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Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca has described the VAR error that allowed Erling Haaland’s winning goal against Manchester United as part of football, after refereeing officials admitted the decision was wrong.
Youth Empowerment
Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi has empowered about 420 youths and women from Imo East with start-up kits after a week-long training in AI, website design, phone repairs, and fishery at his NASENI Skills Acquisition Centre in Owerri North.
Tech & Education
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has shut down Lagos State's three public universities indefinitely after the state government failed to implement the 2025 FG/ASUU agreement. The strike, which commenced on Tuesday, affects thousands of students across LASU, LASUED, and LASUSTECH, with the union accusing Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's administration of treating lecturers with contempt despite repeated appeals and a 14-day ultimatum.
Tech & Education
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has pledged to strengthen access to its admission process for visually impaired applicants while expanding institutional support for students and other members of the university community living with disabilities. The commitment followed a demand by the Nigeria Association of the Blind, South-West Zone, for closer collaboration on inclusive education, assistive technology and digital innovation.
Health
Ultimate Health HMO boss Lekan Ewenla advocates for a shift from out-of-pocket payments to preventive health insurance, highlighting diaspora remittances and informal sector packages as key drivers for reducing sudden deaths
Tech & Education
Lecturers at Plateau State University have called off their three-week indefinite strike after the state government agreed to commence a pension scheme, implement the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement, and pay outstanding arrears.
Health
The United Nations has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has now claimed nearly 3,500 lives and infected over 7,200 people across 62 health zones, risks spiraling further out of control as a critical funding shortfall leaves responders scrambling to contain the virus. With the $1.3 billion humanitarian response only 49 per cent funded and weekly cases doubling in parts of North Kivu, aid officials are pleading for international emergency medical teams and
Health
WASPEN President Dr. Teresa Isichei Pounds advocates for integrating clinical nutrition care into Nigeria's healthcare system, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to tackle hospital malnutrition
Youth Empowerment
Katsina State has flagged off its National Conditional Cash Transfer programme in Kaita Local Government Area, with 3,000 low-income households already benefiting and plans to reach over 60,000 people statewide in three phases.
Health
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a stark warning to states and local governments that Nigeria has a narrow window to close critical gaps in Lassa fever preparedness before the peak transmission season begins. With infections among healthcare workers rising, funding delays persisting, and many treatment facilities lacking functional capacity, the agency has launched an Accelerated Readiness Plan and warned that waiting for cases to rise is no longer an option.
Sports
Former WBC champion advises Moses Itauma to remain focused and disciplined as he prepares to return after his first professional defeat.
Sports
Cristiano Ronaldo suffered his heaviest defeat since joining Al Nassr as Al Ain swept aside the Saudi champions 4-0.
