Lagos: Some football enthusiasts on Wednesday expressed concern over Nigeria’s FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign after failing to beat South Africa for maximum points. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the result has significantly reduced Nigeria’s chances of securing qualification for the tournament. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Damilola Idris, […]

Lagos: No fewer than 100 Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights will feature in this year’s AFC World Series Championships, scheduled for Sept. 11-Sept. 14 in Lagos. The championship, sanctioned by the Nigerian MMA Federation, marks a historic milestone for the sport’s growth in Nigeria. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the AFC World Series, founded […]

Lagos: Capacity building for researchers specialising in health-related issues has been identified as a critical step in addressing Nigeria’s many health challenges. These challenges include endemic infectious diseases such as malaria, Lassa fever, yellow fever, cholera, and meningitis, as well as rising rates of maternal and child mortality and non-communicable diseases like kidney and cancer-related […]

Abuja: A security analyst, Dr. Bulama Bukarti, has dismissed the recent claims by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that the Federal Government pays ransom and provides supplies to armed groups terrorising the country. According to News Agency of Nigeria, El-Rufai had alleged during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, that government’s complicity was […]

Lagos: The Lagos State Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has urged its members to obtain or update their voter’s cards through the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). According to News Agency of Nigeria, the union held a sensitisation programme for hundreds of members at Agbado-Oke-Odo LCDA, encouraging them to obtain […]