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• US pauses immigrant visa applications worldwide

  26-08-2026 10:21 via punchng.com
  
  The US has paused all immigrant visa applications worldwide, tightening restrictions on applicants likely to rely on public assistance. Learn more about thRead More: https://punchng.com/us-pauses-immigrant-visa-applications-worldwide/
  
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• Visa issues force Falconets to replace Captain Igbokwe, Abdulwahab ahead of W’Cup

  27-08-2026 09:44 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigeria’s Falconets have replaced captain Joy Igbokwe and midfielder Faridat Abdulwahab after the duo failed to secure visas for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland.Igbokwe and Abdulwahab were unable to travel with the squad on Monday due to unresolved visa issues, prompting the Nigeria Football Federation to bring in Vivian Kachi and Alaba Olabiyi as replacements.The Falconets arrived in Poland on Tuesday with 20 players and began training the following day at the Stadio
  
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• Subsidy: Atiku will sign contract with Nigerians on fuel price — Ralph Nwosu

  27-08-2026 09:41 via vanguardngr.com
  A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Nwosu, says the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will enter into a formal agreement with Nigerians on the cost of petrol if elected president in 2027.Nwosu, a former chairman of the ADC, stated this on Arise Television’s Daybreak on Thursday while discussing Atiku’s plan to restore fuel subsidy.Atiku has repeatedly maintained that he would reinstate the subsidy, arguing that its removal has worsened eco
  
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• 9/11 attack mastermind to face trial in 2028

  27-08-2026 09:39 via vanguardngr.com
  A military court will try the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks starting in June 2028, multiple US media outlets reported Wednesday citing a judge’s ruling.Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was considered one of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s top lieutenants before he was captured in March 2003 in Pakistan.He was imprisoned in secret CIA facilities for three years before arriving at the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2006.AFP
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• UEFA seeks unity candidate to challenge Infantino

  27-08-2026 09:36 via punchng.com
  
  UEFA is actively seeking a unity candidate to challenge Gianni Infantino in the upcoming FIFA presidential election, despite withdrawing its boycott threatRead More: https://punchng.com/uefa-seeks-unity-candidate-to-challenge-infantino/
  
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• CIA director visited Moscow to warn Russia against NATO attack — US media

  27-08-2026 09:36 via punchng.com
  
  CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a rare trip to Moscow to warn Russia against attacking NATO member states, US media reports. Learn more about the high-staRead More: https://punchng.com/cia-director-visited-moscow-to-warn-russia-against-nato-attack-us-media/
  
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• Civil service must own its reforms, digital tools —Walson-Jack

  27-08-2026 09:33 via vanguardngr.com
  …Says she’ll choose the civil service again if she were to begin a new careerThe Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has undertaken many changes in the federal public service.
  One is the digitalisation of the service. She completes her tour of duty this month and retires from the public service. In this exclusive interview with Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor, Walson-Jack speaks about what informed her push for the transformation of the civ
  
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• What experts know about Nepal’s deadly floods

  27-08-2026 09:19 via punchng.com
  
  Experts reveal what caused Nepal’s deadly floods and landslides, highlighting the role of extreme topography, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), and cliRead More: https://punchng.com/what-experts-know-about-nepals-deadly-floods/
  
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• UCL draw: UEFA set to withdraw FIFA boycott threat

  27-08-2026 09:19 via punchng.com
  
  UEFA is set to withdraw its FIFA boycott threat ahead of the UCL draw, resolving a dispute over private financing for the World Cup. Get the latest updatesRead More: https://punchng.com/ucl-draw-uefa-set-to-withdraw-fifa-boycott-threat/
  
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• FULL LIST: EFL Cup third-round draw

  27-08-2026 09:19 via punchng.com
  
  See the full list of EFL Cup third-round draw fixtures, including Liverpool vs Tottenham and Manchester United vs Brighton. Get all the details here!Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-efl-cup-third-round-draw/
  
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• Desperate families search for missing relatives after Nepal floods

  27-08-2026 09:19 via punchng.com
  
  Desperate families in Nepal are searching for missing relatives after devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 165 people. Find out morRead More: https://punchng.com/desperate-families-search-for-missing-relatives-after-nepal-floods/
  
