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WAFCON 2025: Super Falcons pip Botswana, qualify for quarter finals
Nigeria’s campaign for a 10th continental title at the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations plodded frontally on Thursday after the Super Falcons bagged all three points against their counterparts from Botswana to reach the competition’s quarter finals.
Nigeria Won’t Bow To US Pressure To Accept Venezuelan Deportees – FG
Nigeria won’t cave in to pressure from the Donald Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees from the United States, the country’s Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar has said.
₦200tn Funds: Again, NNPCL Boss Fails To Appear Before Senate Committee
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has again failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, despite a 10-day ultimatum issued to him over unaccounted funds totaling ₦200 trillion.
Tinubu fires message to President Trump over U.S. tough visa rules for Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has strongly debunked widespread misinformation suggesting that he halted the issuance of 5-year multiple-entry visas to United States citizens.
Senate seeks N200m compensation for child killed by NDLEA stray bullet
The Senate on Thursday urged Federal Government to pay N200 million as compensation to Mr Fidelis Omhonria for the killing of his two-year-old son by a stray bullet fired by an operative of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)in Asaba, Delta State.
Lagos Adopts New ‘Waste To Energy Plants’ Strategy
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to ensure a reduction of the quantum of waste ending up at the landfill sites with the adoption of new strategies such as "Waste to Energy Plants" in the state.
Defections: UK Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch Knocks Politicians
Leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch has knocked politicians who are in the habit of defecting from one party to the other, saying only in Banana Republics such happens.
FG: Over 1million Youths Have Benefited From Tinubu’s Students Loan, Grants To Businesses
The Federal Government has said over one million Nigerians have so far benefited from various loan and grant schemes under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Senate removes Senator Natasha as Head of Diaspora Committee
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, has been removed from her position as chairperson of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organizations.
Senate Launches Investigation Into Ponzi Schemes
The Senate has mandated a joint committee to investigate the alarming rise of Ponzi schemes across the country, following the collapse of the Crypto Bullion Exchange (CBEX), which has reportedly defrauded investors of over ₦1.3 trillion.