CAF asks members to review FIFA’s World Cup sell-off plan
CAF has encouraged its members association “to examine” FIFA’s proposed sale of business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions to private investors. In a statement on Wednesday…
CBN interest income surges 30% to N6.50trn in 2025
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recorded a sharp increase in interest income in 2025, with earnings from loans, Federal Government securities and other interest-bearing investments rising by…
Uefa to hold emergency meeting over Fifa World Cup plans
UEFA will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday afternoon to discuss its response to the controversial World Cup stakeholder plans proposed by Fifa and its president Gianni Infantino. European…
Forest guards, DSS rescue nine kidnap victims in Kwara
Nine abducted persons have been rescued, while three suspected bandits were killed during a joint security operation in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The operation was carried…
Akinboro alleges manipulation, demands forensic audit of NBA poll
Olumuyiwa Akinboro, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and candidate in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, has petitioned the association’s leadership, alleging widespread irregularities in the conduct of…
Marketers accuse NMDPRA of favouritism in import licences allocations
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has come under scrutiny following allegations by petroleum marketers that the agency has been issuing fuel import licences to a select…
Hoodlums kill Lagos dispatch rider for resisting extortion
A 32-year-old dispatch rider, Emmanuel Jegede, has lost his life after suspected hoodlums allegedly pushed him off his motorcycle while attempting to extort him along the Ikotun-Idimu Road in…
MDAs budget N400bn for mosques, palaces, town halls
At least 78 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government have proposed almost N400 billion in the 2026 budget for the construction and rehabilitation of community-based projects, including…
HoS admits due diligence failures in ‘phantom’ council approval
The Head of the Civil Service (HoS) of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, yesterday told the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee probing the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council…
DSS files fresh terrorism charges against Ansaru members over Ogbomoso school attack
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed fresh terrorism charges against two convicted Ansaru commanders and three other convicted members of the group over the attack on schools in…
