In an achievement that has electrified the sporting world, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has secured a place among the top 10 teams in the FIBA Women’s World Rankings — a feat unmatched by any African side before them. Announced Thursday, the update sees Nigeria climb from 11th to 8th place with 640.1 points, following their dominant AfroBasket 2025 victory in Abidjan. Their 78–64 final win not only earned them a seventh continental title but also extended an astonishing unbeaten AfroBasket streak to 29 games, dating back to 2015. The United States tops the rankings with 880.9 points, followed by…
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Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has fiercely condemned a Canadian court ruling that classified it and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as terrorist organisations. The party described the decision as “jaundiced” and without jurisdiction over Nigeria’s internal political structure. The controversial judgment, handed down on June 17, 2025, by Justice Phuong Ngo of the Federal Court of Canada, upheld an earlier Immigration Appeal Division ruling against Nigerian asylum seeker Douglas Egharevba. Egharevba’s long-standing affiliations with the PDP (1999–2007) and APC (2007–2017) were deemed sufficient to bar his asylum under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). Canadian authorities…
The Julius Abure-led Labour Party (LP) has accused its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of working against the party’s interest by urging supporters to back the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the August 16, 2025 bye-election. Obi, who is yet to formally join the ADC but has been linked to its recent political activities, issued a statement on Thursday calling on his followers to vote ADC due to what he claimed was LP’s absence from the ballot. “Kindly note that because the Labour Party has no recognised candidates by INEC due to the internal crisis, I humbly urge every member…
The Federal Government has reiterated that the South-East is a major beneficiary of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reform-driven agenda, insisting that the region is neither ignored nor excluded from national development. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, conveyed this position on Thursday during a Citizens’ Engagement session in Enugu, organised as part of a three-day official tour of Enugu and Ebonyi states. The minister emphasised that the Tinubu administration is committed to reversing any perception of inequality. “Nigeria will never go back to that era where the South-East or a certain part of the country is being…
Dada Olusegun, Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Social Media, has issued a detailed statement to clarify misconceptions surrounding the upcoming Tax Reform Bills scheduled for implementation in January 2026. The move comes after widespread misinformation spread by some social media influencers, notably blogger Tunde Ednut. According to Olusegun, the new tax system introduces a progressive personal income tax structure designed to ease the burden on low-income earners while ensuring that high earners contribute their fair share. The proposed tax rates are as follows: First N800,000: 0% tax rate (exempted from personal income tax) Next N2.2 million: 15%…
Nigeria’s military capability is set for a significant lift following the United States’ approval of a proposed $346 million weapons deal. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced the approval in a statement dated August 13, revealing that the State Department has notified Congress about the possible sale. The requested arsenal includes over a thousand MK-82 bombs, multiple Air Foil Groups for precision bombs, computer control systems, advanced programmable fuzes, and thousands of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II rockets. The package also covers a range of supplementary items such as bomb components, practice rockets, and technical assistance. According to…
In a significant endorsement of Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms, World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has declared that President Bola Tinubu’s policy direction is placing the nation on firmer financial ground. Okonjo-Iweala, who once oversaw Nigeria’s fiscal policy as Finance Minister, met privately with President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Thursday. She later joined First Lady Oluremi Tinubu to launch the Women Exporters Fund, a joint WTO–International Trade Centre initiative that aims to enhance the competitiveness of Nigerian women entrepreneurs. The programme will provide technical, financial, and developmental support to 146 selected Nigerian women from a pool…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says Nigeria now has the capacity to treat cancer locally, thanks to the health sector reforms under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Idris made the statement on Thursday during an official visit to Enugu, where he met Governor Peter Mbah. He explained that the Federal Government had brought its full information structure to the state to document ongoing developments under the current administration. “President Tinubu has done so well that you could mistake this for his second term,” Idris said, while also praising Governor Mbah for continuing impactful projects…
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has sounded the alarm over Nigeria’s low internet penetration, with Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warning that the country could miss out on the lucrative opportunities offered by global digital trade. At the Abuja launch of the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund on Thursday, she disclosed that only 45 percent of Nigerians are online, well below the world average of 67 percent. “No nation can truly digitize without a steady supply of electricity and reliable, affordable internet,” she stressed. “More than half of Nigerians remain disconnected, and this gap must be closed if…
Nigeria’s tertiary education has received a major boost as the federal authorities sanctioned nine new private universities. The announcement came after a State House briefing conducted by Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, soon after the Federal Executive Council convened under President Bola Tinubu. The approved universities span various regions, including Kaduna, Abuja, Kwara, Imo, Jigawa, Niger, Lagos, and Ogun States. They are Tazkiyah University, Leadership University, Jimoh Babalola University, Bridget University, Greenland University, JEFAP University, Azione Verde University, Unique Open University, and American Open University. Dr. Alausa highlighted that this batch of approvals followed strict new guidelines. He…