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Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Türkiye aimed at improving the lives of women, children, and vulnerable populations. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, and Türkiye’s Minister of Family and Social Services, Mahinur Göktaş during President Bola Tinubu’s official state visit to the country. This was made known on Tuesday in a statement signed by Jonathan Eze, a media aide to the women’s affairs minister. The president’s visit is aimed at deepening diplomatic relations and expanding cooperation across strategic sectors. Other areas of engagement include defence and security,…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said that university undergraduates cannot be writing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Spokesman for JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Benjamin was reacting to what he described as a misleading and unfortunate distortion of a portion of the Board’s clear directives to candidates registering for the 2026 UTME/DE, as contained in the 2026 UTME/DE advertisement. According to him, the deliberate misrepresentation is being propagated by some unscrupulous self-styled education advocates for parochial interests. The Board’s mouthpiece added that the development is hardly surprising, stressing that such…

Former Anambra State Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate, George Moghalu, has resigned his membership of the party. Moghalu disclosed this in a letter he posted on his verified X handle on Tuesday. The letter, sighted by DAILY POST, was dated January 26, 2026 and  addressed to the Chairman of Ward 1, Labour Party, Uruagu, Nnewi. In the letter, Moghalu said his decision took immediate effect. “I bring you the good wishes of my family and to formally inform you of my resignation from the Labour Party, effective today, the 26th of January, 2026,” the letter read. He expressed gratitude to the…

Nigerian singer, Asake has extended his record as the artiste with the most entries in Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart history. The Mr Money crooner hit a milestone of 60 entries in the chart as his collaborative hit with Wizkid ‘Jogodo’ peaked at number 4 this week. Meanwhile, South African singer Tyla continued her dominance on the chart this week as her song ‘Channel’ maintains its position at number 1. The South African star was named the top Afrobeats artist for 2025. Her hit song ‘Water’ previously held the record for the longest-running number-one song, spending 55 weeks at the…

Chelsea Football Club has issued a statement following the unfortunate attack on two of its fans in Naples on Tuesday, just ahead of their UEFA Champions League match against Napoli on Wednesday evening. In the statement on its website, the Premier League club urged supporters traveling to Naples for the game to “be extremely cautious,” as the two fans are currently receiving treatment for their injuries in the hospital. “The club is aware of an incident that happened on Tuesday in Naples,” Chelsea’s statement partly read. It said two fans have been hospitalized with injuries that are not “life-threatening.” Chelsea…

President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, on the death of his father, Sunday Ndidi. Sunday Ndidi reportedly died in a road accident on Tuesday in Umunede, near Agbor, Delta State. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President described the death as tragic and expressed sympathy with the footballer and his family. “I am deeply saddened by the tragic death of Sunday Ndidi. I share in the grief of his family, friends and associates, particularly Wilfred Ndidi, who shared a strong bond with his…

The Nigerian Correctional Service has dismissed as false and misleading reports alleging a jailbreak at the Benin Custodial Centre in Edo State. In a statement signed on Tuesday by the Service Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Correction JIN Osuji, the NCoS described the reports, which began circulating on January 24, as completely unfounded. According to the report being circulated, three inmates, including two convicted fraudsters, allegedly escaped from the custodial centre on Friday, January 16, 2026. The report further identified the third alleged escapee as one of the persons arrested in connection with the 2020 #EndSARS protests, who had…

The National Tax Policy Implementation Committee has sustained its stakeholder engagement programme, holding a high-level consultative session with leading tax advisory firms, professional bodies, and institutional representatives to support the effective implementation of Nigeria’s newly enacted tax laws. It was stated in a statement on Tuesday that the meeting brought together national presidents of professional institutions and leading tax partners from advisory firms to deliberate on implementation priorities and operational alignment. Addressing participants, the Chairman of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee, Mr Joseph Tegbe, said the success of the tax reforms would depend largely on effective change management rather…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons will begin their build-up to the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations by competing in a four-nation West African tournament scheduled to hold in Abidjan later this month, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The team has confirmed participation in the invitational competition, which is organised by the West African Football Union B and will run from February 27 to March 7, 2026 in Ivory Coast. The tournament will feature four teams that have all qualified for WAFCON 2026, with hosts Ivory Coast joined by Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal. The mini-tournament is expected to serve as a final competitive…

We’ve been waiting months for our first look at Android running on a PC in Google’s upcoming ChromeOS / Android hybrid platform, codenamed Aluminium OS. Now we’ve seen it in action, and have Google to thank for the leak.9to5Google spotted a bug report related to Chrome Incognito tabs published to the Google Issue Tracker yesterday, including two screen recordings taken from a device running Aluminium OS. Google has now restricted access to the report, but 9to5Google managed to pull the videos first. The site also reports that the bug tracker mentioned an ALOS software version — already confirmed to be…