FIFA has sanctioned Nigeria for fielding an ineligible player on November 10 in the final Group B game of the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Algeria. The World football governing body, on Tuesday, said Super Eagles’ right full back, Shehu Abdullahi, failed to serve a compulsory one game ban after receiving yellow cards in two […]
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The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says has lamented the wastage under the administration of Peoples Demoractic Party (PDP). Amaechi said former President Olusegun Obasanjo left $65 billion in the excess crude account but it was frittered away. Amaechi made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the […]
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Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc reaffirmed its position as a leading global brand with its recent recognition as the “Best Bank in Nigeria” and the “Best Bank for CSR in Africa.” The Bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Office, Segun Agbaje, also won the award for the CEO of the Year, which he […]
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Timothy Adeoye, a Nigerian teenager living in London, the United Kingdom, has been declared missing. The 14-year-old is one of nine cases of missing teenagers in Enfield borough. Dami Adeoye, 27, who is Timothy’s cousin says: “Our family have been encouraged by the overwhelming support shown by everyone who have circulated Timothy’s picture. “No information […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of failing to manage the affairs of the country and even violating the party’s constitution. Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesman of the opposition party, said this in response to a statement which APC issued on Sunday, describing the convention of PDP as a charade,. […]
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for one billion dollars donor contributions to the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to fund life-saving works in Nigeria and other countries. Mr. Guterres said at a pledging conference in New York that over the past 12 years, CERF has been at the forefront of humanitarian response. CERF is […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently on a working visit to Kano state, says Nigeria is his problem. Buhari said this at a dinner which the state government organised in his honour on Wednesday. He promised to remain focused in order to restore the “lost glory” of the country. Buhari said his administration would continue to […]
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Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the nation’s foreign reserves have risen to $38.2 billion, its highest point in 39 months. Emefiele made this known on Tuesday while commissioning Unilever Plc’s 10,000 metric tonnes Blue Band factory in Agbara, Ogun state. “We have seen reserves move up from the $23 […]
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A Former Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said that Nigeria about is losing N175 billion annually to medical tourism. Chukwu made the claim at opening ceremony of the 2017 Faculty of Clinical Sciences 10th Faculty Week & Scientific Conference, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Tuesday, with theme: “Medical Tourism in Nigeria”. He said […]
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The governments of Nigeria and Switzerland have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the return of $321 million traced to former Nigerian military ruler, Sani Abacha. The deal was signed on behalf of Nigeria by Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation, in Washington DC, US, on Monday afternoon at the headquarters of the […]
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