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Mangongo demands calm as Nigeria begins cricket W’Cup quest

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Nigeria head coach Stephen Mangongo has urged the Yellow Greens to remain calm and execute their plans as they begin their bid to qualify for the 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup against The Gambia in Abuja on Tuesday. Mangongo said the team had completed its preparations and was ready for the opening fixture of the Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier C at the Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 2. “Calm before the storm. That’s all we need. We’ve done all the training. We are ready to go,” Mangongo said. The Zimbabwean coach also stressed the importance of translating their work in training into performance on the field as Nigeria seek to secure one of the two qualification places available in the six-team tournament. The Yellow Greens will face The Gambia before taking on Zambia on Wednesd...

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You’re The Egypt Nigerians Will Never Return To — Atiku Tackles Tinubu

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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his defence of the removal of the petrol subsidy, describing the president as the source of the economic hardship Nigerians are struggling to escape. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said Tinubu’s comparison of calls for fuel subsidy relief to asking Moses to return to Egypt showed “how little he understands the suffering of Nigerians”. In a statement issued on his behalf by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku accused Tinubu of celebrating the removal of petrol subsidy without adequately addressing its impact on the cost of living. He said Tinubu’s decision to remove the subsidy on his first day in ...

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Abuja International Film Festival To Spark Global Conversation On AI, Filmmaking Ethics

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Abuja International Film Festival To Spark Global Conversation On AI, Filmmaking Ethics The 23rd Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF) will bring together cinema, innovation, and global partnerships under the theme “Frames without Borders: AI, Ethics, and the Future of Filmmaking.” Scheduled to take place from October 20 to October 25, 2026, in the heart of Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. Reflecting on the vision behind this year’s theme, the Founder of the AIFF, Fidelis Duker, stated: “For over two decades, this festival has pushed the boundaries of cinematic dialogue. As artificial intelligence fundamentally alters how we create, we must confront the ethical questions head-on. AI should be a tool that empowers the storyteller, not one that compromises the soul of the craft. Th...

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Access Bank Partners with PMI to Empower More Nigerian Women with Global Project Management Certifications

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George Asamani, MD, PMI SSA Access Bank Plc, through its W Initiative, has partnered with the Project Management Institute (PMI) to expand Nigerian women’s access to globally recognised project management certifications. The initiative comes against the backdrop of persistent gender disparities in Nigeria’s formal private sector. McKinsey’s Women in the Workplace 2025: India, Nigeria, and Kenya report found that although women account for around half of Nigeria’s workforce, they occupy only one in three entry-level positions in the formal private sector. The disparity is also evident in project management, where men globally outnumber women by three to one, according to PMI’s The State of Women in Project Management (2023) report. At the same time, demand for skilled project profe...

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UN praises Nigeria’s solar initiatives for powering five million people

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Agency Report The United Nations has highlighted Nigeria’s rural electrification programme as a successful example of expanding electricity access through targeted subsidies and private investment. The recognition is contained in the World Social Report 2026, released by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The report identifies Nigeria’s Electrification Project as an example of how developing countries can expand access to affordable energy among underserved populations. Citing earlier World Bank data, the UN said the programme supported the establishment of 125 mini-grids and the sale of more than one million solar home systems. So This Happened (EP 435) reviews: Dele Momodu predicts Peter Obi could defeat Tinubu in 2027 It said these interventions provided...

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Nigeria’s passport ranking falls to 181, visa-free access shrinks

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Nigeria’s passport has again plunged from 90th position in July 2026 to 181st out of 196 countries in the latest IziVisa Passport Ranking Index, reflecting a significant decline in the number of destinations Nigerian passport holders can access without obtaining a visa in advance. According to data published on IziVisa.com, Nigerian passport holders can travel to 24 countries visa-free, obtain visas on arrival in 16 countries, and access 43 countries through electronic visas. The latest ranking represents a sharp drop from the 90th position Nigeria occupied in July 2026, when its passport provided visa-free access to 44 destinations. The decline in the visa-free score from 44 to 24 destinations highlights the difference between the two reported rankings and the reduced number of c...

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Lagos Innovates backs startups, targets more tech jobs

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Lagos Innovates, an initiative of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, has supported more than 1,200 startups and trained over 3,000 technology talents since it was established in 2018, as the state seeks to expand employment opportunities and strengthen its technology sector. The initiative is targeting another 1,200 technology talents through a new training programme covering seven high-demand skills. In contrast, a separate artificial intelligence training partnership aims to reach 10,000 young people across Lagos. The Head of Startups at Lagos Innovates, Olanike Aladeojebi, disclosed the figures during a session titled “Building Businesses, Creating Jobs and Driving Startup Growth” at the maiden GrowthX event organised by Techeconomy in Lagos. She explained that the initiati...

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Her Startup seeks to bridge funding gap for women founders

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Her Startup, an accelerator for women-led technology startups in Africa, has opened applications for its second cohort. The collaborative initiative spearheaded by KSH Foundation, Tomorrow Foundation and EHA Impact Ventures, will equip 10 women founders in early-stage to build investment-ready tech businesses. This training programme will be delivered by the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, Founder Institute. Despite accounting for 58 per cent of Africa’s self-employed population, women founders secured less than one per cent of the more than $2bn raised by African startups in 2025. Her Startup was created to help change this reality, providing women entrepreneurs with the training, capital, and networks they need to build and grow successful businesses through a single, in...

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NASENI opens Kaduna UAV centre, eyes tech independence

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The Federal Government has called for increased investment in indigenous defence and security technology to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on foreign suppliers, as the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure inaugurated an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle training centre in Kaduna on Monday. The Minister of Defence, Gen Christopher Musa (retd.), who was represented by the Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Vice Marshal Adeniran Ademuwagun, said developing local expertise was crucial to strengthening national security and ensuring the effective maintenance of critical equipment. He warned that excessive dependence on foreign technology could expose the country to security vulnerabilities, particularly when access to technical information and maintenance se...

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NASENI, Kaduna give 500 residents solar kits, cookstoves

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The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure and the Kaduna State Government have empowered 500 residents with solar home systems, clean cooking stoves and support packs to improve livelihoods and ease household economic pressures. The beneficiaries, comprising 450 women and 50 men from the 23 local government areas of the state, received the items under the NASENI Sustainable Empowerment Programme, themed “Innovating Today, Empowering Tomorrow”. Speaking at the unveiling of the programme on Monday, Governor Uba Sani said the initiative demonstrated his administration’s commitment to expanding economic opportunities and improving living standards through science and technology. He said, “These interventions are designed to ease household burdens, support small bu...