Benfica, Bayern, and Brugge Advance to UCL Last 16
Benfica held off Monaco to a 3-3 draw in Lisbon to seal their place in the Champions League last 16, 4-3 on Aggregate, to face either Barcelona or Liverpool. Bayern Munich snatched a 3-2 aggregate victory over Celtic after a 1-1 draw in the return leg last night. Club Brugge beat Serie A side Atalanta […]
African Leaders Approve $20B Stability Fund
African leaders have approved the establishment of a $20 billion continental financial stability fund, in a move designed to stave off potential debt crises on the continent before they take hold. The facility, known as The African Financial Stability Mechanism, will get its own credit rating to allow it to borrow on international capital markets. Announcing this […]
FRSC Launches Driver’s Licence Print Farm in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has activated a mini driver’s licence printing farm in Lagos State, in commemoration of its 37th anniversary. At the inauguration, the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, expressed optimism that the farm would help to reduce hardship experienced by motorists while acquiring drivers’ licence, and urged applicants to collect their licence […]
Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates Abule-Egba Terminal, Cuts Red Rail Fare
Lagos governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says his administration will continue to improve connectivity across the state through rail, road, and water transportation. Speaking yesterday at the inauguration of the Abule-Egba Bus Terminal, the Governor announced that there will be thirty percent reduction of the Red Rail Line fare to reduce the financial burden on commuters. Governor […]
Nigeria’s Inflation Rate crashes To 24.48 Per Cent
Nigeria’s headline inflation has dropped to 24.48 per cent year on year in January 2025, as against the December 2024 rate of 34.80 per cent. Announcing this at a briefing yesterday, the Statistician-General of the Federation, Adeyemi Adeniran, said the All-Items Index, which is used to measure headline inflation for January 2025, was 110.7, resulting […]
Arsenal Fined £65,000 for Player Conduct
Arsenal have been fined £65,000 after their players were deemed to have behaved in an “improper way” following Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card against Wolverhampton Wanderers last month. It was alleged that Arsenal failed to ensure their players did not behave in an improper way around the 43rd minute, and the club subsequently admitted to this […]
Plane Overturns at Toronto Pearson Airport
One child and two adults have been critically injured after a plane crashed and overturned while landing at Toronto Pearson airport in Canada. Images shared on social media show a plane which appears to have flipped over on the snow-covered tarmac. It appears to be missing at least one of its wings. Toronto Pearson airport […]
AGF Bans Police from Parading Crime Suspects
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has barred the Nigeria Police Force from parading persons suspected to have committed a crime. Senior police officers says they were informed of the development earlier this month or thereabouts. When contacted, the Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the police would issue […]
NELFUND Closes Student Loan Applications Feb 21
Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, says it will close the 2023/2024 student loan application cycle on Friday, February 21. At a news conference yesterday in Abuja, its Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, reassured students who had successfully submitted their applications before the deadline that their applications would be processed, in line with established methods. Sawyerr said […]
AU Names Nigeria as Africa’s Digital Trade Champion
The African Union (AU) has officially designated Nigeria as the Digital Trade Champion for the continent under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade Protocol. This follows the country’s notable efforts in advancing digital enterprise and innovation. This endorsement came at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and […]
