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Former Flying Eagles tactician, Aliyu Zubair, has identified major factors hindering Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) clubs from progressing beyond the group stage of continental competitions. Zubair said NPFL clubs would continue to struggle in these competitions unless they abandon the culture of short-term player recruitment. He pointed out that clubs aiming to compete successfully on the continent must retain a core group of players for a longer period. Zubair stressed that this approach would help build cohesion and understanding within the team. “We will continue to struggle in continental competitions unless we change our orientation towards short-term signings,” Zubair…

Fresh panic gripped residents of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, on Wednesday, after another suspected gas leak at Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School, Epe Garage, left scores of students and staff members requiring medical attention. The affected victims were rushed to the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, following complaints of breathing difficulties, weakness, and other symptoms linked to exposure to the gas. The latest incident marks the third reported case of a mysterious gas leak in the area within two months, raising concerns about its potential health implications for residents. The first incident, recorded in April, reportedly left about 40 students hospitalised, while…

When regulation becomes a spectacle, learning stops. A viral video showed Imo’s Education Commissioner, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha, at the Claret Academy, Owerri questioning pupils kneeling as punishment. “Why are these kids kneeling?” he asked, declaring he had abolished “corporate punishment” in schools. Before teachers could explain, he ordered students to stand and go home. “Today is a public holiday; everybody go home,” he announced, shutting the school without reference to any official calendar or legal authority. Beyond the viral moment, the incident reopened hard questions about governance in Imo: how discipline should be enforced, what regulatory process looks like, and…

Africa can unlock more than $469bn in additional annual revenue without raising statutory tax rates, according to the African Development Bank. Chief Economist and Vice President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management at the African Development Bank, Prof Kevin Urama, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the additional revenue could be mobilised without increasing tax rates, stressing that stronger domestic resource mobilisation remained the most sustainable source of development financing for the continent. According to him, improving tax administration through digitalisation, strengthening public institutions, and enhancing service delivery would…

Reigning Women’s Africa Cup of Nations champions, the Super Falcons, began training in earnest on Wednesday in Ikenne, following the arrival of more players ahead of their double-header friendlies against Senegal, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The team’s camp officially opened on Monday, but the players’ staggered arrivals slowed down full preparations until Wednesday, when the majority of the squad had reported to camp. Captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, Jennifer Echegini and returning defender Rofiat Imuran were the latest arrivals on Wednesday, taking the number of players in camp to 21. Six-time African Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala, Serie…

In this interview, a former Special Advisor to the President of the African Development Bank, Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, speaks with GRACE EDEMA on the newly unveiled TransComs initiative, a model designed to drive rural industrialisation by transforming semi-urban and rural communities into integrated economic hubs across Southwest Nigeria What opportunities will TransComs open up for young people and SMEs in the region? This is, for me, the heart of the programme. Every infrastructure decision we make is ultimately in service of this question. For young people, TransComs creates three distinct opportunity pathways. The first is skills and employment within the…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Senate lawmakers that his department is pushing to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile more than a year after it was called for in an executive order from President Donald Trump.Speaking at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget for Treasury on Wednesday, Bessent said that the department was “proceeding with all deliberate speed” on the president’s 2025 order to establish Bitcoin and digital asset reserves. Although the reserve has been filled with crypto seized by the government, Treasury officials had no additional acquisition plans as of…

Zone 2 cardio used to live exclusively inside elite cycling labs and endurance coaches’ training logs. Now it’s all over wellness podcasts, fitness TikTok and longevity influencer feeds. And a major 2025 scientific review just made the story a lot more interesting. If you’ve been told that a slow, conversational jog is the single best thing you can do for a long life, here’s what’s actually going on. What Zone 2 Cardio Actually Is Zone 2 is steady aerobic exercise at 60 percent to 70 percent of your maximum heart rate, which you can roughly estimate as 220 minus your…

Disability rights advocates have called on the federal government to move beyond policy declarations and accelerate the implementation of commitments made under the Global Disability Summit (GDS), warning that millions of Nigerians with disabilities continue to face barriers in education, employment, healthcare, information access and social protection despite existing legal protections. The call was made on Wednesday during a media roundtable on the Nigeria 2025 Global Disability Summit (GDS) Commitments Action Plan, where stakeholders outlined key government pledges and urged journalists to play a more active role in monitoring their implementation. Speaking at the event, the National President of the…

As part of efforts to enhance the operational capabilities of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals, the Federal Government has procured and deployed eight operational gun trucks to intensify the crackdown on illegal mining across the country. Babalawe Afolabi, Assistant Commandant of Corps and National Public Relations Officer, NSCDC National Headquarters Abuja, in a statement, said the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, noted that additional state-of-the-art technological equipment and armoured vehicles would be provided once budgetary provisions are secured. Alake, who was accompanied by the representative of the Minister of Interior, Major General Abdulmalik…