NPFL Issues Practice Direction To Coaches, Players And Ball Boys; Frowns At Coaches’ Poor Dressing
Clubs in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) have been advised to curb anumber of conduct of their Coaches, Players, and Ball Boys during fixtures of theseason.In a memo to the Clubs, Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer reminded the clubs that relevant provisions of the NPFL Framework and Rules will be invoked to ensure […]
UK workers to go on strike
Amazon workers in the UK will go on strike on Black Friday – one of the busiest shopping days of the year – in a long-running dispute over pay.Members of the GMB union at the online giant’s site in Coventry will walk out, mounting a picket line outside the centre. Amazon said Friday’s industrial action […]
Mali signs agreement with Russia
Mali’s military government has signed an agreement with Russia that includes a goldrefinery project in the Malian capital Bamako. The deal involves building the refinery to process 200 tonnes of gold annually. It is validfor four years and does not specify the timelines for the construction.
Qatar says Gaza truce starts Friday, 13 hostages to be initially released
A four-day truce agreed by Israel and Hamas is due to begin at 7 am today Friday. The beginning of the four-day truce on Friday will mark the first pause in fighting in nearly seven weeks of war. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid al-Ansari said the first batch of 13 civilian hostages held in the […]
The House of Representatives on Thursday unveiled plans to investigate the utilisation of multi-billion naira approved yearly for the National Emergency Management Agency
In his lead debate, Hon. Philip Agbese Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, said the House is concerned about various complaints against NEMA by victims of disasters and stakeholders for its delayed and ineffective interventions, causing concern among stakeholders and victims of disasters. He said the House is also concerned that NEMA […]
FG commence plans to evacuate Nigerians taking refuge in neighboring countries
The Federal Government says plans are underway to evacuate Nigerians taking refuge inneighbouring Cameroon, Chad, and Niger Republic, back to the country. The Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants andInternally Displaced Persons, Ahmed Tijjani, made this known yesterday, in Maiduguri aftera meeting with Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno. Tijjani disclosed further that […]
Nigeria’s Naira weakened across official and unofficial markets as dollar shortages linger on Tuesday and Wednesday on the foreign exchange (FX) market
On Wednesday, Naira fell to N1,150 per dollar, losing 0.43 per cent over N1,145/$1 on Tuesday at the parallel market, also known as the black market. Some street traders bought dollars at N1,145 and sold at N1,150. “There is dollar, but demand is high”, said aboki, a foreign currency trader based in Lagos. At the […]
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) says it will strategise for the country’s 2024 events, especially the Olympics at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for December 13
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of NOC, Tony Nezianya, in a statement added that the 2022 financial record of the committee as well as its 2022 audited report would be presented at the AGM. He, however, said that the Executive Board of the NOC would decide on a later date if the AGM would be […]
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the deal between Israel and Hamas for a four-day pause in fighting
The start of the pause is due to be announced within 24 hours. As part of the deal, Hamas will free 50 hostages it seized last month; Israel will release about 150 Palestinian prisoners. South Africa’s government – led by the African National Congress (ANC) – is a long-standing ally of the Palestinians, and had […]
Cameroon has received more than 330,000 doses of a new malaria vaccine – the first to be approved by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Health Minister Mana-ouda Malachie described it as a historic moment. Kenya, Ghana and Malawi have already started distributing the RTS,S vaccine, which has to be administered in four doses.Over the next few weeks, deliveries are expected in Burkina Faso, Liberia, Niger and Sierra Leone.
