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The Federal Government has commenced the distribution of starter packs to 18,510 Nigerians trained under the first batch of the Renewed Hope Vocational and Skills Training Programme, an initiative of the National Social Investment Programme Agency aimed at equipping beneficiaries with the tools needed to start businesses and become self-reliant. The beneficiaries, drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, underwent two weeks of intensive vocational training at more than 230 accredited centres across the country. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the programme in Abuja on Wednesday, the National Programme Manager, N-POWER, Dr Nsikak…

Incumbency. Coalition. Movement. Revolution. Analysing the contenders ahead of the polls On January 16, 2027, Nigerians return to the polls in what’s already shaping up to be one of the most fractured, and most consequential, presidential races since 1999. The election was moved up after the repeal of the 2022 Electoral Act and the enactment of the 2026 Electoral Act, bringing the vote forward from the original February date. The field has shifted dramatically since 2023. Old alliances have collapsed, new coalitions have formed, and two of the three men who dominated the last election have swapped parties entirely. This…

By Samuel Omotere The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has attributed the worsening waste situation in the state to increased waste generation, a shortage of functional waste collection trucks and challenges facing private waste operators. Hamzat said the Lagos Waste Management Authority, which is responsible for waste management in the state, was dealing with a volume of refuse that was significantly higher than initially estimated. The Deputy Governor disclosed this during an interview on Nigerian Info 99.3FM on Tuesday. According to him, the state government initially estimated that Lagos generated about 13,000 tonnes of waste daily but later discovered…

Inside the science of why the closest sibling bonds break the hardest By August 2026, the Okoye brothers’ story has moved past music blogs into something anthropologists and psychologists actually study: what happens when siblings who share DNA and a fortune are pushed to publicly destroy each other. This isn’t a “who’s right” carousel but a “why does this keep happening” carousel, using Peter, Paul, and Jude Okoye as a real-time case study for forces that shape every family, everywhere. As of early August 2026, the feud has reached its most public phase yet. Peter Okoye (Mr P) released a…

Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers scored the winning goal for Panathinaikos in a 2-1 victory over CSKA Sofia in the UEFA Conference League on Tuesday, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Prior to Tuesday, Dessers had not played a competitive match since December 2025. He was named in Nigeria coach Eric Chelle’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, but a thigh injury kept him from featuring in the tournament, forcing him to return to his club prematurely. ​The injury ultimately required surgery, sidelining him for the remainder of the campaign. However, he resumed full training with his teammates during the pre-season, marking Tuesday’s…

Inside the ₦5.6 trillion industry Nigerians can’t stop feeding in 2026. Sports betting in Nigeria has grown far beyond a casual habit. Today, betting websites are among the most visited in the country, forming a multi-trillion-naira industry that serves as a job, an addiction, or both for millions of people. In June 2026, SportyBet alone recorded nearly 49 million visits, more than the combined traffic of Bet9ja and 1xBet. Here is the full June 2026 traffic picture:• SportyBet — 48.84M visits• Bet9ja — 12.92M visits• 1xBet — 12.82M visits• BetKing — 9.61M visits• Stake — 4.56M visits• MSport — 3.78M…

Riot Platforms just demonstrated that a Bitcoin mining company’s most valuable line item isn’t its hash rate; it’s the megawatts sitting behind it. The company’s new 20-year, $9.1Bn compute lease with Anthropic converts a Texas mining campus into contracted AI infrastructure revenue that has nothing to do with block rewards, difficulty adjustments, or the price of BTC. This huge mining deal was struck as BTC/USD traded pretty much flat over the past 24 hours, with a modest -0.2% decrease, and the price at $64,000. Daily trading volume for Bitcoin is at $22Bn.Bitcoin Mining’s AI Pivot Gets Its Biggest Number Yet…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons head into the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) carrying an unwanted defensive record that has left head coach Justin Madugu deeply concerned, Soccernet.ng reports. Despite reaching the last eight in Morocco, the ten-time African champions have conceded five goals in just three group matches. It is the highest total among all the quarter-finalists. It is also the first time in WAFCON history that Nigeria have allowed five goals during the group stage.Only Malawi finished with the same defensive record, while the other six quarter-finalists performed much better at the back. Morocco were…

Zigzagging between robots, weapons and computers in his garage workshop, Ukrainian engineer Eduard Trotsenko was bubbling with excitement as he showed off his latest prototypes and dreamed of sci-fi-inspired futuristic ideas. Top of his ideas list are “mechanical birds” that can land on high-voltage power lines and recharge themselves, and “robot dogs” that can be sent into battle. “In order to save human lives, to save soldiers, there must be robots,” Trotsenko told AFP. Autonomous weapons have come to dominate the war with Russia. Aerial drones are used on the front lines for reconnaissance and to drop explosives, while down…

Former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has cast fresh doubt over Victor Osimhen’s chances of becoming a success in the Premier League, Soccernet.ng reports. Osimhen is often rated among the top five centre-forwards in Europe after starring for Napoli and Galatasaray, but Hasselbaink believes England’s top flight is a much tougher test than Serie A or La Liga.Speaking about the Nigerian striker, the former Netherlands international admitted he is not fully convinced Barcelona-linked Osimhen has the qualities needed to dominate in the Premier League. “Then you’ve got Osimhen. And I know he’s my countryman, but I’m not convinced. I’m not…