Author: Lagos Brief

The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the commencement of the NAIJA 4 THE WIN campaign as the Super Eagles return to the continent for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, with a renewed commitment to reclaiming the prestigious title for the nation. Nigeria, three-time winners of Africa’s flagship football championship, arrive in Morocco with a rich history and a firm resolve to restore continental glory. The silver-medal finish at the 2023 edition in Abidjan, though commendable, remains a reminder of unfinished business. Those memories serve not as setbacks, but as motivation for a stronger, more decisive outing. Under…

…As cleric urges selfless service to achieve Nigeria of our dreams Nigerians have been urged to embrace selfless service and rally with an “all hands on deck” spirit to rebuild trust, fortify national unity, and extend a lifeline to those reeling from the country’s economic and social challenges. Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence Oliver Aba, stated this during the 2025 Service of Nine Lessons and Carols. Themed “Emmanuel: God With Us,”. This third annual event hosted by Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, unfolded under a canopy of twinkling Christmas lights, with the 100 man mass choir of…

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr.Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Dr. Sulaimon Olagoke Ogunmuyiwa as the Director-General of the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), with immediate effect. The appointment letter was presented to Dr. Ogunmuyiwa on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at the Office of the Head of Service, the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja Lagos State, by the Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro. Dr. Ogunmuyiwa, a seasoned education administrator, brings over 25 years of progressive experience in school evaluation, planning, quality assurance systems, and educational leadership within the Lagos State Government. He holds a PhD in Educational Administration and Planning…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination as the successor to Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday. General Musa, 58, on December 25, is a distinguished soldier who served as Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 until October 2025. He won the Colin Powell Award for Soldiering in 2012. Born in Sokoto in 1967, General Musa received his primary and secondary education there before attending the College of Advanced Studies in Zaria. He graduated in…

Head Coach Eric Chelle has picked Captain William Ekong, ace forward Victor Osimhen, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali in a provisional list of 55 players for the upcoming 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco. Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, defenders Zaidu Sanusi, Calvin Bassey and Semi Ajayi, midfielders Frank Onyeka, Alex Iwobi and Raphael Onyedika, and forwards Ademola Lookman, Samuel Chukwueze, Simon Moses and Chidera Ejuke are also listed. The list also has Nigeria Premier Football League stars Abdulrasheed Shehu, Ebenezer Harcourt, Ekeson Okorie, Chisom Orji and Adekunle Adeleke. A final list of 28 players will be drawn…

When the momentous task of leading a constituted regulatory edifice like NUPRC is entrusted to a single person, the world expects two things: fidelity to statutory duty and demonstrable outcomes. In Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector, it is no surprising that those expectations have been largely met, and have been exceeded on many occasions by Engineer Gbenga Komolafe. Being the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Komolafe is a living metonym for “Regulatory Excellence”, one who is meticulous in method, and relentless in his delivery. Komolafe’s regulatory excellence is a precis of performance. His ability to expressly…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after he sent the first batch of three names. In two separate letters to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu asked the Senate to consider and confirm expeditiously 15 nominees as career ambassadors and 17 nominees as non-career ambassadors. There are four women on the career ambassadors’ list and six women on the non-career ambassadors’ list. Among the non-career ambassador designates are Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu from Abia, a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri (Delta), former chairman of the Independent National Electoral…

Last year, 2024, renowned Islamic scholar and leader of Tijjaniyyah islamic sect, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, reportedly clocked the milestone age of 100 years according to the Islamic calendar. Born on Almuharram 2, 1346 A.H. Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi’s contributions to Islamic scholarship and education have been widely celebrated. He was born in Nafada, initially part of the old Bauchi State, but now in Gombe State. Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi currently resides in Kofar Gombe area of Bauchi metropolis of Bauchi State. He began his Islamic education under the tutelage of his father, Alhaji Usman, becoming a Hafizul Qur-an (memoriser of the…

The Lagos State House of Assembly came alive once again on Tuesday, 26 November 2025, when Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented the 2026 budget. As usual, the Chamber was filled with dignitaries from all walks of life. However, unlike last year—when the atmosphere was tense and the Speaker and the majority of members hid their faces behind goggles—the mood this year was genial. The Speaker’s Idiosyncrasy Since COVID-19, whenever the Speaker enters the Chamber, he rubs his hands with sanitiser and wipes down his table. But on this particular Tuesday, the hand-rubbing and the rearrangement of his table took so long…

Nigeria’s push to eliminate illegal mining and safeguard its mineral wealth has received renewed momentum with the support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which has launched a specialised capacity-building programme for the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals. The initiative—part of the Canada-funded Project to Strengthen Nigeria’s Response to Criminal and Terrorist Finance Related to Minerals—will train Mining Marshals Corps (MMC) personnel to strength their detection, investigation, and disruption of criminal and terrorist financial networks that are tied to mineral exploitation. The four-day workshop, scheduled to hold from 25–28 November 2025 in…