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The Federal Government has announced the opening of applications for the 2026 Petroleum Technology Development Fund Overseas Scholarship Scheme, offering postgraduate study opportunities for qualified Nigerian students in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Malaysia. The announcement was confirmed on Monday through a post shared on X, formerly Twitter, by the Office of the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join a newly established “Board of Peace” initiated by United States President Donald Trump, aimed at resolving conflicts globally and overseeing governance and reconstruction efforts in Gaza, the Kremlin announced on Monday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the invitation during a briefing with journalists, including those…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday signed the ₦4.4 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, officially setting the financial direction of Africa’s largest city for the coming fiscal year. The signing ceremony was held at the Conference Room of Lagos House, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja, following the Lagos State House of Assembly’s approval of the…
A major fire disaster was narrowly avoided on Monday after operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), in collaboration with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, swiftly responded to a diesel tanker accident on Liverpool Bridge inward Mile 2, Lagos. The incident involved an articulated Iveco tanker (registration number RBC 98 XX)…
Former Nigeria internationals Daniel Amokachi and John Obi Mikel have delivered scathing assessments of Brahim Diaz’s decisive penalty miss in Morocco’s 1–0 defeat to Senegal in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday night. The Real Madrid forward, who had emerged as the tournament’s top scorer with five goals, saw what could…
Top leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have confirmed that governors who recently defected from other parties will not be guaranteed automatic tickets to contest in the 2027 elections. This applies to current governors including those from Akwa Ibom, Taraba, Rivers, and the soon-to-join governor of Kano State. A member of the APC National…
Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw has issued a public apology following a controversial incident during his team’s 1-0 victory over hosts Morocco in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday night. Thiaw briefly instructed his players to leave the pitch in protest after a penalty was awarded to Morocco in the closing…
Benue State has recorded seven new suspected cases of Lassa fever, the State Epidemiologist, Dr Asema Msuega, disclosed on Sunday. Dr Msuega confirmed that samples from the affected individuals have been collected and sent to the laboratory for analysis and confirmation, as health authorities move to contain a potential outbreak of the deadly viral…
The Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has strongly refuted allegations by the Northern Elders Forum that the Federal Government established a gold refinery in Lagos in breach of the federal character principle, describing the claims as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Mr Segun Tomori, Special Assistant to…
Countries across Europe, including France and Britain, are weighing whether to follow Australia’s unprecedented decision to ban children and younger teenagers from using social media platforms, even as experts remain sharply divided over the effectiveness and implications of such sweeping restrictions. The debate has intensified following Australia’s landmark move last month to become the…