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• Brazil sues Discord for $100m in child safety case

  27-08-2026 09:19 via punchng.com
  
  Brazil is suing Discord for $100 million over alleged child safety failures, demanding stronger protections after a teen’s suicide. Learn more about the DiRead More: https://punchng.com/brazil-sues-discord-for-100m-in-child-safety-case/
  
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• Universal Insurance drags NAICOM to court

  27-08-2026 09:18 via vanguardngr.com
  By Rosemary IwunzeUniversal Insurance Plc has dragged the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, to the Federal High Court, following the cancellation of the Company’s operating licence and the appointment of a Receiver/Manager by the Commission.In a statement signed by the Company Secretary of Universal Insurance, Mr. Chinedu Onyilimba, the insurer noted that the Court has directed the Respondents not to take any steps pending the determination of the application.It also notified its sha
  
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• Troops scuttle ransom exchange, rescue kidnap victim in Kebbi

  27-08-2026 09:17 via vanguardngr.com
  By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin KebbiThe troops of Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA, conducting counter terrorism and anti-banditry operations in Kebbi State, have rescued a kidnapped female victim and disrupted a planned ransom exchange.According to Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, the acting spokesperson, the troops, acting on credible intelligence regarding a planned ransom exchange for a woman who was abducted from her farm last month, swiftly mobilised to intercept the transaction. Upon sighting the advancin
  
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• NIMASA cracks down on Cabotage law violations

  27-08-2026 09:01 via vanguardngr.com
  By Godwin OritseIn a move to strengthen compliance with Nigeria’s Cabotage regime the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has started tightening enforcement of requirements designed to promote indigenous participation in coastal and inland shipping.The Agency said the move is in line with its statutory responsibility to enforce relevant maritime laws, including the NIMASA Act 2007, the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003, as well as existing Cabotage re
  
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• Pastor unveils Christian matchmaking platform with N700,000 VIP plan

  27-08-2026 08:56 via punchng.com
  
  Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo launches Mentor To Marry, a Christian matchmaking platform for singles seeking faith-based marriage, with plans up to N700,000. FinRead More: https://punchng.com/pastor-unveils-christian-matchmaking-platform-with-n700000-vip-plan/
  
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• Kogi gov gifts 1,490 state corps members ₦20,000 each

  27-08-2026 08:56 via punchng.com
  
  Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo, has donated ₦20,000 each to 1,490 National Youth Service Corps members deployed to the state, amounting to ₦29.8m. The donation is intended to support the corps members with transportation and other immediate needs as they commence their primary assignments across the state. This was contained in a statement issuedRead More: https://punchng.com/kogi-gov-gifts-1490-state-corps-members-%e2%82%a620000-each/
  
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• FG unveils N365m prize for top academic minds

  27-08-2026 08:56 via punchng.com
  
  The Federal Government introduces a N365m annual academic prize to reward outstanding research and innovation across Nigerian tertiary institutions. LearnRead More: https://punchng.com/fg-unveils-n365m-prize-for-top-academic-minds/
  
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• Abia, NRC sign pact for access road across rail corridor

  27-08-2026 08:56 via punchng.com
  
  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 theRead More: https://punchng.com/abia-nrc-sign-pact-for-access-road-across-rail-corridor/
  
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• Heritage bank depositors demand full payment, seek FG, CBN, NDIC intervention

  27-08-2026 08:52 via vanguardngr.com
  By Matthew JohnsonAfter more than two years of closure, aggrieved depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank have called on the Federal Government (FG), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), to enforce immediate payment of their legitimate funds trapped in the failed bank, saying prolonged delays have subjected thousands of Nigerians to severe financial hardship.CBN revoked the banking license and closed Heritage Bank Plc on June 3, 2024 citing in
  
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• North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ after US approves arms sales to South

  27-08-2026 08:51 via vanguardngr.com
  North Korea condemned on Thursday US plans to supply Seoul with tactical missiles and fund human rights monitoring projects, vowing a “powerful response” to what Pyongyang described as Washington’s hostility towards it.The US Department of State said on Friday it had approved the possible sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles and related equipment to South Korea at an estimated total cost of $125 million.Pyongyang’s foreign ministry spokesperson, in a statement car
  
