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The Federal Government has set its sights on advancing Nigeria’s capital market to Emerging Market status following confirmation from global index provider FTSE Russell that the nation’s market will be officially reclassified to Frontier Market status from Monday, 21 September 2026. The reclassification marks Nigeria’s formal return to the global Frontier Market index nearly three years after its exclusion in September 2023, a period during which severe foreign exchange illiquidity and execution bottlenecks hindered foreign investors from repatriating capital. At the height of the FX crisis, foreign institutional portfolio investors faced months-long backlogs attempting to repatriate equity proceeds, prompting FTSE…

Porto head coach Francesco Farioli has provided an update on the status of Super Eagles defender Zaidu Sanusi following his injury blow in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Academico de Viseu FC, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian defender suffered the injury in the 18th minute of the encounter after attempting to play the ball before going down and receiving treatment. Sanusi was eventually unable to continue and was substituted, with Martim Fernandes coming on in his place. Despite losing one of their key defenders early in the game, Porto went on to maintain their perfect start to the league season and secured a fourth consecutive…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has urged Nigerians to demand accountability from the Federal, state and local governments over the increase in revenue accruing to the three tiers of government. Falana said the rise in government revenue had yet to translate into corresponding improvements in the living conditions of Nigerians, urging citizens to question how the additional funds were being spent. The activist spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, where he questioned what governments were doing with the extra revenue available to them. Falana cited the condition of a road leading to Afe Babalola University…

By Stephen Angbulu At least 185,502 more children were treated for acute malnutrition across seven northern states in 2025 than in the previous two years. The latest data from Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), obtained by Sunday PUNCH, identified the affected states as Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Bauchi, Borno, and Sokoto. It attributed the deepening nutrition crisis to conflict, displacement and shrinking humanitarian funding since the US President Donald Trump’s administration discontinued funding for major health initiatives globally. The figures are contained in a report titled, ‘Nigeria: Increased malnutrition crisis for children and the mental health strain for caregivers,’…

English Premier League action resumed this weekend, and there were several intriguing results — notably at Old Trafford, where Manchester United hosted Ipswich Town, Soccernet.ng reports. ​The Red Devils claimed an emphatic 5-2 victory over Ipswich Town in their second match of the campaign. Having suffered a 2-0 defeat against Hull City in their opening fixture, they entered the contest with a lot to prove. ​Ipswich opened the scoring in the 29th minute, but Bruno Fernandes leveled matters in the 40th. A Jacob Greaves own goal then handed the Red Devils the lead in the 56th minute. Bruno Fernandes 8…

A good Samaritan has rescued an abandoned newborn baby girl alive near Ashar forest at Wuese community in the Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. The baby, who was said to have been wrapped up in clothes and kept in a carton by an unknown person, was picked up on Saturday, August 29, 2026, by one Mrs Mbakasev Yisa, with maggots allegedly found around the baby and a foul smell emanating from the carton. An eyewitness and a councillor who identified himself as Terkumbur Mbaukaan told journalists on the phone in Makurdi, the state capital, on Sunday, that the…

Victor Osimhen has received fresh backing to join Chelsea after Nicolas Jackson completed his £65 million move to Aston Villa, Soccernet.ng reports. The transfer has changed Chelsea’s striker options and could reopen the debate about whether the Blues should make another move for the Manchester United-linked Nigeria international before the summer transfer window closes.Chelsea confirmed Jackson’s permanent transfer to Villa on Saturday. The 25-year-old joined the Blues from Villarreal in 2023 and scored 30 goals in 81 appearances. He was also part of the Chelsea teams that won the UEFA Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup.The move came after…

By Animashaun Salman The Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to declare a national emergency on viral hepatitis and urgently increase funding for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of liver and other gastrointestinal cancers. The call was contained in a communiqué issued to newsmen on Sunday at the end of the society’s joint international conference and Annual General Meeting held in Abuja from August 12 to 15, 2026, in collaboration with the African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Cancer Consortium, African Institute for Liver and Digestive Diseases and Nigerian Cancer Society. SOGHIN said hepato-pancreato-biliary diseases and cancers…

The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers will kick off later this month, and the Super Eagles coach is expected to have started finalizing his list for the first two games of the series, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Nigeria’s first two games of the series are against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau, and they need to set the tone early by claiming important victories. ​Coach Chelle has a lot of talent at his disposal, and most of the first-team players are fit and doing well at their clubs. So, the Franco-Malian will definitely roll out all the big names. Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle…

The Kano State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued the Sarkin Noman Kano, Alhaji Yusif Nadabo, after suspected bandits attacked Garun Mallam Town in the Garun Mallam Local Government Area of the state. The command disclosed this in a statement issued by its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, on Sunday. According to the statement, the incident occurred at about 11:30pm on Saturday, August 29, 2026, when the police received a distress report that suspected bandits had stormed the town and were shooting sporadically into the air. “In the process, the hoodlums abducted Alhaji Yusif…