Nigerian Youth football: Paying the price of systemic failure
By Douglas Baye-Osagie [email protected] The 2026 football calendar is closing as one of the worst for Nigerian men’s youth football in recent history. The U15 boys who went to the inaugural FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan failed to beat neighbours Benin Republic and were eliminated in the Tier C Round of […]
Nigeria’s place in CAF inter-club rankings under threat
It was a painful night for Nigerian football as Enugu Rangers surrendered a 2-0 first-leg advantage to lose 3-0 to MC Alger, exiting the CAF Champions League 3-2 on aggregate.
FirstBank, Pointek partner on FirstEase, expanding access to affordable financing
By Moses Nosike FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and the leading financial inclusion service provider, and Pointek, one of Nigeria’s leading technology and consumer electronics retail chains, have announced a strategic partnership to onboard Pointek as a merchant on FirstEase.This partnership was announced at a press conference held at Pointek’s Head Office in Ikeja, […]
Firm’s nine-month profit rises 8.5%
Edible oil business firm Presco Plc has reported an 8.5 per cent year-on-year increase in Group Profit Before Tax, PBT, to N151.5 billion for the first nine months of 2026 ended September 30. Presco’s standalone PBT also recorded a substantial 12.7 per cent increase to N96.9 billion, while standalone Profit After Tax, PAT, rose by […]
Customs tightens grip on smuggling routes in South West
By Godwin Oritse The Nigeria Customs Service, FOU Zone ‘A’, under Acting Comptroller Oladapo Afeni, has intensified its anti-smuggling operations across the South-West, intercepting illicit drugs and pharmaceutical products worth N511.4 million and rescuing eight endangered pangolins. The unit is also targeting smuggled rice, frozen poultry and other prohibited goods through intelligence-led operations and collaboration […]
Christian groups in Borno pass vote of confidence in Tinubu, Gubio, other APC candidates
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri All Progressives Congress Christian Stakeholders in Borno state (APCCSBS), which comprised of various groups and associations have passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to continue for second term, the state Gubernatorial Candidate, Alhaji Mustapha Gubio, House of Representatives candidate for Askira Uba/Hawul Federal Constituency, Hon. Tarpaya Asarya, […]
