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As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off across the United States, Mexico and Canada, Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be watching from afar despite being one of the highest-ranked teams not participating in the tournament. The latest FIFA Men’s World Ranking released on Thursday placed Nigeria 26th in the world, making the Super Eagles the second-highest-ranked nation to miss the expanded 48-team World Cup. Only Denmark, ranked 21st globally, sits higher among countries that failed to qualify for football’s biggest event. The ranking underscores the disappointment of Nigeria’s absence from the tournament, despite the team’s resurgence under coach Éric Chelle…

Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Sa’adu Jijji as the CEO of Access ARM Pensions, and Abiodun Adigun as the managing director of Oxygen X Finance Company Limited, the group’s digital lending subsidiary. The appointments have received the requisite regulatory approvals, Access Holdings said in a regulatory filing on Thursday. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, the chair of the financial services group, said the move reflects the company’s deliberate investment in building a stronger executive talent pool. “As we continue our strategic evolution from scale to value, the quality of leadership across our businesses becomes an increasingly important differentiator,” he said.…

Last December, field testing by Nigeria’s National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) recorded methane concentrations at an oil site in Bille, a coastal community in Rivers State, at levels 10,000 times higher than normal. Amnesty International reported that the spike had consequences for community health, with residents falling ill and some forced to relocate. This incident is extreme, but it is not isolated. Yet methane emissions laws remain weakly enforced. A Methane Health Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight What happened in Bille reflects a broader reality. Millions of people in the Niger Delta live alongside oil and gas…

The Senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, sparked drama at the Senate on Wednesday after he entered the chamber wearing the traditional attire of the Bachama Kingdom. Videos from the scene, shared by News Central TV and AIT on Thursday, showed the senator in his attire, which included a neckpiece and a walking staff. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, used lighthearted humour to defuse tension while firmly cautioning nearby lawmakers to keep their distance from the Bauchi lawmaker. “Before I talk on this matter, I just want to say that the thing on his neck looks like a snake. And…

A secondary school student sitting for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination and a commercial motorcyclist have lost their lives in a tragic road accident along the Choba axis of the East-West Road in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when a truck reportedly rammed into a motorcycle conveying the student home after her examination. The deceased student, identified simply as Juliet, was said to have written her examination at a secondary school in Emuoha Local Government Area before boarding the motorcycle, popularly known as Okada, for the journey home. An…

The Women in Leadership Advancement Network, in coalition with Women in Management, Business and Public Service, Women in Successful Careers, and the Nigeria Governors Forum, recently convened the Women in Leadership Cross-Sector Convening in Abuja. A statement from the partners on Wednesday stated that the event, themed “Connecting Impact: Cross-Sector Leadership for National Growth,” brought together over 100 senior and emerging women leaders to address sector fragmentation, strengthen strategic relationships, and advance women’s participation in decision-making across Nigeria. “The convening marked a shift in focus from representation to systemic influence, examining how women can move beyond occupying leadership positions to…

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup, was on Thursday named to officiate UEFA’s Super Cup, European football’s governing body announced. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin poured praise on the Somali referee in a statement released a few hours before global body FIFA’s flagship World Cup was to start. “Omar Artan is an excellent young but already experienced referee, who has proven himself at the highest competition level of the Confederation of African Football,” said Ceferin. “Football is made to connect people, and UEFA wants to show its respect to Omar and…

Three years ago, when the women’s World Cup kicked off in Australia and New Zealand, my social feeds were in a strange place. Twitter had just transformed into X, newcomer Threads was seemingly ascendant, and places like Bluesky had yet to garner much momentum. It left me with an odd, and admittedly silly, dilemma: I had nowhere good to post dumb jokes during games. And now, as the next World Cup is set to begin across Canada, the US, and Mexico, not much has changed.There were a lot of problems with Twitter even when it was at its most popular,…

Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $63,000 on Thursday as crypto shook off news that Iran had closed a key global oil route.Key points:Bitcoin sees volatility but hits intraday highs despite surging US inflation and another Strait of Hormuz closure.Oil rebounds as the US promises fresh attacks on Iranian infrastructure on Thursday.Bitcoin upside targets focus on the remaining gaps in CME Group’s futures market.Iran and PPI inflation spark new risk-asset headwindsData from TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting local highs of $63,200 on Bitstamp, up more than 2.5% on the day.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewCrypto rebounded despite growing geopolitical tensions and the threat they…