Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Walson-Jack passes baton to Enitan as new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Enitan’s appointment took effect as from August 27, 2026. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has formally handed over leadership of the Federal Civil Service to Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, urging civil servants to sustain the momentum of ongoing reforms. Walson-Jack handed over to Enitan in Abuja on Thursday, following her retirement from the civil service after attaining the statutory retirement age of 60. The handover followed Enitan’s swearing-in as the new HCSF by President Bola Ahmed…

* Events take place from Monday, Oct. 26 to Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, under the theme of celebrating the history, contributions and achievements of journalism in Ogun State. The Ogun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has unveiled the official logo for its 50th anniversary celebration, with a week-long programme of activities scheduled to mark five decades of journalism practice in the state. The anniversary, tagged “Ogun NUJ @ 50: Truth, Trust and the Press – Protecting Democratic Choice and Rebuilding Public Confidence in Journalism,” will be celebrated alongside the annual press week and it will take…

In a significant move towards transforming Nigeria’s agricultural landscape and expanding opportunities within the nation’s agribusiness value chain, the Chairman/GCEO of Adron Group, Sir Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, paid a strategic visit to the Niger Foods Breeding and Feedlot Center to explore a landmark agricultural partnership. The high-level engagement between Adron Group and the Niger Foods Breeding and Feedlot Center focused on unlocking vast opportunities in the livestock industry and exploring the establishment of specialised Adron Farm Estates across Niger State, with the Center positioned to play a strategic facilitation role in the proposed collaboration. Adron Homes and Properties, widely recognised…

* MTN Nigeria has cumulatively paid over N7 trillion in taxes and statutory. * Majority of workforce are Nigerians. MTN Nigeria Plc has disclosed that it has 99.9 per cent Nigerian workforce, achieved over 62 per cent local procurements, and has reduced the number of expatriates in its employment to four compared to over 300 foreign experts it had in 2021. These revelations come as strong indications emerged that the MTN Group is seeking Nigerian investors to acquire up to 30 per cent stake in IHS Nigeria, to enable the group conclude the acquisition of IHS Holding Limited. The telecommunications…

File photo: Masai Russell American hurdler Masai Russell on Thursday broke Nigerian sprint hurdler Tobi Amusan’s four-year-old world record in the women’s 100m hurdles, clocking 12.09 seconds at the Zurich Diamond League. World Athletics, in its report on the meeting, said the Olympic champion produced a “flawless run” over the barriers to take 0.03 seconds off Amusan’s previous world record of 12.12 seconds. The governing body added that Nigeria’s Amusan finished second in a season’s best of 12.23 seconds, while European champion Nadine Visser of the Netherlands placed third in 12.34 seconds. The performance made Russell the new world record…

Super Eagles of will begin a new kit era in 2027 after the Nigeria Football Federation agreed to a record-breaking partnership with German sportswear company Adidas. Under the reported deal, Adidas will pay the NFF $4.5 million annually in cash, while also supplying equipment worth another $4 million each year for Nigeria’s national teams. The cash component is estimated at about ₦6.1 billion, while the equipment package is valued at approximately ₦5.4 billion annually. The agreement will also give the NFF 20 per cent of sales generated through Adidas stores, potentially providing the federation with an additional source of revenue.…

* Cites millions of Nigerians remained at risk of exclusion as economic and social activities increasingly transact online. The Nigerian Communications Commission has asked for increased investment in locally developed technologies to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on foreign software and strengthen the country’s digital sovereignty. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Aminu Maida, made the call on Thursday at the closing ceremony of the fourth NCC Hackathon Live Show in Abuja, where innovators showcased technology solutions targeted at persons with disabilities and other digitally excluded Nigerians. Maida, who was represented by the Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Rimini Makama, said Nigeria…

United States President, Donald Trump. Photo: AFP Trump has decided to execute the changes to Lake Ontario, naming it Lake America. US President Donald Trump stepped up an escalating feud with Canada on Thursday, ordering that Lake Ontario – a body of water shared by both countries—be renamed “Lake America.” Trump signed an executive order on the name change at the White House, further trolling Canada as the North American neighbours plunge deeper into a trade war. “We’re going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario effective immediately to Lake America,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Behind…

They agreed to forfeit $50 million as part of the deal. Two Argentine sports marketing executives, Hugo and Mariano Jinkis, have admitted to paying bribes to international football officials to secure lucrative media and marketing rights in one of the major corruption scandals involving FIFA. The father-and-son duo reached an agreement with United States prosecutors on Thursday that will allow them to avoid trial over fraud charges linked to the wide-ranging FIFA corruption investigation launched in 2015. Under a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), U.S. authorities agreed to drop the fraud charges against the Jinkises after they admitted to participating in…

File photo: President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has called for the rollout of additional 500 compressed natural gas refuelling stations nationwide, bringing the planned number of stations under the Presidential CNG Initiative to 1,000. Tinubu had said this following his discussion with the Governors’ Forum on Thursday. While commenting on the meeting in a statement personally signed by him and posted on his X handle on Thursday, the President said the governors “have, on their own initiative, resolved to take immediate measures to bring down the cost of transportation in their states, with a strong focus on leveraging the…