State, Chief James Ogaba Oche, has revealed that the Commission inherited numerous unresolved complaints in the state over the past year. Speaking to journalists in Makurdi during the Commission’s 50th anniversary celebration, Chief Oche said that since assuming office on October 2, 2024, his team...

Okpebholo To Reintroduce Edo Languages In School Curriculum

16.10.2025

Paradigm shift in Edo State, as Governor Monday Okpebholo announced the reintroduction of Edo indigenous languages into the school curriculum across the state, a practice that has long been abandoned. Speaking in a press statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, Okpebholo reaffirmed his administration’s focus on preserving the state’s rich cultural...

FG, EU Launch €40m Education, Youth Empowerment Project In N’West

16.10.2025

The Federal Government, in partnership with the European Union (EU), has inaugurated a National Programme Steering Committee (NPSC) to oversee the €40 million Education and Youth Empowerment in Northwest Nigeria (EYEPINN) project. The initiative, which will be implemented in Jigawa, Kano, and Sokoto States, is designed to tackle the challenge of out-of-school children, enhance teacher...