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As part of moves aimed at restoring Nigeria’s global reputation, the Senate on Tuesday advanced a bill that would strip Nigerians convicted of crimes abroad of their international passports for a minimum of 10 years.The bill, sponsored by Senator Abubakar Bello (Niger North), seeks to amend the Passport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, introdu...

The Super Eagles have kicked off preparations for their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying double-header, with 17 players already in camp ahead of Friday’s showdown against Lesotho’s Likuena in Polokwane, South Africa.Fifteen players arrived the team’s base earlier today, joining two others who had checked in earlier, as head coach Finidi George begins fine-tuning tactics for the must-win encounter....

In a surprise move that marks the end of an era in Nigeria’s electoral administration, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has formally resigned after a decade in office.Yakubu, who was appointed in 2015 by former President Muhammadu Buhari and reappointed in 2020, announced his resignation during INEC’s quarterly meeting with Resident Electoral Commiss...

 History was made on Tuesday as the Gateway International Airport (GWI) in Ogun State officially began commercial flight operations, signaling a bold new chapter in the state’s infrastructural and economic development drive.The inaugural ValueJet flight took off from the airport’s ultra-modern terminal in Iperu-Remo to Abuja amid cheers from passengers and aviation officials, despite an early morning d...

Nigeria’s footprint in world football administration has deepened with the appointment of three distinguished Nigerians — Ibrahim Musa Gusau, Abdulhakeem Mustapha (SAN), and Ayishat “Aisha” Falode — to prominent FIFA Standing Committees, signaling a new chapter in the nation’s growing influence on global football governance.The appointments, announced this week, position Nigeria strategi...

The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Ona Najomo, has applauded the Ogun State Government for its visionary commitment to the Gateway International Airport, describing it as a benchmark p...

gun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has hailed teachers as the “foundation upon which every other profession stands,” describing them as the true enablers of national development who deserve society’s highest respect and recognition.The Governor made the remarks during the ...

The Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has sounded a strong warning to principals, vice principals, and teachers in public secondary schools across the state to desist from collecting unauthorised fees or levies from students, insisting that the government’s free education policy remains in full force.TESCOM Chairman, Apostle Abiodun Sanyaolu, issued the w...

Fire on Monday evening razed a section of the Podium Block at the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt, destroying properties.The affected area includes the section that houses the Rivers State Pension Board.The Head of Service, Iyingi Brown, attributed the inciden...

The Federal Government on Monday emphasised the critical importance of the 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote Refinery, declaring that it must be supported at all costs to succeed.The government’s position was stated by Vice President Shettima and emphasised by Minister of Budget and National Planning Senator Bagudu at the opening of the Nigerian Economi...