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Quarter-finals line-up for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 is now clearer following Algeria’s qualification after their Round of 16 victory over DR Congo on Tuesday. Eight nations have qualified for this round of the continent’s greatest tournament, according to Punch. Algeria edged DR Congo 1–0 after extra […]
Continue ReadingDevelopment in Africa doesn’t move in leaps; it is a back-and-forth progress; it inches forward, sometimes slips back, then steadies again. Yet in 2025, several countries stand out for doing more things right than wrong with better healthcare access, stronger education outcomes, functional infrastructure, and relatively higher living standards. Contents 1. Seychelles 2. Mauritius 3. […]
Continue ReadingBased on global military firepower capability ranking, the countries listed below are with the largest military strength in the world in 2025. 1. United States🇺🇸 2. Russia 🇷🇺 3. China 🇨🇳 4. India 🇮🇳 5. South Korea 🇰🇷 6. United Kingdom 🇬🇧 7. Japan 🇯🇵 8. France 🇫🇷 9. Turkey 🇹🇷 10. Italy 🇮🇹 11. […]
Continue ReadingFederal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has recorded another milestone in academic excellence as four of its researchers have been listed among the world’s top 2 percent scientists for 2025, according to the latest global ranking released by Top Scientists Network (TopSciNet). The annual ranking identifies scientists whose research impact, citations, and productivity place them in the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s National Examinations Council (NECO) is set to release the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) Internal on Wednesday, 17th September 2025, by 12 noon at the Council’s Headquarters in Minna, the Niger State capital. The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof Ibrahim Wushishi, who announced the release of the results […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has been named among the top female goalkeepers in the world as a nominee for the 2025 Ballon d’Or Yachine Trophy. The Falcons star, on Thursday, was listed alongside Cata Coll (Barcelona), Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany), Hannah Hampton (England), and Daphne van Domselaar (Netherlands). Nnadozie’s commanding presence in goal during […]
Continue ReadingIt is like the pidgin saying: “monkey dey work, baboon dey chop” when one considers the amount of Value Added Tax (VAT) each State in Nigeria generated in Q1, 2025 and how much each State got back when the total VAT was shared among the States. See the VAT contribution and distribution per State below: More […]
Continue ReadingSince the Nigerian presidency has devoted itself to responding to every criticism of the government and its administrative failings, it is unsurprising that media aide Bayo Onanuga faulted the recent claim by the outgoing President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, that Nigerians lived a better life in the 1960s going by the GDP […]
Continue Reading24-year-old graduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Joy Mojisola Raimi, has been crowned Miss World Nigeria 2025. Representing Osun State, Raimi clinched the title after a competitive grand finale held at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The announcement was made by the founder of the Silverbird Group, Ben Murray-Bruce, who congratulated the […]
Continue ReadingThe United States, on Monday, released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme. The United Kingdom was excluded from the programme but remains eligible under specific conditions. The list also does not include any African countries, such as Nigeria, Ghana, or South Africa. While most of the VWP list remains unchanged, […]
Continue ReadingIf the elites of the North will not ‘give’ President Bola Tinubu a second term, who told them that the South will give power back to them in 2027? Leper losing his needle presents peculiar problems. It is not two years since power changed hands in Nigeria but the jungle is already rumbling. Mordant cries […]
Continue ReadingMy Fellow Nigerians, In fulfilment of one of my constitutional duties and with an unyielding commitment to rebuilding Nigeria towards ensuring that we remain steadfast on the journey to a prosperous future, I hereby present the 2025 Budget to the Joint Session of the 10th National Assembly. On this day, before this hallowed chamber, I […]
Continue ReadingIn the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings of 2025, Covenant University (CU), Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, has once again, and for the third time, secured the topmost position among all the Universities in Nigeria. THE rankings, which surveyed 1,907 universities across 108 countries across the world, assessed the institutions based on 18 performance […]
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