Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd.) Publisher of SaharaReporters and 2027 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has slammed former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd.), accusing him of contributing to Nigeria’s present-day critical challenges. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, popularly known as IBB, clocked 85 on Monday, August 17, drawing a wave of congratulatory messages from political leaders and well-wishers across the country. The former leader ruled Nigeria from 1985 to 1993, stepping aside after annulling the June 12, 1993 presidential election, an outcome widely believed to have been won…

File: Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Scholarship Board has announced that the Computer-Based Test for shortlisted applicants under the 2025/2026 Scholarship Awards will hold soon. The Board disclosed this in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Monday, urging applicants who participated in the 2025/2026 indigene verification exercise to watch out for their CBT invitation emails. According to the Board, the CBT is an important stage of the scholarship selection process and will give eligible applicants an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and aptitude. The Board said details including the date, venue and other requirements for…

The Nigeria Football Federation has dissolved the Super Falcons’ technical crew with immediate effect. This follows a difficult 2026 campaign in which the team failed to secure an automatic ticket to the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Super Eagles, had also failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. Nigeria missed out on automatic qualification after finishing second in their group and subsequently lost the African playoff final to DR Congo 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw following extra time. The NFF Executive Committee announced the decision in a…

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has engaged residents of communities hosting the Ewu-Elepe Landfill in Ikorodu, Lagos State, over concerns about the facility’s operations and the condition of roads leading to it. The engagement, which took place at Ewu-Elepe, involved residents and representatives of Elepe and Elenuwa communities, who raised concerns about the condition of the landfill infrastructure, access roads and the activities of waste trucks in the area. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, who led the meeting, said the engagement was part of efforts to strengthen collaboration with host communities and address the…

Nigeria’s food inflation rate rose significantly by 2.79 percentage points to 20.31 percent in July from 17.52 percent in June, representing the fifth consecutive month’s rise since March 2026. The 20 percent threshold in food inflation rate was last recorded in February 2021. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this yesterday in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) Report for July 2026. The report stated: “The Food inflation rate in July 2026 was 20.31 percent on a year-on-year basis and stood at 26.2 percent in the same month of the preceding year (July 2025). “On a month-on-month basis, the Food…

LAWMA The Lagos Waste Management Authority is seeking greater involvement from youth organisations in its campaign to change how residents handle waste, with two clubs pledging to support initiatives promoting recycling and environmental responsibility. The commitment came during a visit by representatives of the Rotaract Club of Ikoyi and Achiever Leo Club to LAWMA’s headquarters in Ijora-Olopa recently. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, used the meeting to outline the authority’s approach to reducing waste sent to landfills while expanding opportunities to recover materials and derive economic value from discarded items. Gbadegesin said the…

File: Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe. • FG has arranged to commission 20 transmission projects before the end of 2026. The Federal Government has set a target of generating and wheeling 6,000 megawatts of electricity before December, the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has said. Tegbe disclosed this on Monday in Lagos while commissioning two new 100 megavolt-ampere, 132/33 kilovolt power transformers at the Ijora Transmission Substation. While the TCN boasts 8,500MW wheeling capacity, power generation currently hovers around 5,000MW. The minister’s plan to wheel 6,000MW by December means efforts are ongoing to boost power generation. The minister also said…

The Ag. Director of Corporate Communications of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mrs. Hakama Sidi-Ali, has won the 2026 edition of the National Spokespersons Award. The recognition was announced during the 6th National Spokespersons Awards and the 4th Economic Confidential Annual Lecture, organised by Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), publishers of PRNigeria, Economic Confidential and Spokespersons Digest, in Abuja at the weekend. The organisers stated: “With the latest honour, Sidi-Ali completed an unprecedented hat-trick at the National Spokespersons Awards, becoming the first communications professional to progress from winning a sector-specific award twice consecutively to claiming the overall Spokesperson of…

Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, is battling stage-four cancer, with his daughters making desperate public appeal for medical intervention after hospitals allegedly stopped treating him. His daughters, Lima and Kira Taiwo, broke down in separate Instagram videos on Monday as they begged Nigerians, cancer specialists and medical facilities to help save their father. According to them, the 66-year-old actor’s condition has deteriorated to the point where hospitals are no longer willing to continue treatment, including chemotherapy. Lima, who struggled to hold back tears, said the family was not asking Nigerians for money but desperately needed a hospital…

Repayment of loans obtained from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has been capped at 10 per cent of a beneficiary’s gross monthly income, with the arrangement designed to ensure that graduates do not face excessive financial pressure while repaying their education loans. The provision is contained in the Students Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act, 2024, which established NELFUND as the Federal Government’s vehicle for providing loans to Nigerians for higher education, vocational training and skills acquisition. Under the Act, beneficiaries are required to commence repayment after completing their course of study and securing employment. However, the law provides…