Pres. Buhari Vows to Resist All Attempts to Undermine Nigeria’s Sports Devt.
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to resist any attempt to undermine the development of sports in the country, declaring that football as “the number one sport in Nigeria” remains a national asset. The president made the pledge while receiving the 10-year Football Development Masterplan presented to him by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, […]
Nigeria to Battle Algeria in International friendly, Sept. 27th
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on the Desert Foxes of Algeria in a friendly on September 27 2022. The encounter is billed for the New Stadium in Oran. According to reports, the Algeria Football Association AFA were forced to look for an alternative opponent after Ghana pulled out from an agreed friendly on […]
United States to Return $23m Abacha Loot
Nigeria and the United States governments have reached an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot. The agreement signing ceremony was held Tuesday in the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. While Malami signed on behalf of the Nigerian government, the U.S […]
Resident Doctors Extend Ultimatum to FG by Two Weeks
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has shifted by two weeks, its decision on the ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government. In a communique dated August 21, its President, Dr. Dare Ishaya, said the decision to further extend its ultimatum and avert industrial disharmony, was to give room for intervention by the Ministry of […]
Non-Academic University Senior Staff Workers Suspend Strike for 60 Days
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Allied Institutions have called off their strike actions, which they had embarked on back in March. The unions announced their latest decision after a brief meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, at […]
U-23 AFCON Qualifiers: Nigeria Gets Easy Draw
Nigeria have been handed an easy draw in the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The draw for the competition which will be hosted by Morocco took place at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo on Thursday. The U-23 Eagles were drawn bye in the first round, but […]
Nigerians Will Soon Be Able to Subscribe to e-Naira
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said Nigerians will soon be able to subscribe to the e-Naira digital currency using short codes. Emefiele, who revealed this on Thursday during the eNaira Hackathon grand finale in Abuja, said by next week, Nigerians both banked and unbanked will be able to open an […]
Fuel Subsidy Projected Daily Payment, N18.39bn – Min of Finance
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has put the projected daily payment for fuel subsidy at N18.39 billion. She stated this during an investigative hearing of the House ad hoc committee which is investigating the petroleum subsidy regime between 2017 to 2021. According to the Minister, this was calculated using the information provided by the […]
Min. of Education Denies Getting Presidential Order to Resolve ASUU Strike in Two Weeks
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has denied receiving a two-week ultimatum from President Buhari to resolve the protracted ASUU strike. The Minister who disclosed this at the 47th session of the State House Ministerial Media Briefing at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, also asked students to take legal action against ASUU for compensation over […]
Tottenham Agree Deal With Udinese To Sign Italy Under-21s Defender, Destiny Udogie
Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign defender Destiny Udogie from Udinese. The Italy Under-21s international will be loaned back to the Serie A side for this season, before joining up with Spurs for the 2023-24 campaign. Udogie will be Tottenham’s seventh summer signing following Ivan Perisic, Richarlison, Fraser Forster, Yves Bissouma, Clement Lenglet and […]
