CAF Okays Potential Points Deduction From South Africa By FIFA For Fielding Ineligible Player
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) won’t be involved in any decision that world football governing body FIFA will take against South Africa for fielding an ineligible player in their world cup qualifiers 2-0 win over Lesotho. South Africa…
Amazon announces beneficiaries of Future Engineer Scholarship Program
Amazon has announced its 2025 cohort of 400 Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship recipients, offering up to $16 million in college tuition support. The awards will provide each recipient with up to $40,000 over four years to pursue computer science and…
Shettima Congratulates UBA on 75th Anniversary, Hails Innovation Drive
Shettima Congratulates UBA on 75th Anniversary, Hails Innovation Drive The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has extolled what he termed the staying power of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) in the past 75 years, describing the financial institution as…
World Bank appointment: I’m honoured, says Dangote
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote The President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has expressed gratitude over his appointment to the World Bank’s Private Sector Investment Lab, a body tasked with boosting investment and job…
Bill Gates’ Youngest Daughter Makes Big Announcement
Earlier this year, Phoebe Gates, the youngest daughter of billionaire tech mogul Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, landed a new job. The 22-year-old self proclaimed “nepo baby” launched a new podcast courtesy of the Unwell network created by former…
World Bank: More Nigerians to experience poverty by 2027
The World Bank has projected that poverty in Nigeria will increase by 3.6 percentage points over the next five years, rising through 2027. This was contained in the Bank’s Africa’s Pulse report released during the ongoing Spring Meetings of the…
Tanzania bans South Africa and Malawi imports as trade row escalates
A normally bustling border crossing between Tanzania and Malawi was noticeably quieter than usual on Thursday as a result of an escalating regional trade row. From midnight, Tanzania banned the entry of all agricultural imports from Malawi and South Africa…
Haitian Music Legend Fabrice Rouzier Sues Nigeria’s Burna Boy For Copyright Infringement In U.S.
This lawsuit against Burna Boy comes just two weeks after fellow Nigerian superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, was also hit with a copyright infringement suit in the U.S., in which four Nigerian artists accused him of illegally appropriating…
GTCO appoints new group chairman as shareholders approve N8.03 dividend
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc has announced the appointment of Suleiman Barau as its new Group Chairman, subject to regulatory approval. This decision came as part of the company’s succession plan and was revealed during the company’s fourth annual general…
Why Didn’t You Ask Adeleke Not To Run For Second Term? – Wole Oke
The representative of Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Honourable Wole Oke, has revealed that he was the financial backbone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State for a period spanning 12 years. According to reports, Oke, who is serving his…