Transfer: Osimhen Is One of Best Strikers in the World – Ighalo
Nigerian professional footballer and Al-Wehda forward, Odion Ighalo, has heaped praise on Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, amid ongoing transfer speculations. Ighalo described Osimhen as one of the best strikers in the world during an interview with News Central. Ighalo stated that Osimhen’s name would naturally come up among the top three strikers […]
Tinubu Set to Sign Tax Reform Bills into Law on Thursday
President Bola Tinubu is set to sign four tax reform bills into law on Thursday, June 26, 2025, aiming to transform Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework. The bills include: The NRS will have an expanded mandate, including non-tax revenue collection, and will operate with transparency, accountability, and efficiency mechanisms. Also see: Federal Government Fulfills Promise […]
Nations Urged to Invest in the Growth of MSMEs For Sustainable Development
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, are said to be responsible for more than 90 percent of businesses across the globe and over 70 percent of employment generation worldwide. The MSMEs also contribute greatly to the nation’s gross domestic product globally. In Nigeria, MSMEs are largely uncoordinated and unregistered, thus lacking the basic government assistance […]
Nigeria’s 2026 WC Hopes Strengthened As FIFA Insider Makes Confirmation
The blunder by South Africa to field Teboho Mokoena, a player who was suspended, as they faced off against Lesotho on the 21st of March 2025, means that Bafana Bafana will face certain sanctions for breaking laid-down rules. Yesterday, a FIFA top official confirmed this by stating that it is a matter of when, not […]
PETROAN Public Relations Officer Decry Rise in Prices of Petroleum Products in Nigeria
The National Public Relations Officer of Petroleum Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, Dr. Joseph Obele, has described the gradual increment in the cost of Petroleum products as worrisome and disturbing.Reacting to the increase in the pump price of Petroleum Products, Dr. Obele, while noting that the Federal Government’s Crude for Naira Policy was […]
Nwabali: Super Eagles still have a chance for World Cup 26
Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali emphasized that Nigerians should maintain the belief that there is still hope for the Super Eagles to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Currently, Nigeria is positioned fourth in Group C, having accumulated six points from six matches, comprising one […]
SOLAD Pledges Support for Security of Nigeria’s Maritime Assets
Rivers State Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has pledged to provide requisite support for enhanced maritime security, protection of national assets, and the economy through collaboration with security agencies.Retired Vice Admiral Ibas gave the assurance when he hosted participants of Nigerian Naval Warfare Course 9, on a Study Tour to the State, led by the […]
Tinubu Vows to Rebrand Farming as Youth-Friendly Venture
President Bola Tinubu on Monday reiterated that his government is on track to deliver on its pledge to transform Nigeria into a leading global force in agriculture. Tinubu, who spoke at the launch of the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme in Abuja said his administration’s ongoing reforms were specifically designed to make agriculture more attractive […]
Rivers Firm to Revamp Nigeria’s Fishing Sector
In a step toward enhancing Nigeria’s industrial fishing sector, BGAM Services Nigeria Limited, a local company based in Rivers State, has secured a contract to transform the Federal Coastal Fisheries Terminal (FCFT). This ambitious project, driven by a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with the federal government, aims to modernise the terminal into a cutting-edge hub for […]
Groups Warn Nigeria: Over $500 Million Lost to Gas Flare Waste
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has warned that Nigeria is losing an estimated five hundred million Dollars annually to wasted flare of gas and risks heavy carbon tariffs on gas exports to the European Union if urgent methane reforms are not implemented by early 2026. The coalition, including the Natural Resource Governance Institute, Centre […]
Ensuring Effective Policing in the Country
A walk into the Police Training College in Nonwa Tai, Rivers State reveals a sorry state of an institution saddled with the responsibility of training individuals on protecting lives and properties of Nigerian citizens. From the entrance of the building, one is greeted with dilapidated buildings, unpleasant smell oozing from the environment , falling ceiling […]
JAMB Schedules Mop-Up UTME for June 28
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that a mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for the 2025 admission cycle will be conducted on 28 June. JAMB, in a statement posted on its X page, said the exercise will accommodate 96,838 candidates across 183 centres nationwide. According to JAMB, the rescheduled examination will […]