A third consecutive defeat in as many outings ensured that they finished rock bottom of Group F, below heavyweights Ivory Coast and Cameroon, but also Mozambique.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday took a swipe at Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, declaring that the governor lacked the political structure and coherence within the Peoples Democratic Party PDP to produce a successor.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Federal Government to make the protection of lives and property its top priority in 2026, saying Nigerians have endured prolonged insecurity, economic hardship and a cycle of unfulfilled promises.

Congratulating the mothers on their safe deliveries, Gbajabiamila wished them sound health and prayed for the well-being of their babies.

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on January 1 welcomed a couple that delivered triplets after 13 years of marriage.

“During the encounter, troops engaged the criminals in a fierce firefight, neutralising five bandits, while others fled with possible gunshot wounds,” the source said.

The outgoing Director of the Nutrition Department, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Mrs. Ladidi Bako-Aiyegbusi, has said Nigeria is now better positioned to tackle malnutrition than when she assumed office in 2023, citing major policy, data and service delivery reforms recorded under her tenure.

National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents, NANTA, has urged Federal Government to clarify the charges imposed on airlines in Nigeria’s aviation sector.

The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has dissolved into Nigerian Revenue Service, NRS, as Nigeria’s new tax regime kick-starts today.

Following the formal commencement of operations of the new tax regime, the new tax authority, Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), yesterday in Abuja, unveiled its institutional brand identity.