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• Oladipo’s death, painful loss to media industry — Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Uzodimma

  27-08-2026 08:49 via vanguardngr.com
  …He was a distinguished journalist, gentleman — NGE, NUJ, GOCOPLAGOS—PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE; the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, FCT council and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, yesterday, mourned the death of the founder and Managing Editor of The Eagle Online, Mr Dotun Oladipo.
  Oladipo, who was 56 years old, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at a hospital where he was said to h
  
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• Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, August 27, 2026

  27-08-2026 08:47 via vanguardngr.com
  The Nigerian naira is trading at about ₦1,345.94 to the US dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Thursday, August 27, 2026, according to the latest available live exchange-rate data.The live rate puts the value of $1 at approximately ₦1,345.94 as of the early hours of Thursday. This indicates that the naira remains relatively firm around the ₦1,300 level after recent gains in the official foreign exchange market.In the parallel market, the dollar was quoted
  
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• Lawyers rally support for Tax Ombud’s drive to increase tax compliance

  27-08-2026 08:46 via vanguardngr.com
  Nigerian lawyers have reaffirmed the pivotal role of taxation as a major source of government revenue for infrastructure development and the provision of social services, throwing their weight behind the voluntary tax compliance drive being championed by the Office of the Tax Ombud.This was a central theme of a panel discussion titled “Pay Now, Prosper Later” at the ongoing 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.The panel,
  
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• 2027: Tinubu building enduring systems, not quick fixes — Adegbonmire

  27-08-2026 08:44 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dayo Johnson, AkureThe All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Ondo Central, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, SAN, has said the reforms being implemented by President Bola Tinubu’s administration are long-term processes aimed at building enduring systems rather than providing quick fixes.Speaking in Akure, Adegbonmire said the President was working to address the country’s challenges and place Nigeria on the path to sustainable development.“Things are being don
  
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• Obidient Connect Texas inaugurates leadership structure, mobilises diaspora for 2027 vote protection

  27-08-2026 08:40 via vanguardngr.com
  …Calls for massive lawful support and grassroots organisation ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential electionThe Obidient Connect Texas chapter has formally commenced operations with the inauguration of its leadership structure and a renewed commitment to mobilising Nigerians in Texas around citizen organisation, electoral transparency and lawful support for grassroots democratic participation ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election.The inaugural Zoom meeting, held on Aug
  
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• Five PFAs control pension market, account for 54% of new RSAs

  27-08-2026 08:40 via vanguardngr.com
  •States still foot-dragging on CPS implementationBy Rosemary IwunzeFive Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, out of 18 licensed operators accounted for 54.41 per cent of new Retirement Savings Account, RSA, registrations in the first quarter of 2026, Q1’26, indicating continued concentration in Nigeria’s pension market.According to the Q1’26 industry report released by the National Pension Commission, PenCom, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers led the market, accounting for 17.4
  
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• 2027 Elections: Uwais Report alive on paper, dead in implementation

  27-08-2026 08:33 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ikechukwu NnochiriIn the wake of the 2007 general elections, widely regarded as flawed, the late President Umaru Yar’Adua established a 22‑member Electoral Review Committee to examine the exercise and advise on areas requiring reform.
  Yar’Adua, who was displeased with the do-or-die approach that characterised the election that brought him to power, vowed that future polls in the country would be free, fair, and credible.
  The Electoral Reform Committee, inaugurated on August
  
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• FAAN reinstates Bolt at airports, denies fixing taxi fares

  27-08-2026 08:32 via vanguardngr.com
  By Dickson OmobolaFollowing complaints by travellers over the suspension of e-hailing services at airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has said Bolt can resume operations at all its airports after both parties reached an operational agreement.FAAN also apologised to passengers for the inconvenience caused by the temporary disruption, saying it appreciated their patience and understanding.Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at FAAN, Henry Agbebire, in a state
  
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• UCL draw: Champions PSG lead 36 clubs into Thursday’s showdown

  27-08-2026 08:11 via punchng.com
  
  The 2026/27 UEFA Champions League draw is set for Thursday. Discover which 36 clubs, including reigning champions PSG, will face off in the league phase.Read More: https://punchng.com/ucl-draw-champions-psg-lead-36-clubs-into-thursdays-showdown/
  
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