CAF Condemns Senegal Walk-Off, Stadium Chaos at AFCON
By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has condemned the conduct of Senegal’s players and fans during their AFCON clash against Morocco on Sunday. The match, tied 0-0 deep into injury time, was disrupted when most of the Senegalese squad walked off the pitch after Morocco was awarded a penalty following a VAR […]
China Record Low Birth Rates, Deepen Demographic Decline
By: Aremu Toyeebaht China’s population fell for the fourth consecutive year in 2025, underlining Beijing’s struggle to reverse a long-term demographic decline. Official figures released on Monday show the population dropped by 3.39 million, bringing the total to around 1.4 billion. Births fell to 5.63 per 1,000 people — the lowest since 1949 — while […]
NYSC Issues Deployment Update for 2026 Batch A
By: Aremu Toyeebaht The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has officially released call-up letters for its 2026 Batch A Stream 1 orientation exercise, confirming deployment arrangements for prospective corps members. In a statement on its official X handle on Monday, the NYSC said some candidates posted to Lagos State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) […]
FCTA, FCDA Workers Strike,Shut Down Operations
By: Aremu Toyeebaht Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) began an industrial action on Monday, bringing government operations across Abuja to a halt. Security personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Nigeria Police Force were stationed at the FCTA Secretariat gate, preventing […]
Musa Kida Hails Nwabali, Eagles’ Bronze Finish
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Engineer Ahmadu Musa Kida, Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has celebrated the Super Eagles’ dramatic victory over Egypt in the third-place match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Nigeria defeated the seven-time African champions 4–2 on penalties after regulation time, securing the bronze medal […]
Akpabio Hails Super Eagles for winning bronze
By Anayo Akwitti President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has congratulated the Super Eagles for securing bronze at the 2025 AFCON in Morocco. Akpabio sent his congratulations in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh. “On behalf of my family, constituents and the Senate of the […]
NOA, NBRP Move to Promote Reading Culture Among Nigerians
By Chinedu Echianu The National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria (NBRP) have agreed to collaborate on initiatives aimed at strengthening literacy, promoting reading culture, and fostering responsible citizenship nationwide. Addressing the NBRP delegation which paid a visit to the NOA in Abuja, the Director-General of […]
Kida Praises Super Eagles Resilience Despite Semi-Final Defeat
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been praised for their performance at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, despite losing to host nation Morocco in the semi-final. The commendation came from Engineer Musa Kida, Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, who wrote to the […]
Nigeria Can Become Africa’s Next Sports Destination- Shaibu
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), H.E. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has declared that Nigeria possesses the potential to emerge as Africa’s leading sports destination — if stakeholders across the sector work deliberately in unison. Speaking in Rabat, Morocco, shortly after Nigeria’s 4–2 penalty shootout […]
NECA Reaffirms Workplace Safety as Human Rights Issue
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has reaffirmed the growing importance of occupational safety and health (OSH) in the private sector. NECA’s Director General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, described it as both a legal obligation and a human rights issue. He said this follows the elevation of OSH to a core convention of […]