Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

26th MILO School Basketball Championship: Bringing Nigeria’s Best Young Talents To National Finals Following months of competition involving more than 13,000 secondary schools across Nigeria, MILO has unveiled the twelve schools that will compete at the National Finals of the 26th MILO School Basketball Championship (MSBC), reaffirming its long-standing commitment to using sport as a platform to help young people build confidence, resilience, discipline and leadership. Since its launch in 1999, the MILO School Basketball Championship has grown into one of Nigeria’s longest-running grassroots sports development initiatives. What began with fewer than 500 participating schools has evolved into a national…

President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, with President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania during a strategic meeting at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, at the weekend. Both parties are ready to work together for mutual benefit. President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania has held high level talks with President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on a major expansion of the Group’s investments in Tanzania, with discussions focusing on transport infrastructure, fertiliser production, power generation, ports and regional trade. The meeting, held at the State House in Dar es Salaam,…

File: President Bola Tinubu FG Approves N128.29bn For Snakebite Research Centre, TB Drugs, Others In Gombe. The Federal Government on Monday approved the establishment of a National Snakebite Research and Medical Centre in Kaltungo, Gombe State. It also approved N128.29bn across five health and aviation projects, including the procurement of tuberculosis commodities worth N62bn, reproductive health drugs worth N25bn, ten blood donation vans worth N6.9bn, and the construction of the Gboko airstrip in Benue State at N34.39bn. The approvals followed Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja.…

FUOYE Vice-Chancellor, Professor Joshua Ogunwale, congratulating one of the recipients of the research grants. Photo Credit: FUOYE In Ekiti, four academics at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti have secured a total of ₦89.964m in National Research Fund grants from the Federal Government to undertake innovative research projects aimed at addressing critical socio-economic, educational and healthcare challenges in Nigeria. The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Monday, describing the feat as another milestone in the institution’s growing profile as a research-driven university. According to the statement, the successful beneficiaries…

In a landmark move for economic inclusion, the MTN Foundation has joined forces with CleanAce Foundation and Academy to launch the Inclusive Fabricare Skills Empowerment Programme, a first-of-its-kind training initiative designed to bridge the gap between Nigeria’s booming fabric care industry and persons with disabilities. Unveiled at a stakeholder event in Lagos on 23 June 2026, the programme will equip 30 deaf and hard-of-hearing participants with professional skills in dry-cleaning and fabric care — sectors facing a critical shortage of trained workers across the country. Over the course of six months, trainees will complete three months of intensive classroom and…

File: logo of NYSC corps After 53 Years, FG Revitalizes NYSC With Civilian Leadership, New Outlook. The Federal Executive Council has approved a comprehensive overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps, marking the first major restructuring of the scheme since it was established 53 years ago. The reforms, approved at the FEC meeting in Abuja on Monday, are aimed at repositioning the NYSC into a skills-focused, productivity-driven institution aligned with the Federal Government’s economic agenda. A key aspect of the reform is a change in the leadership structure of the scheme, with the NYSC set to be headed by a…

File photo: WhatsApp logo.  The hundreds of millions who use Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp to chat with family, friends or businesses will no longer need to share phone numbers under a coming update, the company said Monday. Instead, people will be able to pick unique usernames to share with others, in a move “designed to protect the privacy of your phone number,” WhatsApp said in a statement. Restricting access to phone numbers would mean they are not shared automatically in cases such as being added to a large group chat or messaging a person or business for the first time, the…

Babcock Distances Self From Fake Certificates Issuance, Renounces First Class Upper Babcock University, Ogun State, has warned the public against fraudulent academic certificates falsely attributed to the institution, declaring that it does not recognise the classification “First Class Upper,” warning that those behind the forged documents risk prosecution. The university issued the warning in a public notice released on Monday and shared on its official X account after discovering the circulation of fake certificates by individuals falsely claiming affiliation with the institution. The warning comes after Nigerian comedian and streamer Oderhohwo Joseph Efe, also known as Carter Efe, shared what…

Chief Registrar of the ECOWAS Court, Yaouza Ouro-Sama The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States on Monday inaugurated its Electronic Case Management System, describing the platform as a major step towards strengthening regional judicial integration, improving access to justice and enhancing transparency across the sub-region. Speaking at the official launch in Abuja, the Chief Registrar of the ECOWAS Court, Yaouza Ouro-Sama, said the digital platform would harmonise judicial processes among member states while making justice more accessible to citizens across the region. He explained that the platform would streamline case management by reducing delays…

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal.  The federal government has approved projects worth about ₦286 billion to strengthen maritime safety, improve port operations and protect Nigeria’s marine environment. The approvals were granted on Monday by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) during its meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. While briefing State House correspondents after the meeting on behalf of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, said the Council approved four major projects aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s marine infrastructure, improving…