FEC approves six week orientation, new uniform, civilian leadership in major NYSC reforms
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved a civilian leadership structure and new uniform for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in seven key reforms to reposition the scheme for greater efficiency.
Ayodele Olawande, minister of youth development, told State House correspondents on Monday after the weekly FEC meeting that the council maintained the scheme’s one-vear duration and introduced skills-based training.
The Atlas Lions of Morocco have defeated the Netherlands in a penalty shootout to reach the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup.
Ismael Saibari scored the last penalty to give Morocco a 3-2 shootout win after Yassine Bounou had saved the Netherlands’ fifth penalty from Crysencio Summerville at the Estadio de Monterrey on
Tuesday.
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the establishment of the National Snakebite Treatment and Research Centre and N73.9 billion for health procurements aimed at strengthening access to essential medicines across the country.
Taiwo Oyedele, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, says the federal government is engaging oil marketers and regulators to ensure reductions in global crude oil market prices are reflected more transparentlv in the pump price of fuel.
Oyedele said the government is seeking a balance between protecting consumers and allowing operators in the downstream sector to remain commercially viable.
Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to US President Donald Trump and senior director for counterterrorism at the national security council, says US troops killed 199 jihadists in a single operation in Nigeria.
Gorka spoke in an interview with Marissa Streit, the chief executive officer (CEO) of PragerU, a US conservative media organisation, which aired on June 24.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed for peaceful demonstrations as anti-immigrant groups prepare for protests against “undocumented” migrants on Tuesday.
In a statement on Monday, Ramaphosa warned that protesters involved in criminal conduct would face the law, noting that while the right to protest is protected, it does not extend to acts of violence.
