Nigeria has risen three places to 38th in the latest FIFA men’s world ranking announced following a month in which the Super Eagles played two competitive fixtures. The ranking update, which covers one hundred and forty-nine national-team outings worldwide since the previous release, reflects Nigeria’s 4–1 victory over Gabon and the 1–1 draw with the […]
## United States President Donald Trump has announced that he signed a bill ordering the release of all files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The bill requires the Justice Department to release all information from its Epstein investigation in a searchable and downloadable format within thirty days. Trump previously opposed releasing […]
An anti-migrant group called Operation Dudula has been stopping foreigners from accessing public health clinics in South Africa. The Johannesburg High Court ruled the group’s actions unlawful, and South Africa’s government noted that health care is available for all under the law. Members of the group had blocked clinic entrances, demanded local identity documents, and […]
The Kwara State Government has directed the closure of schools across four Local government areas amid escalating insecurity in the affected communities. The government’s decision was disclosed by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Kwara State Wing. The NUT Chairman, Yusuf Agboola, announced the shutdown of schools in Isin, Irepodun, Ifelodun, and Ekiti Local Government Areas. […]
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding safe, accessible, and sustainable sanitation infrastructure across the state, with a renewed focus on ending open defecation through the construction of additional public toilets. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, represented by the Managing Director of the Lagos State Advertising and Signage […]
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring safer learning environments for Nigerian students through continued support for the Safe School Initiative. The Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, made this announcement in Abuja during the 2025 International Students’ Day celebration, organized by the Office of the Special Assistant to the President on […]
Victor Osimhen will be absent at this year’s CAF Awards in Rabat, Morocco, today, as he returns to Galatasaray for a scheduled MRI scan on the hamstring injury he picked up during international duty for Nigeria. Osimhen, who won the award in 2023, is running for the award for the second time in his career. […]
Both chambers of Congress have agreed to order the United States Justice Department to release its files on sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein. The House of Representatives approved the measure in a 427-1 vote, and the Senate unanimously fast-tracked it without a formal vote. The moves come just days after President Donald Trump reversed his […]
The tourist boats that normally ply Kenya’s famed Lake Naivasha have had a different task in recent weeks: evacuating hundreds of flooded homes. Although the lake’s level has been rising for more than a decade and has repeatedly breached its banks, locals in the modest district of Kihoto are still astonished by the scale this […]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is set to present a proposed four-point-two trillion naira budget for the 2026 fiscal year to the Lagos State House of Assembly, following the legislature’s confirmation that it has received a formal request from the governor to schedule a date for the presentation. The Assembly announced that it had received […]