Why FG established environment varsity – Minister
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, on Monday said the Federal Government’s decision to establish the Federal University of Environment and Technology was driven by the urgent need to address environmental challenges confronting…
Nigeria’s D’tigers Defeats Madagascar 77-59 in AfroBasket 2025 Opener”
Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, kicked off their FIBA AfroBasket 2025 campaign with a 77-59 victory over Madagascar in their group stage opener.The match played at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Luanda, Angola on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Nigeria defeats…
Dangote crashes petrol price to N820/litre
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol, by N30.00, from N850 to N820 per litre, effective from Tuesday, August 12, 2025. The price cut was…
LASU workers suspend strike, resume Wednesday
Academic and non-academic staff of Lagos State University, Ojo, will return to work on Wednesday following the suspension of the strike that began on July 31. The decision to end the industrial action was reached on Monday during a…
CHAN: Nigeria needs better coaching – Sudan coach mocks Chelle after 4-0 win
Sudan coach, Kwesi Appiah, has claimed that Nigeria is not a bad team, but only needs better coaching. Appiah stated this on Tuesday after his team beat the Super Eagles B team 4-0 in the ongoing African Nations Championship, CHAN….
INEC has announced date to launch continuous voter registration in Lagos State.
At a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday, Resident Electoral Commissioner Prof. Salami Ayobami revealed that the CVR process will kick off on Monday, August 18, 2025, with an initial online pre-registration phase. This will be followed by in-person biometric capturing starting…
South Africa to offer US new deal to avoid 30% tariff
South Africa will offer a “generous” new trade deal to the United States on Tuesday to avoid 30-percent tariffs, government ministers said. Washington on Friday slapped the huge tariff on some South African exports, the highest in sub-Saharan Africa, despite…
MTN Uganda Profit Slips 9.7% After One-Off Ush 110bn Tax Settlement
MTN Uganda has reported a 9.7% drop in profit after tax to Ush 267.0 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2025. This was after paying Ush 110 billion to settle a pricing audit covering the period 2012–2024. The…
Nigerian Afropop star says ‘women are not respected in the industry’
The board declared an interim dividend of Ush 10.0 per share, payable on September 19, 2025, to shareholders on record as of September 1, 2025. MTN Uganda also confirmed shareholder approval to proceed with the separation of its mobile money…
NIMC announces upgrade of NIN enrolment portal for Nigerians in diaspora
The National Identity Management Commission announced that it has successfully upgraded the Diaspora National Identity Number enrolment portal. The agency disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Kayode Adegoke, on Monday. According to NIMC, the upgrade would help provide…