Nigerian champ Oluwole gets IBF title chance
Nigerian national champion Bolatito ‘Black Tito’ Oluwole will challenge two-time IBF world champion Lani Daniels for the IBF World Light-heavyweight title on September 7 at Claudelands Arena in Hamilton, New Zealand, The PUNCH reports. Oluwole, boasting an unblemished record of…
Burna Boy emerges first African artiste to hit two billion streams in UK
Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy, has become the first African artiste to hit the two billion streams mark in the United Kingdom. The “Twice as Tall” crooner was presented with a Brit Plaque at his sold-out show at Koko Camden…
Transparency Issues Persist As Nigerian Oil Company NNPCL Fails To Release 2023
The NNPCL only released its 2022 financial statements in January 2024 after facing significant pressure. The Petroleum Industry Act mandates that the NNPCL, as a limited company, must undergo financial audits annually, in line with the Companies and Allied Matters…
S’Court Ruling on LGAs: FG Mulls Options for Joint Funding of PHCs
Following the recent Supreme Court ruling on the financial autonomy for Local Government Areas (LGAs), the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare yesterday, said it was pushing an initiative that would enable both entities at the sub-national levels pull…
Sanwo-Olu flags off sanitation awareness initiative
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, issued a stern warning to residents who engage in the harmful practices of littering drains and removing manhole covers, declaring that the menace must be brought to an end. Speaking at the Campos…
NFF plans CAF courses after seven years
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, asserts that the federation will later this year organise CAF license C and B coaching courses for men’s football coaches in the country, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. This is coming on the…
Another Nigerian sets new Guinness World Record
Since June 2023 when Hilda Baci, the Nigerian Jollof Queen achieved a new GWR for the longest cook-a-thon, many Nigerians have been making attempts at setting or breaking world records in different spheres of life. ByChinagorom Ugwu July 16, 2024…
Gov Eno to build 18-floor Towers in Lagos amidst food crisis
Despite the food crisis in Akwa Ibom State, Governor Umo Eno said the state government is about to start building an “18-floor Ibom Towers” in Lagos State, south-west Nigeria. Governor Eno disclosed this on Monday in Uyo, while performing the…
Customers to win N200m as UBA begins 75th anniversary promo
In line with its usual custom of rewarding loyalty, Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa Plc, is set to launch the “UBA Legacy Promo” as part of activities to mark its 75th year anniversary. This campaign has been specially…
Ekiti NULGE tackles Fayose over comments on LG autonomy
The President, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Ekiti State Branch, Oluseyi Olatunde, has said that the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, lacks necessary ideas about the workings of the local government system. Olatunde spoke in a statement…