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.

United States President Donald Trump has told a room full of CEOs at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea that he believes the US is going to have a deal with China, and it will be a good deal for both countries.

The US President is meeting his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, tomorrow for much-anticipated discussions on their countries’ trade war.

Trump has met the South Korean president Lee Jae Myung, who is also under pressure to finalise a trade deal.

Twenty-six persons have been rescued alive, and many others suffered several injuries, while an adult female body was recovered by the emergency responders who rushed to the venue of a collapsed two-storey building located at Oyingbo axis of Lagos state.

According to the preliminary report issued by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Damilola Oke-Osanyitolu, the incident, whose cause is yet to be ascertained, occurred late at night on Monday, trapping some residents under the rubble.

So far, twelve victims have been rescued alive, comprising six adult males, two adult females, others include two young boys, and four females.

Presently, ongoing operations are still being carried out by the emergency responders to ensure the prompt rescue of victims trapped under the collapsed building, while the rescued victims were administered first aid treatment and later sent to a nearby health institution.