Homepage News from Wednesday, October 29th, 2025

The House of Representatives has approved a total of ₦1.84 trillion in new borrowings for the federal government, following the adoption of a report by the House Committee on Aids, Loans, and Debt Management, chaired by Hon. Abubakar Hassan Nalaraba, during plenary on Wednesday.

Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior apologised on social media after angrily reacting to being substituted in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Barcelona.

Voter turnout was thin across Tanzania on Wednesday as the presidential election proceeded with the country’s principal challengers jailed, disqualified, or otherwise sidelined, rights groups and journalists said.

President Bola Tinubu has removed individuals convicted of serious offences—such as kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and arms dealing—from his list of presidential pardons and clemency.

​​​​​​​Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday night killed at least 104 Palestinians and wounded more than 250, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said Wednesday.

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has moved to investigate the Nigerian Football Federation over alleged misuse of development grants amounting to 25 million dollars received from FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has told financial institutions banks to begin deducting a 10% withholding tax on interest paid to investors in short-term securities in a move that could reduce net returns for savers who have relied on tax-free bills.

Only seven of Nigeria’s 36 states implemented more than 80% of their 2024 health budgets, BudgIT said Wednesday, underscoring persistent gaps between budget allocations and actual spending on health care.

Italy eliminated Nigeria's Flamingos from the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with a decisive 4-0 victory in the round of 16 on Tuesday.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has announced the arrival of 153 Nigerian returnees from Chad under the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Programme facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).