Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

File photo: Falconets  Falconets are after crucial victory in the match with New Caledonia on Sunday. New Caledonia head coach Leon Waitronyie is targeting his side’s first goal of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup when they face Nigeria’s Falconets in their final Group F game in Lodz on Sunday. The Cagous remain mathematically in contention for one of the four best third-place spots, but their hopes are hanging by a thread after suffering a 5-0 defeat by China PR before an 11-0 thrashing by Spain. Waitronyie, however, wants his side to approach their final group game with greater…

Elegbede Abiodun Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu has gifted ₦10m to young Ogun artist, after afore pledge. Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has lived up to her promise of ₦10 million education support to 12-year-old Ogun State artist, Master Morenikeji Ebunoluwa Joshua, less than a month after being impressed by his artistic talent. The ₦10 million Education Development Trust Fund, presented to Joshua through the Ogun State Government, is to support his education through the tertiary level. The First Lady had announced the pledge on August 18 after spotting Joshua displaying a portrait he had painted of her at the launch of…

As part of efforts to address financing and market-access constraints limiting the growth of female-owned enterprises in Nigeria, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Alitheia Capital have joined forces to expand access to debt and equity funding for women-led businesses The partnership, unveiled ahead of the 2026 W.O.M.A.N. Conference scheduled for September 10 and 11 in Lagos, will bring about 300 women-led micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) together with financial institutions, investors, policymakers, development organisations and business leaders. Speaking ahead of the event, Group Head, Gender and Impact Sectors, FCMB, Nnenna Jacob-Ogogo, said the partnership was aimed at helping…

Zamfara State is taking another major step toward cleaner and more sustainable transportation as Governor Dauda Lawal deepens efforts to modernise the state’s transport system. Governor Dauda Lawal on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, received the Chief Executive Officer of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Electric Vehicles, Barr. Ismaeel Ahmed, at the Zamfara State Government House in Gusau. The meeting focused on expanding the CNG programme, promoting electric vehicles and developing affordable, clean and sustainable transportation solutions for residents. During the talks, the Pi-CNG & EV CEO noted Zamfara’s strategic potential to become a major mobility hub…

The Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, CFR, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, have signed a Cooperation Protocol to promote peacebuilding, cultural exchange and social inclusion. The agreement was signed during the AIM Congress 2026, themed ‘World Governments as Incubators for Tolerance and Shared Growth.’ The protocol, entered into by the UAE Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence and the Royal Iwere Foundation, an initiative of the Olu of Warri, is expected to strengthen collaboration between institutions and nations while supporting initiatives focused on peaceful coexistence and…

… recorded a 29 per cent increase in overall tax revenue collections in the first half of 2026. Lagos State recorded a 92 per cent increase in individual statutory annual tax filings between 2025 and 2026, while corporate filings rose by 11 per cent, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service has said. The LIRS disclosed this on Thursday at the third edition of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Organised Private Sector stakeholders’ forum on emerging tax matters held in Lagos. The forum, themed “New Tax Regime: Compliance Level and Emerging Tax Administration in Lagos State,” examined taxpayer compliance…

… says the provision of 100 electric mass transit buses demonstrated the administration’s determination to reduce transportation costs. The federal government, through the head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mr Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel, has inaugurated a nine-member Pilot Implementation Committee for the Renewed Hope Mass Transit Bus Scheme to ease the transportation burden on Federal Civil Servants. The committee was inaugurated in Abuja yesterday as the federal government moves to commence the scheme’s pilot phase with 10 electric buses on selected routes. Abel expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for what he described as his commitment to…

Director at LASEPA, Mrs Adebayo Adedayo (left); UNIDO Field Coordinator, Charles Uzoma; Executive Director of FBRA, Agharese Sagay; Deputy Director in the Food and Chemicals Department, Chukwudi Nwabuisiak; Deputy Director, Solid Waste Management, Falmata Bukakolo; Director, Federal Ministry of Environment and National Focal Point, Omotunde Adeola; Polysmart Group Deputy MD, Mohammad Dubuk, and Principal Scientific Officer, Oluwaseyi Oke. The centres have been operating ahead of their formal presentations. The fight against plastic pollution in Lagos is gaining fresh momentum as the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), in partnership with the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA), has established four…

NNPC Retail presents self-service station in Abuja. Photo: NNPCL | web The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has started the introduction of self-service fuel pumps at selected NNPC Retail stations, allowing motorists to dispense petrol themselves using a mobile application. The new development is part of NNPC’s plan to deploy between 50 and 70 smart, self-service stations across the country within the next six months. Unlike the conventional system where an attendant dispenses fuel, the self-service model allows customers to select the amount of fuel they want, make payment through an app and use a code to activate the pump.…

File: Education minister, Tunji Alausa The Federal Government has announced that Nigerian students will begin receiving 100 megabytes of free daily data from October 1, 2026, to access approved educational websites and digital learning platforms. The initiative, being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission in partnership with telecommunications operators and the Federal Ministry of Education, will initially cover learners in public senior secondary schools and tertiary institutions. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced the commencement date on Thursday at the launch of the Initiative for Zero-Rated Access to Educational Platforms and Content in Nigeria in Abuja. “Let me…