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High Turnout Prompts NIS To Extend UK Passport Exercise

adminSeptember 11, 2026

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has extended its special passport intervention exercise in the United Kingdom to October 3, 2026, following increased demand from Nigerians. The exercise, being held in London and Manchester, was originally scheduled to end on September 19. The NIS said 1,477 Nigerians were processed within its first four days, with more...

Houthi Advance Opens New Threat To Saudi Oil Lifeline, Global Shipping

adminSeptember 11, 2026

The latest advance by Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen has transformed a battlefield development into a potentially wider threat to global energy supplies, after the group seized the strategic port of Mocha and moved closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The development is particularly significant for Saudi Arabia, which has increasingly depended on its Red...

FG Targets Classroom Quality With Six-Month Upgrade For 250,000 Teachers

adminSeptember 11, 2026

The Federal Government is moving to tackle one of the less visible challenges facing Nigeria’s education system , teachers working in classrooms without recognised professional qualifications , with plans to put 250,000 serving teachers through a six-month training programme from October. The intervention, known as the Accelerated Teacher Professionalisation Pathway, ATPP, represents an attempt to...

Police Disown Fake 50,000-Constables Training Notice, Warn Recruitment Candidates

adminSeptember 11, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force has disowned a widely circulated announcement claiming that training had commenced for 50,000 newly recruited constables, warning recruitment candidates against relying on unauthorised information circulating on social media. The fake statement had raised expectations among thousands of applicants and their families who have been waiting for official information on the next...

Neto Commits Future To Chelsea As Alonso Builds Long-Term Core

adminSeptember 11, 2026

Pedro Neto has reaffirmed his commitment to Chelsea by signing a new contract that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2032, strengthening manager Xabi Alonso’s long-term plans for the club. The new agreement comes after the Portugal international turned down interest from several Premier League clubs during the summer transfer window, including Manchester City,...

Russia Could Face Manpower Strain By 2028, Ukraine Intelligence Chief Says

adminSeptember 11, 2026

Ukraine’s military intelligence chief, Lieutenant General Oleh Ivashchenko, has said Russia could face serious manpower and military resource shortages by 2028 if the war in Ukraine continues at its current pace. Ivashchenko, who heads the intelligence directorate in Ukraine’s Defence Ministry, told The Times that Moscow’s ability to sustain its war effort could come under...

Textbook Quality: FG Tightens Rules To Protect Learning Outcomes

adminSeptember 11, 2026

The Federal Government has moved to strengthen the quality of classroom learning in Nigerian schools by introducing a national benchmark that will determine which textbooks are fit for use, following the discovery of instructional materials that scored as low as 25 per cent in the country’s first national textbook assessment. Under the new framework, only...

Sokoto Residents Take To Streets As Kidnappings Threaten Farms, Livelihoods

adminSeptember 11, 2026

Fear over the safety of lives and livelihoods spilled into the streets of Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Friday as residents protested a worsening wave of kidnappings and attacks blamed on armed criminals. For many of the demonstrators, the concern went beyond the immediate danger of abduction or attack, as persistent insecurity...

Hull Winger Thomas Escapes Unhurt As Car Overturns Near Training Ground

adminSeptember 11, 2026

Hull City winger Sorba Thomas has escaped without injury after the vehicle he was travelling in overturned near the club’s training ground in Cottingham on Friday morning. The incident triggered concern among Hull supporters after photographs showing the Wales international’s car lying on its roof emerged on social media. The crash occurred on Millhouse Wood...

FG Begins New Retirement Benefit For 175 Civil Servants

adminSeptember 11, 2026

The Federal Government has begun implementing a new financial support package for retired civil servants, with 175 former employees of the Federal Public Service already receiving about N1.1 billion in additional exit benefits. The beneficiaries are workers who retired between January 1 and August 31, 2026, under the Federal Government Exit Benefit Scheme, a new...

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High Turnout Prompts NIS To Extend UK Passport Exercise

Houthi Advance Opens New Threat To Saudi Oil Lifeline, Global Shipping

FG Targets Classroom Quality With Six-Month Upgrade For 250,000 Teachers

Police Disown Fake 50,000-Constables Training Notice, Warn Recruitment Candidates

Neto Commits Future To Chelsea As Alonso Builds Long-Term Core

Russia Could Face Manpower Strain By 2028, Ukraine Intelligence Chief Says

Textbook Quality: FG Tightens Rules To Protect Learning Outcomes

Sokoto Residents Take To Streets As Kidnappings Threaten Farms, Livelihoods

Hull Winger Thomas Escapes Unhurt As Car Overturns Near Training Ground

FG Begins New Retirement Benefit For 175 Civil Servants

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