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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has clarified that the controversial N30,000 taxi fare for trips from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, was not a rate newly imposed by the authority or introduced through its Airport Car Hire Rank Management System. FAAN made the clarification in a statement signed by its Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Henry Agbebire, on Thursday, amid public criticism over the cost of airport transportation. The controversy followed a video by travel content creator Chris Joondeph, known as Authentic Travelling, who showed a quoted fare of N30,000 for a trip from the Lagos airport…

Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, president Ibrahim Gusau and members of the federation’s Executive Committee have resigned after weeks of pressure over the state of the country’s football, Soccernet.ng understands. Former Super Eagles media officer Obong Colin reports that Gusau and other board members stepped down on Thursday, 27 August. Earlier reports said eight of the 13 board members had already left their positions. Reports also linked NFF General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi to the leadership shake-up, although the federation had not published an official resignation statement at the time of writing.The development comes just days after reports of a 24-hour demand…

The Abia State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigerian Railway Corporation to enable the state to construct an access road across the railway corridor linking Okpara Square and Akanu Ibiam Street (Goodshed) to Bende Road in Umuahia, the state capital. Speaking at the event on Wednesday, Governor Alex Otti said the access road was part of a comprehensive plan to give the state capital a facelift and tackle traffic challenges around the corridor. He said, “And that’s why it is important that we have this. Because there are a lot of things, like I told you…

By Christabel Ndoeche The Managing Director of Ultimate Health HMO, Otunba Lekan Ewenla, has urged Nigerians living abroad to enrol their relatives, dependants and staff in health insurance in Nigeria rather than relying solely on sending money for medical expenses. Ewenla made the call in London on Monday during a visit to Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Aminu Dalhatu. According to a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Wednesday, Ewenla urged Nigerians in the diaspora to take advantage of the company’s Diaspora Health Insurance Programme to provide healthcare coverage for their families, dependants and staff in Nigeria.…

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Super Eagles and Hull City defender Semi Ajayi has revealed his target for the club this season following their remarkable return to the English Premier League, Soccernet.ng reports. The Tigers marked their return to the English top flight action for the first time since 2017 with a surprise 2-0 victory over Manchester United last Saturday. Despite playing their first Premier League game in almost a decade, Hull City showed no fear and rose to the occasion with an impressive performance against last season’s third-placed side. Ajayi opened the scoring in the first half, making history as Hull City’s first player to score a Premier League…

The Kano State Government has appealed to the Federal Government to supply additional diphtheria vaccines to enable it to conduct mass vaccination against the disease across the state. The Director-General, Kano Centre for Disease Control, Prof Muhammad Abbas, requested while addressing a news conference on Tuesday night. The press conference followed the reported outbreak of diphtheria in Rano and some other local government areas by the state House of Assembly, which said the disease had led to the death of more than 50 children. “Kano State has even written to the Federal Government to get more and more vaccines so…

One-cap Super Eagles star Yira Sor is confident of making a strong impact at Turkish Super Lig newcomers Amedspor following his €3 million transfer from Belgian club Genk, Soccernet.ng reports. The 26-year-old winger completed a three-year move to Amedspor this summer after bringing an end to his three-and-a-half-year spell with Genk. Sor has already featured twice for his new club but is yet to find the back of the net or provide an assist. The Nigerian, who made his Super Eagles debut in March, is now hoping his move to Turkey can provide the consistency required to take his career…

President Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian Guild of Editors and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers have mourned the death of journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, describing his passing as a painful loss to Nigeria’s media industry. Oladipo, a former Politics Editor of The PUNCH Newspapers, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the age of 56. Oladipo was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Premium Eagle Media Limited, the parent company of The Eagle Online. The President’s condolence was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…

Civil society organisations have called on the National Assembly to prioritise the passage of the National Suicide Prevention Bill, 2024. This, they said, would complement the proposed amendment to the National Mental Health Act 2021, which seeks to decriminalise attempted suicide in Nigeria. The Nigerian Mental Health and the Nigeria Suicide Prevention Advocacy Working Group made the call in a statement on Wednesday while reacting to the Federal Executive Council’s approval of an amendment to the National Mental Health Act 2021 to decriminalise attempted suicide. The CSOs commended the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, and…