Wolverhampton Wanderers’ fastest goal in their English Premier League history set up a long-awaited league victory as they beat fellow strugglers Southampton 2-0 on Saturday. The win moved them off the bottom of the table. The hosts celebrated not only the win but also their first clean sheet of the season. However, Southampton’s misery continued. The Saints remained winless on the road and have now suffered nine defeats in their opening 11 games. Wolves climbed to 18th place with six points while Southampton sit bottom on four. In spite of controlling possession for much of the match, Southampton were undone…
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President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has once more provided clarity on the essence of sponsored local football tournaments, saying the essence is to identify talents worthy of being nurtured for enhancement of their careers. Speaking at the trophy presentation of the NFF President Football Tournament – a pre-season tournament for Clubs in the Nigeria National League – inside the NFF Secretariat, Gusau praised the organizers and charged them to ensure the inclusion of at least four teams from the host State, Kaduna, as a way of providing opportunities for rookie players in the hosting State to…
There is a common saying that a lie may travel swiftly but the truth will ultimately catch up with it. The average Nigerian is beginning to discern through Dangote’s web of deceit and tissue of lies, which includes his spurious claims and baseless accusations against industry regulators and other actors in the Nigerian oil industry. Interestingly, NNPC Ltd did not have to react or fight back despite possessing all the necessary evidence. Alhaji Dangote has failed to recognise the economic potential, profundity, and reach of an industry that has sustained Nigeria’s economic growth for five decades. A complex relationship is…
Let me confess a moral anguish. Is it right to submit to a writer’s liberty and paint a depressing pen portrait of the torment and joy, pain and comfort, sorrow and happiness, success and failure of the many brave souls in the western Diaspora? In deciding to document the existential struggle and victory of Lammy, I may be offering timely encouragement to many Nigerians who have passed or are passing through the same life changing experiences in their newly adopted countries. We are all graduates of what Lammy went through in London. Here is the story of a native stranger.…
NLNG has received the prestigious award of Most Compliant Taxpayer by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) at the 2024 FIRS Day, which took place during the Lagos International Trade Fair. This recognition is part of the FIRS Compliant Taxpayer Award and Recognition Programme, designed to acknowledge companies that consistently meet their tax obligations, contributing to the development of Nigeria’s economy. This award marks a significant achievement for NLNG, following the Company’s receipt of the FIRS Most Supportive Taxpayer Award in 2021. The 2021 recognition was conveyed by FIRS, commending the top-performing taxpayers for their compliance, which helped the service…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Today, the fourth edition of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s Champions League will officially get underway in two Moroccan cities of Casablanca and El Jadida, as eight elite clubs contend for Africa’s most prestigious women’s club football competition. This is even as Nigeria’s representatives in the 2024 edition and West African Football Union (WAFU-B) champions, Edo Queens have since landed safely in the commercial city of Casablanca for the competition which will hold from November 9 to November 23 in the two selected stadia namely Mohamed El Abdi, El Jadida and Laarbi Zaouli,…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Committed to strengthening Nigeria’s education sector, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, hosted the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, led by Senator Muntari Dandutse, for an oversight visit focused on advancing initiatives across tertiary institutions. The aim of the session is geared towards accessing ongoing programs and develop strategic solutions to tackle key challenges, from curriculum enhancements to the allocation of critical infrastructure funding. Dr. Alausa underscored the Ministry’s commitment to enhancing Nigeria’s educational foundation in alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision.He highlighted the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Key stakeholders from Nigeria’s tourism, hospitality, and cultural sectors convened convened in Lagos for a pivotal validation event dedicated to Nigeria’s Draft National Tourism Policy. Hosted by the Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy in collaboration with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), the event marked a significant step toward aligning Nigeria’s tourism framework with global standards, while celebrating the country’s rich cultural and natural resources. The Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, delivered the opening address, underscoring Nigeria’s vast but untapped tourism potential and its diverse landscapes,…
The ongoing transmission of the poliovirus in the Lake Chad Basin, the Sahel, and throughout West Africa poses a significant obstacle to achieving global polio eradication targets. This challenge has informed the development of a cross-border coordination plan by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Amid harsh climatic conditions and insecurity, at least 55 million people are facing or expected to face food and nutrition insecurity in 2024, according to the GPEI. With consistent displacement and migration across the region, the risk of importing and exporting poliovirus and other diseases increases. This situation underscores the need for effective collaboration among countries to eliminate the…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released a policy guideline aimed at strengthening foreign currency disclosure, deposits and repatriation. The guideline is part of moves to implement the Presidential Executive Order No.15 issued on October 19 2024 to facilitate voluntary disclosure deposits and repatriation of foreign currencies held onshore and offshore by Nigerian citizens within and outside. The CBN said the guideline titled, ‘Guidelines on Implementation of the Foreign Currency Disclosure, Deposit, Repatriation and Investment Scheme to Commercial, Merchant and Non-Interest Banks (CMNIBs),’ would take effect from November 6, 2024. According to the apex bank,…