Nigeria has lost the joint bid with the Benin Republic to host the African Cup of Nations in 2027. Instead, the joint bid of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania won the day. This comes after the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh arrived in Egypt on Tuesday with representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation to push for the bid. …

The British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Jonny Baxter has said that his first few weeks in Nigeria have revealed the people as passionate, full of energy, and with entrepreneurial spirit Baxter, who is new in office, said this in his maiden media interview, with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, on Thursday. “I have been here for three …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barrister Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday, reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to civil aviation safety and achieving safety standards in the aviation industry. Keyamo gave the assurance when he met with the visiting team of the International Civil Aviation Organization in Abuja, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Tunde Moshood. …

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has commended President Bola Tinubu for his courage to end fuel subsidy. ,During the 9th (7th Quadrennial) Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Anambra State wing on Tuesday, Soludo described the removal of subsidy as necessary. Soludo stated that the removal had the potential to re-engineer the nation’s economy. He said: …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says the closure of Nigeria’s borders with the Republic of Niger is not a declaration of war between the two countries, as speculated. The acting Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, made the assertion while addressing the Illela border community of Sokoto State on Friday. Adeniyi, who was at the Illela border to ascertain the …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned members of the public not to spray, hawk, mutilate or counterfeit Naira currency. The apex bank assured members of the public that the organisation will strive to sustain its efforts in ensuring availability of the currency for transactions. This was disclosed in Lokoja on Thursday by the Director, Corporate Communications Department of …

As a Nigerian abroad, the reaction you’ll likely get when you introduce yourself is an excited reel out of names of Nigerian superstars who have adorned the country’s Green-White-Green and played for the national football team, the Super Eagles. “Finidi George”, “Amokachi”, “Jay Jay Okocha”, an elated Albanian screamed on learning about my nationality during my last trip to Tirane, …

The Prince’s Trust International, a non-profit organisation established by King Charles III of England, has been launched in Nigeria to address the urgent issue of youth unemployment on a global scale. The launch, which took place at a reception in Lagos on Wednesday, was attended by high-profile functionaries, including the Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones. Speaking at …

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake, on Saturday in Lagos, said President Bola Tinubu is ready to provide leadership on the local and foreign scenes. Alake said the rest of Africa looks up to Nigeria for leadership. “Everybody is looking up to Nigeria, especially in Africa and the ECOWAS region and President …

President Bola Tinubu has said that he is taking “baby steps of pains” to fix Nigeria’s problems, urging Nigerians not to be in a hurry over challenges facing the nation. The President also declared that it is in the hands of Nigerians to ensure that the country gets to its desired destination. At the palace of the Alake and paramount …