SADIO MANÉ LAUNCHES ₦20MILLION-PLUS AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROJECT IN HOMETOWN, TARGETS 1,000 JOBS
Senegalese football star Sadio Mané has launched a major agro-industrial project in his hometown of Bambali, in Senegal’s southern Sédhiou region, as he continues to invest in economic development within his community. The project, known as SM10 Agro, involves…
NIGERIA RECORDS WEST AFRICA’S FIRST TELE-ROBOTIC SURGERY AS SURGEONS REMOVE CANCEROUS KIDNEY TUMOUR REMOTELY
Nigeria has recorded what medical institutions involved described as West Africa’s first tele-robotic surgery, with a surgeon remotely operating on a patient in Abuja to remove a kidney affected by a cancerous tumour. The procedure was performed on September 19,…
Anthony Joshua to return to his old trainer for Tyson Fury fight
Anthony Joshua is set to return to his old trainer Ben Davison for a Tyson Fury fight as his promoter Eddie Hearn provides an update about his camp. AJ worked with Rob McCracken in the first part of his career,…
FIFA Selects Nigerian Referee Kasimu Abdulsalam for 2026 U-17 World Cup
Nigerian referee Kasimu Abiola Abdulsalam has been selected by FIFA to officiate at the 2026 FIFA Men’s Under-17 World Cup in Qatar, marking another significant step in his international refereeing career. Abdulsalam is the only Nigerian among the 81 match…
Wike: Ireti Kingibe won’t return to Senate
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed Senator Ireti Kingibe’s allegations that he obtained loans for capital projects in the nation’s capital without National Assembly’s statutory approval. Wike, while reacting to the allegation in Abuja on Tuesday…
There is no vacancy in Aso Rock, says Akpabio
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday, dismissed calls for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to hand over power to Vice President Kashim Shettima, saying there is no leadership vacuum despite the President’s continued working vacation abroad. HireGrant Writers Speaking…
UK removes Nigeria, Ghana from teacher qualification route
The United Kingdom Department for Education has excluded teachers trained in Nigeria, Ghana and India from using the route to apply for Qualified Teacher Status in England. The change took effect on September 9, 2026, according to updated guidance posted…
2027: Sowore backs return of fuel subsidy
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has said that if elected in 2027, he would restore the fuel subsidy removed by the President Bola Tinubu administration.The activist made the remark in a post shared on…
President Tinubu Extends Working Vacation, To Return At Weekend
Tinubu left Nigeria on August 30 for London to begin his working vacation before moving to Paris, France, after spending a week in the United Kingdom. President Bola Tinubu has extended his working vacation by a few days and will…
Hardship: NLC backs workers’ demand for N500 petrol price, N500,000 minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and civil servants, under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, Trade Union Side, yesterday demanded a new minimum wage of N500,000 and reduction of petrol price to N500 per litre to address the…