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Nigeria began their campaign at the 2026 African Volleyball Men’s Championship of Nations on a winning note after defeating Chad 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-6) in Tunisia on Wednesday, September 16. Nigeria is aiming for its sole ticket to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, while also aiming to secure qualification for the 2027 FIVB World Championship. The Zone 3 champions …

Veteran Yoruba actor Lere Paimo has stated that Yoruba actors and films existed in Nigeria long before Pete Edochie and other British film actors emerged. He stated this in reaction to the debate about who started Nollywood, insisting that Yoruba theater existed before the English language productions often attributed to Igbo actors such as Edochie, who recently claimed, that he …

Headline inflation in August 2026 fell to 15.39 percent from 15.43 percent recorded in the previous month, namely July 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The General Statistician of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, who stated this in a statement on Tuesday said, “On a year-on-year basis, the general inflation rate in August 2026 stood at 15.39 …

The Registrar General/Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, has said Nigeria’s Register of Beneficial Owners has become a benchmark for many countries. The RG disclosed this on Tuesday during a training on beneficial ownership register for journalists and civil society organizations (CSOs) in Abuja. He said countries are increasingly looking to Nigeria’s experience, coming …

Bethanie Carney Almroth – an environmental scientist and researcher in the field who took office in August – expressed particular concern over what she called “forever chemicals” (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS) found in everyday consumer products. Once released, these synthetic chemicals can remain in the environment for centuries, and there is currently no way to remove them from …

“These attacks are yet another devastating reminder of the loss of life resulting from the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran.” said Sara Hossain, chair Independent Fact Finding Mission in Iran. Civilian deaths have been recorded since the first days of the US-Israel offensive in February, including an attack on a school that killed more than 160 children. …

Five suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack by armed bandits on a military base on the outskirts of Igbeti, Olorunsogo Local Government Area of ​​Oyo State. Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said this in a statement on Tuesday after visiting the military base alongside the deputy governor of the state, Adebayo Lawal. Prince Oyelade …

“The current race towards more powerful AI is a step towards change greater existential risk to every aspect of our lives,” he wrote in an open letter. The High Commissioner’s message comes six days after a former researcher at Anthropic – the company behind the chatbot Claude – resigned from his post while warning that “the people building AI firmly …

Escalating conflict in Yemen is hampering aid deliveries and prompting new displacement, including to neighboring Djibouti, and UN agencies reported on Tuesday that nearly 100,000 people had been displaced since fighting escalated earlier this month.

The Nigeria team has landed in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to compete at the 46th FIDE World Chess Olympiad to be held from September 15 to 27 at the Silk Road International Tourist Centre. The 10-man delegation, which departed aboard Turkish Airlines via Istanbul, will join a record number of 400 national teams in the Open and Women’s categories. Nigeria sports a …