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Ex-commissioner emerges vice-chancellor of Nigerian university

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Simon Ortuanya, a former commissioner education in Enugu State, has been appointed as the 16th substantive vice-chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). The spokesper... Read More


"Mission V Accomplished": Peter Obi congratulates D'Tigress on historic fifth consecutive AfroBasket title

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has extended warm congratulations to Nigeria's women's basketball team, D'Tigress, for thei... Read More


NLC accuses FG of targeting strike actions in new labour policy

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the federal government's new National Industrial Relations Policy, accusing it of seeking to suppress workers' rights to protest through st... Read More


Government urges evacuation from high-risk areas as floods ravage Niger communities

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Severe flooding has struck parts of Niger State, destroying farmlands in Kafin Koro, Paikoro Local Government Area, and submerging at least 18 communities in the Lapai Local Governm... Read More


NHRC calls on Niger governor reverse closure of independent radio

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Sunday called on Niger State Governor Umar Bago to unseal an independent media outlet, Badeggi FM Radio he ordered to be shut down. P... Read More


UPDATED: Nigeria's D'Tigress crowned AfroBasket Champions again, clinch fifth consecutive title

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Nigeria women's basketball team, D'Tigress, extended their remarkable reign on the continent by defeating Mali 78-64 in the final of the 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket Championship, c... Read More


Nigeria's D'Tigress crowned AfroBasket Champions again, clinch fifth consecutive title

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Nigeria's women's basketball team, D'Tigress, extended their remarkable reign on the continent by defeating Mali 78-64 in the final of the 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket Championship ... Read More


Egypt tops medal table at Africa Youth Table Tennis Championships

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- At the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall inside Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, the continent's brightest young talents battled across singles and doubles disciplines. But when the dust sett... Read More


Bosun Tijani and Nigeria's digital awakening, By Fatimah Yusuf Usman

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Dr Bosun Tijani as Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy in 2023, his decision signalled a bold commitment to harnes... Read More


Amusan wins fifth national title in Lagos

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Tobi Amusan proved again why she remains Nigeria's queen of hurdles, storming to victory in the women's 100m hurdles at the 2025 Nigerian Athletics Championships in Lagos. The worl... Read More