Aruna seeks title defence, W’Cup spot at African Cup
Nigeria table tennis star and African Cup men’s singles defending champion, Quadri Aruna, is set to defend his title at the 2025 tournament in Tunisia, where he will also vie for a spot at the 2025...
View ArticleRangers showed character in Remo defeat – Ogunmodede
Remo Stars coach, Daniel Ogunmodede, has rued his team’s 2-1 defeat against reigning champions Rangers International on match-day 24 of the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League, noting that their...
View ArticleFasuba, Ogunkoya warn against over-reliance on NCAA athletes
Former African record holder in the men’s 100m, Olusoji Fasuba and a two-time African champion, Seun Ogunkoya, have urged the stakeholders in Nigerian athletics to focus more on grassroots development...
View Article2,798 passengers report maltreatment by airlines to NCAA
About 2,798 passengers have reported different forms of maltreatment meted out to them by both international and domestic airlines to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, The PUNCH reports. While some...
View ArticleCBN seeks stronger Nigeria-Middle East economic ties
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has called for stronger economic ties between Nigeria and the Middle East, emphasising the need for collaboration in infrastructure,...
View Article20,000 communities without electricity in Nigeria – REA
The Rural Electrification Agency has inaugurated a 550kWp solar hybrid mini-grid project in Bakin Ciyawa and Kwande communities, Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State to electrify 3,500...
View ArticleRecruitment: NNPC to issue successful candidates appointment letters
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited said it has concluded the recruitment exercise it started last year. In an announcement on Monday, NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi...
View ArticleTariff hike: Airtel raises data, call rates
Airtel Nigeria, the country’s second-largest telecom operator, has revised its data pricing structure, implementing a tariff adjustment of up to 50 per cent, according to details published on its...
View ArticleIgbo land bleeds
Since the extradition of Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria sleep has eluded Ndigbo and many people have been killed as Igbo land bleeds. Many Igbo houses have been destroyed or deserted for safety....
View Article$23bn refinery biggest risk of my life – Dangote
Billionaire Aliko Dangote has described his $23bn Dangote Refinery project as the “biggest risk” of his life, acknowledging the challenges he faced in bringing the venture to fruition. In an exclusive...
View ArticleThe fallacy of Lt. Col. Musa Bitiyong’s involvement in coup
The attention of the family of late Lt. Col. Musa Bitiyong (murdered by IBB) has been drawn to the false narrative that Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, who became Nigeria’s president from 1985 to 1993...
View ArticleUSAID and Boko Haram: Filling the knowledge gap
One would have to agree with the Senate President that not all information on the internet is true, while we can debate the 99 per cent used in his summation on the floor of the house, certainly, he...
View ArticleIBB admits MKO won June 12 election
Not a few Nigerians were relieved after former military President Ibrahim Babangida finally admitted, at the recent launch of his book, “A Journey of Service”, that Bashorun MKO Abiola indeed won the...
View ArticleFG’s revival of road tolling
The payment of access fees, otherwise known as tolls, by road users, is a global practice that also has a long history in Nigeria. Before former President Olusegun Obasanjo stopped the tolling of...
View ArticleBenin Bronzes: A legacy of colonial looting
The return of the Benin Bronzes, looted by British colonial forces in 1897, has become a rallying cry for Nigeria’s cultural restitution movement. Despite promises from Western institutions to return...
View ArticleRotary marks 120 years, advocates selfless giving
The Rotary Foundation has announced that it has marked its 120th anniversary with a renewed call for selfless giving, urging Nigerians to make a lasting impact through philanthropy. Speaking at the...
View ArticleRestructuring, not state creation
THE contagion of state creation has resurfaced with the fresh proposal to create 31 new states. The agitation is divisive, selfish, myopic, and unrealistic. The lawmakers and their acolytes are...
View ArticleFG mourns death of Nigerian footballer in Uganda, orders probe
The Federal Government on Tuesday expressed deep sorrow over the sudden death of Nigerian professional footballer, Abubakar Lawal, in Uganda. The Federal Government, in a statement issued by the acting...
View ArticleNigeria’s W’Bank debt may hit $9.2bn as FG eyes six loans
The Federal Government is set to secure six new loans totalling $2.23bn from the World Bank in 2025 as the international financial institution continues to support the country’s economic and structural...
View Article14 million Nigerians on drugs, says NDLEA
Strategic Commander, National Drug Enforcement Agency, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Command, Usman Wadar, says no fewer than 14m Nigerians out of the estimated 223m have either tasted...
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