Osimhen not banned from Super Eagles – NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has described as outright falsehood, reports that the football-governing body has slammed a ban on Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen from the team, for his social media outburst few days ago. The federation issued the…
FG Reduces Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Corridor To 55km, Includes Train Tracks
The Federal Government has reduced the entire corridor of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, from phase two, section two to 55 kilometers including the train tracks. Minister of Works, Engineer Nweze Dave Umahi announced this in Lagos during a routine check…
Nigerian graduate who failed WAEC shines in USA
Sometime in November 2019 Emmanuel Oluwasayomi Ahmadu, a graduate of Mass Communications University of Benin was carrying out his One-year National Youth Service Corps assignment in Kwara state, granted audience to the state Correspondent, Demola Akinyemi, in Vanguard office Ilorin…
No Matter How Difficult It Is, I’ll Not Turn My Back On Nigeria – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said it is imperative for Nigerians to have a change of value system for the nation to make progress. The president said this in Lagos when he received a delegation, including Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, included the…
Illegal trade hindering economic growth, says WTO
The World Trade Organisation has stated that illicit trade damages societies and hinders economic growth and development. According to the organisation, in addition to undermining legitimate businesses, it promotes corruption and deprives governments of essential tax revenue needed for societal…
World Bank approves $250m credit and $10m grant to support Ghana’s energy sector
The World Bank has approved a $250 million credit from the Internationa Developmet Association (IDA) and an additional $10 million grant from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme to support Energy Sector Recovery Programme for Results (PforR) aimed at improving…
Rivers Governor Fubara Finally Takes Over 23 LGs From Pro-Wike Chairmen
Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara has directed heads of administration in the 23 Local Government Areas to take charge of the councils with effect from Tuesday, June 18, 2024. This follows the expiration of the tenure of elected chairmen, their…
GHANA: GRAMMYS Will Lose Its Value If Brought To Africa – King Paluta
Musician, King Paluta is of the view that bringing GRAMMYS to Africa will make the award scheme lose its value. He believes that they should maintain it as it is in order for Artistes in Africa to fly out of…
CBN confirms $2.9b deposit in special account to stabilise forex market
A Special account with $2.9 billion deposit has been created by the CBN to stabilise the foreign exchange (forex) market. The apex bank, which identified the special account as Gazelle Funding Account, dropped the hint during the last Federation Account…
Health commissioner declares Lagos Island as state’s epicentre of cholera outbreak
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, says Lagos Island has the highest number of suspected cholera cases, with 106 of the 350 suspected cases in the state. Mr Abayomi disclosed this on Monday through his official X account…