Homepage News from Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

FIFA has extended the deadline for African players to join their national teams for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) by one week, allowing star players to stay with their clubs until December 15.

The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved ₦100 billion, pending final ratification by President Bola Tinubu, for the rehabilitation of police and security training institutions across Nigeria.

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (retd.), as Minister of Defence following a tense and rigorous five-hour screening session.

The fight against insecurity in Nigeria needs advanced, high-level attack drones to be successful, a spokesperson for the President has said.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed the alliance’s ongoing discussions on Ukraine-Russia peace talks, emphasizing the urgent need for unity and vigilance amid escalating threats from Russia.

The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) says it expects the new four-day training programme for investigators and prosecutors in Lagos and Ogun States to significantly strengthen collaboration and improve Nigeria’s response to human trafficking.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Somali immigrants, saying they should not be in the United States and repeating criticism of Somali-American Rep. Ilhan Omar.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is under fire after the Auditor-General’s 2022 report revealed £14.3 million spent at its London office without proper documentation or accountability.

The All Progressives Congress has announced dates for its National Caucus and National Executive Committee meetings, set to hold on December 15 and 16 at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa.

Grammy-winning singer Burna Boy has offered to pay funeral costs for the four people killed in a mass shooting at a children’s birthday party in California, USA, on 29 November, city leaders said on Wednesday.

Thirty-eight worshippers abducted during a church service in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have been reunited with their families after days of medical care and processing by authorities. 

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced new cash-withdrawal limits, ending the previous special authorization that allowed individuals to withdraw up to ₦5 million and corporate bodies ₦10 million once a month.

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday told Nigerians to ignore what it called overblown criticism after the federal government moved to withdraw police escorts from many very important persons.

The Ministry of Physical Planning in Lagos State said on Wednesday that it has given estate developers one final warning to get their layout plans approved or face sanctions.

The Edo State House of Assembly has summoned Hon. Natasha Irobosa Osawaru, the lawmaker for Egor Constituency and wife of singer Innocent “2Baba” Idibia, to answer questions about a video that has gone viral and drawn wide public attention.

The Lagos State Government says contractors working on the rehabilitation of the Eti-Osa/Lekki/Epe Expressway will leave the site on December 4 and return in January 2026, following the gridlock commuters experienced along the axis on Tuesday.