The Federal Government is currently reviewing one hundred and seventy applications from foreigners seeking to become Nigerian citizens.

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in Abuja during a review meeting of the Advisory Committee on Nigerian Citizenship, which he chairs.

He noted that the ongoing exercise would be carried out with utmost transparency and integrity, adding that the applications would undergo thorough scrutiny before being forwarded to the President for final approval.

Super Falcons Goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has been shortlisted for the 2025 International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) Women’s World Best Goalkeeper award, joining an elite list of ten nominees announced by the global football body.

Nnadozie, who currently plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Women’s Super League, is the only African among the nominees for the prestigious honour, facing a stiff competition from some of the world’s best.

Nnadozie’s nomination comes at the end of an exceptional year for the twenty-four-year-old. Since joining Brighton, she has become one of the standout goalkeepers in the WSL, earning multiple accolades and nominations for her performances.

After weeks of frantic negotiations, South Korea’s hopes of a breakthrough on United States tariffs ahead of this week’s Asia-Pacific leaders’ meeting are fading, as U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping eye a deal that could ease trade tensions.

According to three diplomatic sources, Trump will arrive in South Korea on Wednesday, but will leave the following day, skipping the main sessions of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, and forcing several other leaders to reschedule trips.

A senior fellow at the Asia Society, John Delury, said that Trump’s policies have heightened the importance of bringing world leaders together and brought rare international attention to a typically tiring diplomatic event.

The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered coordinated security raids on identified flashpoints across the state ahead of its November eight governorship election.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in a statement released in Awka, emphasizing that the command would not tolerate any attempt to disrupt public peace, intimidate voters, or undermine lawful electoral processes.

The commissioner stated that the measure is aimed at nipping any emerging threats of political thuggery, cult-related violence, and illegal possession of firearms in the bud, with the overall goal of ensuring a secure and peaceful electoral environment.

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD), has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, urging his immediate intervention in what it described as the worsening state of the country’s health sector.

In a Monday letter signed by the association’s president, Mohammad Suleiman, the doctors said the healthcare system is on the verge of collapse, describing the situation as a national emergency and a matter of national security.

Suleiman said the association decided to reach out directly to the President out of deep concern and a profound sense of duty, adding that resident doctors, who provide specialist care across Nigerian hospitals, have been neglected despite their vital role in healthcare delivery.