…agreed personal terms with Barcelona ahead of a proposed summer move.The 30-year-old Spanish midfielder has just one year remaining on his contract at the Etihad and is not expected to extend after previously expressing the desire to return to his home country. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona ha…

…of the ceremony was the presentation of Police Ambassador Awards to individuals recognised for supporting the police and promoting community policing initiatives in the state. The recipients included the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Shelter Setters Aluminium, Dr Hassan Ibrahim Sanni; Most Special Ap…

…president. According to the president, when he assumed office on May 29, 2023, his administration introduced the naira-for-crude to stabilise the currency, stressing that there is no need for letters of credit and paperwork. He said Nigeria has the the population, brains, and audacity to achieve a one-trillion-dollar e…

…said the government would work with schools, parents, local authorities, the Ministry of Health and Child Care and the National AIDS Council to strengthen HIV education and behavioural-change programmes. He also encouraged young people to make use of prevention services, including Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) follow…

…was among the seven people k!lled. Fifteen people were injured, he added. Education Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong told Reuters that both teachers and students were among those reported de@d. Police identified the perpetrator as a student. Emergency worker Kiatikhun Verapongpradith, 47, described arriving as the sho…

…launched a nationwide mandatory Fire Warden Training and Certification Programme for organisations that receive an average of 50 or more persons daily. The service announced the programme on Friday in a statement jointly signed by the Commandant of the National Fire Academy, ACF Umetali Peter, and the Managing Director…

…expansion of battlefield robotics was strongly supported by former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who established the Defence AI Center A1 to integrate artificial intelligence into military operations and accelerate the development and deployment of new technologies.Fedorov also encouraged private technol…

…capacity. Exports climbed 23.9 percent year-on-year last month, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) reported, compared with a 23.0 percent forecast by Bloomberg. Overseas shipments of computers and related parts jumped 45.2 percent on year in the first seven months, the data showed. “Export and import values re…

…strategic position for industrialisation and investment. Bago further remarked, “My administration is determined to maximise these opportunities to transform the state’s economy and make it one of Nigeria’s leading productive economies. “I’m not exaggerating when I say this is a new dawn for Niger State. It is a new op…

…diagnosis, medical imaging and health service delivery. The governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to building institutions rather than projects, insisting that reforms such as Ilera Eko, the health districts and the digital health platform must endure beyond his tenure. “We have kept our promises. Now we…

Former Youth and Sports Minister, Jim Nwobodo, and Dutch coach Johannes “Bonfrère” Jo have offered contrasting accounts of the circumstances surrounding the coach’s reward and the alleged missing medal, 30 years after leading Nigeria’s Dream Team to Olympic football gold at Atlanta ’96, The PUNCH reports. Nwobodo, who…

…at the launch, the Country Director of JRS Nigeria, Mr. Temple Anuforo, said the organisation had already impacted more than 65,000 people through its interventions in three local government areas of Sokoto State, with women accounting for about 60 per cent of the beneficiaries. He said the programme has also trained 4…

…Growth: Transforming Nigeria’s Poultry Industry with Innovation and Investment’, was organised to expose poultry farmers to global best practices and technological innovations to improve efficiency. “This summit, which also serves as our annual conference, is aimed at sensitising our members on better and technological…

…documentation and professionalism required by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to operate in the market. Most small-scale businesses operate without licences, and we are here to change that so they can scale with confidence and compliance,” Edu said. She disclosed that the programme had…

…requiring urgent attention. Onafowokan called on the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Ministry of Finance to strengthen funding support for development finance institutions, particularly the Bank of Industry, to make affordable credit available to manufacturers and small businesses. The industrialist argued that manufac…

…said the programme aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the administration’s efforts to reposition innovation, science, technology and entrepreneurship as key drivers of sustainable economic development. He noted, “The Renewed Hope Agenda is no longer merely a policy framework; it is increasingly…

…Opposition and environmental groups firmly oppose the bill, denouncing a risk of “colonisation, fragmentation, fracture and balkanization of the homeland.” With only 20 seats in a 72-senator body, Milei’s party backed down and removed the chapter dealing with land purchases by foreigners, which would have raised the li…

…at the Canadian High Commission in Abuja by officials of both countries, with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, represented by the Director of Air Transport Management, Mohammed Tijjani. The signing comes amid ongoing efforts by the Federal Government to expand Nigeria’s international a…

…enlightenment. Disu said these on Thursday at a one-day workshop on State Police organised by the Nigeria Police Institute at the Nigeria Police Resource Centre, Abuja. The IGP described the workshop as a timely platform for critical reflection on one of Nigeria's most significant security policy debates, stressing the…

…Jonny Campbell said his client acknowledged the seriousness of his actions. “He recognises, but for the intervention of members of the public, the consequences for the victim may likely have been fatal,” Campbell said. “He was struggling with his mental health at the time, but that does not justify his actions.” He als…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned commercial transport operators still using illegal motor parks and roadside loading points in Abuja to relocate to approved bus terminals or risk having their vehicles seized. The Mandate Secretary of the FCTA Transportation Secretariat, Mr Chinedum Elechi,…

…in verification processes, inter-agency coordination and oversight across several Ministries, Departments and Agencies, including the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the Bu…

…"I am sorry things have got like this." Jonny Campbell, defending, said: "He recognises, but for the intervention of members of the public, the consequences for the victim may likely have been fatal. "He was struggling with his mental health at the time, but that does not justify his actions. "In the victim impact stat…

…on Thursday, Amb. Onyinyechi Joy Nwosu, the Executive Director of VIDI, said the organisations said the judgement reaffirmed the right of every child to protection, justice and dignity. "While VIDI and CPN welcome the conviction as an important step towards accountability and justice for the child survivor, the outcome…

…United States President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran reached out to his administration to seek talks in a bid to avoid what he described as the “biggest attack since World War II.” Speaking in a viral video circulating online, Trump said he preferred a diplomatic agreement over military action but maintained that…