A bill seeking to amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, 2004 and grant it more powers to revoke licenses for the cultivation of cannabis plants in Nigeria for medicinal purposes failed to fly in the House of Representatives on Thursday. On Wednesday at the plenary, the measure that Hon. Benjamin Kalu and Hon. Olumide Osoba had co-sponsored …

Following the underwhelming performance of Nigeria’s U-23 football team in the opening leg of the final round of qualifiers for this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Abuja on Wednesday, Nigerians are expressing fears over missing out on a second consecutive men’s football event at the Olympic Games. At the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, the Guinean team held …

Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers maintained their place as the top team in the continent and the 19th best team in the world in the most recent FIBA world rankings despite missing out on the FIBA World Cup. In the just finished African qualifying round for World Cup in Luanda, D’Tigers won two games — beating Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire …

The World Bank has disbursed at least $12bn, almost half of which was to Africa, to help beneficiary counties cope with food shortages. In a new report titled “Food Security Update | World Bank Response to Rising Food Insecurity”, the bank noted that domestic food prices remained high all over the world, especially in low and middle-income countries. According to …

American journalist and co-founder of BreakingTheLine, Zach Lowy, has urged Folarin Balogun to snub Nigeria and England to play for the US. Balogun, the rising star of Ligue 1, is torn between choosing which country to play for as he is eligible to represent Nigeria, the United States, and England. The 21-year-old, whose parents are from Nigeria, was born in …

The Federal Government has entered into an agreement with the United States on an extension of tourist visa validity for both countries to five years. In a statement on Friday by Sola Fasure, the spokesperson to the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Federal Government said the new policy applies to tourist visas, as well as visas for diplomats …

The United States ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard has said that her country, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided over $25 million in support for the forthcoming elections in Nigeria. At a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Leonard said the US has no preferred candidate and would favour none. She clarified that the …

Solomon Agbalaka was named Man of the Match following Nigeria’s 1-0 win against hosts Egypt at the ongoing 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. This was as the seven-time African champions steered their campaign back on the rails after defender Agbalaka’s 71st minute header collected all three points from host nation, Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday night. …

The African Union (AU) Observation Mission has said that it is on the ground to support Nigeria through a peaceful, credible, transparent election and transition of power. The AU Mission urged Nigerians to remain faithful to its democracy. Leading the AU Observation mission on a visit to Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, in Abuja, its head and former …

The African Union Commission announced on Tuesday that it would be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month’s elections. Africa’s most populous country goes to the polls on 25 February for the presidential and National Assembly elections but has been plunged into crisis in the run-up to the vote with dire shortages of cash and fuel. The …