ANGLICAN clergyman the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos of the Church of Nigeria Bishop Humphrey Olumakaiye has passed away at a hospital in London after battling an undisclosed illness for the last six months.

CANADA could be receiving thousands of Nigerian immigrants over the next three years as the government in Ottawa has announced its plan to receive 1.4m migrants between now and 2025 as part of a major plan to combat skills shortages.

NATIONAL Youth Service Corps (NYSC) officials have announced that prospective members will henceforth be required to present fitness certificates from recognised public health facilities at orientation camps across the country.

SUPER Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has revealed that he has not received a single pay cheque from his employers the Nigerian Football Federation in the six months that he has served as the national team manager.

SEVERAL prominent Nigerian Muslims and Islamic groups have all called upon the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) not to remove the Arabic inscriptions on the naira under its planned redesign programme due to take place next month.

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[1] Each of Nigeria's 774 local government areas must organise at least one sporting event a year

[2] Scholarships must be provided for exceptional talents who will be educated up to university level at specialist sports academies

[3] There will be a National Sports Festival held at least once a year, to which all stares are compelled to participate

AVIATION workers at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos have downed tools disrupting flights at Terminal Two in protest over the unprovoked termination of the appointment of 34 of their colleagues.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in London for a two week consultation with his doctors in what his aides have described as a routine medical check-up that is certain to raise concerns about the state of his health.

ACTING chairman of pan-Yoruba cultural group Afenifere Pa Ayo Adebanjo has denied claims that the body has endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

MEN of the Lagos State Police Command have taken all members of pop singer Davido's domestic staff into custody following the recent death of his three year old son Ifeanyi who drowned in the family's swimming pool early this morning.