Nigeria’s first Manufacturing Technology University Innovation Pod has been launched at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Abia State, in a joint FG, UNDP, TETFund and state government initiative tied to President Tinubu’s $1 trillion economy vision.
Cristiano Ronaldo says his Euro 2016 title carries the same weight as a World Cup, after Portugal’s 1-0 stoppage-time loss to Spain ended his sixth and, by his own admission, final World Cup campaign.
The N1.3bn Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal has deepened after police arrested the father of suspect Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, drawing condemnation from senior lawyers, the CDHR, and fresh Senate defence of Akpabio over the disputed budget allocation.
The Federal Government is evacuating 270 more Nigerian nationals from South Africa on a fourth Air Peace flight, as Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu issues a final call for citizens to return home following the deaths of two Nigerians in xenophobic attacks.
Independent marketers say petrol pump prices could drop below N800 per litre as the Federal Government meets Dangote refinery and other major operators to close the gap between falling crude oil prices and high domestic fuel costs.
Donald Trump says he would call a US loss to Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 rigged, as controversy grows over FIFA’s reversal of Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension.
An associate of socialite Sam Larry has debunked death rumours, confirming he is alive and responding to treatment after a fatal crash on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road.
NiMet has issued a flash flood alert covering Lagos, Ogun and 25 other states for July 1-10, warning that saturated soils and peak rainy season conditions raise the risk of widespread flooding.
President Tinubu’s administration has secured $11.4bn in World Bank loan approvals in under three years, closing in on the $14.59bn approved across Buhari’s eight years, though disbursement remains slow at 20.3 per cent.
With INEC’s July 11, 2026 deadline for presidential nomination forms approaching, political parties are racing to complete submissions as Tinubu’s running mate choice remains unannounced.
