The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of funds under the Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund designed to strengthen staff welfare, institutional productivity, and innovation across Nigeria’s tertiary education system.

This was contained in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo.

Boriowo, while quoting the Minister of Education, Doctor Tunji Alausa, said the programme had transitioned from planning to full implementation, with more than nine thousand staff of tertiary institutions receiving payments in the first year.

This, he said represented twenty-eight percent of the thirty-three thousand verified applicants drawn from two hundred and nineteen Federal and State tertiary institutions across the federation.

United States President Donald Trump has said that the US can sign a trade deal with China following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea.

The talks will be seen as a breakthrough after trade tensions had ramped up again between the world’s two biggest economies.

Trump also announced lower tariffs effective immediately on Chinese imports, stating that Beijing will give the US better access to rare earths

The Oyo State Government has announced the completion of three out of five targeted mini-grids across the state as part of its efforts to strengthen electricity access in rural communities.

The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Professor Dahud Shangodoyin, who disclosed this to newsmen in Ibadan, said the projects are being executed through the Oyo State Rural Electrification Board (OYSREB).

Shangodoyin explained that the completed mini grids are located in Ajia, Oke Ifon, and Agbaruru, while construction work is ongoing at the Ogbomoso and Iseyin sites.

He said the collaboration is expected to enhance the state’s electrification programs further and accelerate energy access in underserved areas.

The commissioner emphasized that the mini-grid projects form part of the Makinde administration’s broader strategy to expand access to energy in both urban and rural areas, ensuring that no community is left behind in the state’s power development agenda.

The Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee has released detailed clarifications addressing concerns by Nigerians in the diaspora about the new tax reforms taking effect in 2026.
This was disclosed in a material obtained from the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele.
According to the document, genuine personal transfers such as family remittances, gifts, refunds, or community savings contributions are not treated as taxable income.
It explained that only income earned or deemed to be income, like wages, business profits, and investment returns, is subject to tax.
On double taxation, the committee clarified that income earned abroad and brought into Nigeria by a non-resident individual is now specifically exempted from tax in Nigeria, regardless of whether tax was paid abroad or not.

Nigeria’s Under-seventeen women’s team, the Flamingos, were eliminated from the 2025 FIFA Under-seventeen Women’s World Cup in the Round of sixteen after a 4-0 defeat to Italy at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé, Morocco.

Italy’s goals came from Anna Copelli before halftime and second-half strikes by Caterina Venturelli, Giulia Robino, and Rachele Giudici, maintaining their unbeaten run.

The Flamingos had advanced as a third-placed Group D team with three points, but the Nigeria Football Federation faced criticism for posting the starting lineup twenty-one minutes into the match.