World Cup Qualifying Play-Offs: Why All Hands Must Be On The Plough For Super Eagles 

1 Last Tuesday at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, followers of the Super Eagles in the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign would hardly recognise the same team that had prosecuted the previous matches of the ongoing 2026 World Cup...

Unending nightmare: Lekki-Epe Expressway where commuting feels like hell

At 10 pm on Wednesday, when much of Lagos should have been settling into the hush of night, the Lekki–Ajah corridor still pulsed with the red glow of brake lights. Car horns blared, drivers leaned out of windows to curse and commiserate, and the...

NFF President assures Super Eagles will qualify for 2026 FIFA World Cup, explains why

NFF President Ibrahim Gusau is confident Nigeria will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup The Super Eagles will face Gabon in the African playoffs next month in Morocco Nigeria missed out on sealing an automatic ticket to the World Cup after...

Kalu’s Impressive Push For Tech Innovation, Human Capital Devt

By Udora Orizu American Computer Scientist, Fei-Fei Li, once said, “AI is not a substitute for human intelligence; it is a tool to amplify human creativity and ingenuity”. The above statement resonates with the belief of Deputy Speaker of the...

17 African countries commit to scale up electricity access

Seventeen African governments have committed to reforms and actionable plans to expand electricity access as part of Mission 300—an ambitious partnership led by the World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group that aims to connect 300...

Investing In Human Capital Key To Driving Technological Innovation – Kalu

1 Torkwase Nyiekaa Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, PhD, CFR, has emphasized that prioritizing human capital development is crucial to accelerating innovation and technological advancement, which in turn...

A Life of Purpose, Grace: Celebrating Olatunji Olusoji

Prosper Taiwo There are people whose lives quietly ripple through the world, and then there are those whose presence becomes a source of light for everyone around them. Engr. Olatunji Olusoji, the Asiwaju I of Ayere Kingdom in Ijumu Local...

Will Whites Ever Learn?

Subscribe to future audio versions of AmRen articles here. The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair, by Martin Meredith, Public Affairs Press, 2005, 752 pp. At close to 800 pages, The Fate of Africa is a huge book...

Investment in human capital development essential for technological innovations — Kalu

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, said that increased human capital development has the potential to drive an increase in the growth rate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of any economy through a rise in...

‎Why We Honour Dangote’s Okpella Cement, Says ITF

‎The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has honoured the Dangote’s Okpella Cement Limited with the 2024 Best Contributory Employer Award. ‎ ‎The recognition was presented over the weekend in acknowledgment of the company’s significant contributions to...

‘Hustling Kingdom’: The Rise of Internet Fraudsters in South-South Nigeria

A young Kelvin carries multiple identities. Today, he’s Kelvin, but that might change tomorrow, depending on the identity game he’s up to. For at least 14 hours a day, he describes himself as “Richard”, a stranded American engineer needing...

Accra Arts and Craft Market opens for second edition with regional flair

The second edition of the the International Accra Arts and Crafts Market has opened at the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture in Cantonments with over 30 exhibitors from across Africa participating. The event, which will run...

Global Free Zones of the Year 2025 awards — Honourable mentions

The 2025 edition of fDi Intelligence’s Global Free Zones of the Year recognises the leading free zones across geographies and specialisations among the 80 that participated in the awards. The judging panel has given honourable mentions for zones...

Tinubu: Downplaying the pains of Nigeria’s poor?

During the tenure of Adams Oshiomole as governor of Edo State, an unknown joker had placed a cryptic message on a bridge under construction in that state’s capital city of Benin. The individual had tied a spoon and fork together with a string and...

King Of Boys Star, Sobowale, Unveils Mouka Sleep Gallery At Grand Square 

1 LAGOS – Mouka, Nigeria’s leading manufacturer of quality sleep solutions has officially opened its state-of-the-art Mouka Sleep Gallery at Plot Y, Mobolaji Johnson Avenue, Alausa, Ikeja, within the prestigious Grand Square Mall. The launch,...

S’African Sports Minister Wishes Nigeria Not to Qualify for World Cup

Duro Ikhazuagbe South African Sports Minister, Gayton McKenzie, is wishing Nigeria’s Super Eagles not to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup through the playoffs starting with the African round next month in Morocco. Speaking on Marawa Sports...

An NYC deliverista’s job vanished overnight. In four months, so did a thousand others. ‘I just want my app back’

Since March, Cossi Azonwakon has been trying to get his Grubhub account reinstated after he was abruptly locked out of the app, he says, because he took too long with a delivery. Azonwakon, who began delivering for Grubhub in 2019 after moving to...

Osaro Onaiwu: The Networker Who Unites His People

Al Humphrey Onyanabo In a world where politics often divides rather than unites, one man has chosen a different path: to bring his people together, to heal old wounds, and to remind them of their shared pride and heritage. His name is Earl Osaro...

Wellspring University holds 13th Convocation Oct. 17 as 11 graduate with First Class

Wellspring University, Benin City, Edo State, has announced its 13th Convocation Ceremony scheduled to hold on Friday, 17th October 2025, at the University Auditorium. Vice Chancellor of Wellspring University, Professor Isaac Rotimi Ajayi, gave...

Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Sunday, 19th October, 2025

Good morning, Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Sunday, 19th October, 2025. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied reports that the parade for the 65th Independence Anniversary was...