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The reward is in recognition of the team’s record-setting achievement in becoming the first African nation to win the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup following a 2-1 win over Japan in the final.

Nigerian-born American lawyer, Shirley U. Emehelu, has made history as the first immigrant to serve as Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, United States, following her appointment by Governor Mikie Sherrill.

The immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday denied allegations that N210tn was unaccounted for in the company's financial records, insisting that no funds were lost under his leadership.

Tension has heightened ahead of the planned visit of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to Yelwata community in Benue State, following allegations by the party of possible attempts to disrupt the visit and a strong denial by the state government.

Nigeria’s economic recovery shows promise, but rising debt, fuel shortages, high business costs and limited access to credit reveal persistent structural challenges.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced the approval in Order No. NERC/2026/121 on the Operationalisation of Tranche C of the Meter Acquisition Fund, which took effect on November 2, 2026.

Nigeria could enter 2030 with a considerably smaller debt burden relative to the size of its economy and far less room in its revenue to meet other government obligations.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has recounted how the late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, allegedly plotted to eliminate him, detailing the circumstances surrounding his arrest, detention and eventual imprisonment during the military regime.

Nigeria's naira has maintained a relatively narrow trading range even as the value of dollar transactions in the country's foreign-exchange market has fallen by more than half in one week.

An artificial intelligence agent assigned to research government spending on medicines in Australia ended up accessing restricted files it had no permission to retrieve. Its developer, OpenAI, discovered the incident weeks later and took almost three months from the original breach to inform the government agency responsible for the affected system.