Homepage News from Thursday, December 11th, 2025

The Nigeria Football Federation has released a 28-man Super Eagles squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has announced the largest private-sector education intervention in Nigeria’s history — a ₦100 billion annual education support initiative expected to reach 1.3 million Nigerian students over the next decade.

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday opened its case against five suspects accused of the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which killed over 40 worshippers and injured more than 100.

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), says air power remains “central to Nigeria’s operational successes,” as the Nigerian Air Force on Thursday decorated newly promoted Air Commodores and Air Vice Marshals in Abuja.

The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday screened two former ministers, Femi Fani-Kayode and Abdulrahman Dambazau nominated by President Bola Tinubu for ambassadorial appointments.

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has called on Nigerians to help clean up the national voters’ register as the Claims and Objections window opens on December 15.

Despite heavy rain on Thursday, the Nigerian Navy held a grand pulling-out parade at NNS Quorra Parade Ground in Apapa, Lagos, to honor the immediate past Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla.

Nigeria’s consumer watchdog on Thursday sealed the headquarters of Ikeja Electric in Alausa, Lagos, saying the company failed to obey orders to fix a disputed electricity account and provide meters to separate apartments.

The Police Service Commission has  launched the recruitment for 50,000 police constables into the Nigeria Police Force as part of a nationwide manpower expansion approved by President Bola Tinubu.

The Emir of Kano, His Highness Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi, has warned that Nigeria risks deeper decline if political actors continue to weaken civil society and suppress dissent.

U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a new visa scheme offering wealthy foreigners a fast-tracked route to U.S. residency, and eventually citizenship for a minimum payment of $1 million.

Two Nigerian women, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Mo Abudu, have been listed among Forbes’ 100 World’s Most Powerful Women for 2025.

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says the sharp rise in domestic airfares is driven by aircraft scarcity and limited maintenance capacity, not government policy.

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has introduced new mandatory requirements for all Business Name Online Update requests, effective immediately.

Nigeria and France have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening tax cooperation and accelerating the digital transformation of Nigeria’s revenue administration.

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday reaffirmed that the directive to withdraw police officers attached to VIPs, VVIPs and ministers is final, warning government officials against any form of non-compliance.