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Teenage fencing sensation Inkosi Brou has secured Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing 2025 African Junior Fencing Championships in Luanda, Angola. Brou, a US-based athlete, won the only medal for a Sub-Saharan African nation on

A renowned academic and former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola has applauded Nigeria's significant role in championing cultural diversity across the African continent. Okebulola, the Director of the Institute for African Culture and International Understanding (IACIU), gave the commendation in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja.…

Nigeria’s representatives in the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL), Rivers Hoopers, have been drawn in the Kalahari Conference of the competition, where they will meet Moroccan, Egyptian, and Malian champions.

Any attempt to reclassify electricity consumers by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will be resisted, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said. The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has also rejected the planned reclassification. Acting General Secretary of NUEE, Dominic Igwebike, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday, saying the migration of…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed displeasure with the directives by the governments of Bauchi, Katsina, Kano and Kebbi states mandating the closure of all public and private schools for up to five weeks to observe the Ramadan fast, effective from late February to early April 2025. In a statement on Sunday, CAN…

Determined to retain its title at the fast approaching 22nd National Sports Festival in Ogun State, Team Delta, against all odds, picked 12 tickets out of the 16 sports in both male and female categories at the south-south zonal elimination for team sports held in Benin City, Edo State.

Former Super Eagles team captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, was among top dignitaries present as Nigeria’s leading sports and gaming brand, BetKing, marked its 7th anniversary in grand style with an exclusive celebration at its headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos.

In a historic move that blends sports, fashion, and culture, UMBRO Sports has partnered with the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) to unveil the official kits for the national rugby teams.

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has appealed to traders in the state to reduce the prices goods during the Ramadan. The Sultan made the appeal in a statement issued by the Secretary-General, JNI, Prof. Khalid Aliyu, on Thursday in Kaduna. He also called on Muslims in the…

Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State says the government has set up a committee toward sponsoring a State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Ecological Funds Bill in the House of Assembly. Kabir-Yusuf said this on Thursday while declaring open a two-day Disaster Risk Management Stakeholders’ Engagement Meeting in Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…

Following the lack of critical infrastructure at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE) in Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has approved the immediate construction of male and female hostels, a health centre, administrative blocks, among others. The governor acknowledged that immediate intervention at the university was necessary to improve the learning standard. Governor Fubara vowed…

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Wednesday distributed food palliatives including rice and grains to 250,000 flood victims across the 27 local government areas of the state. Speaking at the event, Zulum said the intervention is aimed at assisting residents who lost their homes, businesses, and livelihoods due to the floods. He noted that while…