5+ hour ago   (489+ words) File: NSC chair, Shehu Dikko Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, has rejected calls for the Nigeria Basketball Federation board to resign following D’Tigress’ disappointing campaign at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Germany. D’Tigress lost all…...

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (263+ words) Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Nigeria A will go head-to-head in the Nigeria T20 Quadrangular Series from September 21 to 27, 2026, at the iconic TBS Cricket Oval in Lagos, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigeria Cricket Federation announced the new tournament on Saturday…...

9+ hour, 13+ min ago   (420+ words) The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has raised concerns over the decline of Nigeria’s manufacturing sector, blaming high energy costs, import competition, inadequate financing and weak industrial coordination for the country’s poor productive capacity. The NESG, in a statement issued on…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (487+ words) HEDA, in a statement on Sunday by its chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, said the June 17 verdict of the Southwark Crown Court Jury should be respected but limited to the specific bribery charges prosecuted in the UK. The group said the verdict…...

7+ hour, 44+ min ago   (428+ words) File: Senator Sunday Marshal Katung The senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung, has said his decision to construct a 700-capacity Information and Communication Technology and Computer-Based Test centre in Zonkwa, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, is aimed at…...

9+ hour, 23+ min ago   (634+ words) Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE has announced the commencement of its Initial Public Offering, marking a milestone in Nigeria’s economic development and the evolution of Africa’s capital markets. The offer will be formally launched at a ceremony on the trading…...

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (443+ words) Former England U-21 player, Jade Popoola, has been named the first-ever captain of Nigeria’s female netball team, the Green Hawks, as they prepare for the 2026 Africa Netball Cup and the 2027 Netball World Cup Africa regional qualifiers, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The…...

8+ hour, 11+ min ago   (380+ words) The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and the Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria have welcomed the initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Free Zone Enterprise, describing it as a landmark development for Nigeria’s capital market. The…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (485+ words) The Chairman of Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, Edodi Eyong, has launched a business empowerment scheme with the donation of equipment to over 100 indigenes across the 11 wards of the LGA. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony held at…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1191+ words) Dele Alake, Minister for Solid Minerals Development Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory are sitting on vast deposits of solid minerals estimated at more than $700bn, yet most states have done little to turn the resources within their territories into…...