The Nationwide League One (NLO) has named Nasarawa, Yobe and Jigawa states as hosts of the 2026 Division One promotional playoffs, DAILY POST reports. The playoffs will run from Thursday, July 2, to Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Four clubs from the Northern Zone will earn promotion to the Nigeria National League (NNL). Sixteen teams advanced…
The Federal Government has stressed the need for African nations to strengthen domestic revenue generation and reduce excessive dependence on foreign funding, warning that sustainable development cannot be achieved through external assistance alone. The position was articulated on Wednesday by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, during a…
The Cross River Elders and Stakeholders Forum has urged members of the Cross River State Consultative Forum (CRSCF) to focus on defending what it described as the miserable performance of Governor Bassey Otu’s administration rather than launching attacks on the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Prof. Sandy Onor. The group was reacting…
[mc4wp_form id=33047] …Expands National Food Banks To Tackle Malnutrition The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has declared that no Nigerian child should go hungry during the unveiling of new measures under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) to expand National Food Banks, nutrition support programmes and community interventions for vulnerable families across the country. Speaking at…
CENTRAL EQUATORIA, South Sudan, June 24, 2026/APO Group/ — Too often, children are recruited into conflicts they were never meant to be part of. Underage recruitment is one of six grave violations against children that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and local partners work tirelessly to…
Washington just got an important lesson in the uncharitable nature of what were once called charity hospitals. When House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith floated a proposal to require nonprofit hospitals to explain how they are using their tax-exempt status to benefit patient care, the hospital lobby moved quickly to issue thinly veiled threats…
