NFF confirms sack of Rohr, reappoints Augustine Eguavoen as Super Eagles coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the sacking of Gernot Rohr as technical adviser of the Super Eagles. The NFF made the confirmation in a statement posted on its website on Sunday. Augustine Eguavoen was named the interim coach of the three-time African champions. The statement reads: “The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Mr […]

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Tottenham Hotspur sacks manager Nuno Espirito Santo

Tottenham Hotspur have sacked manager Nuno Espirito Santo after only four months in charge following Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United. Spurs have lost five of their past seven Premier League matches.They are eighth in the table and 10 points behind leaders Chelsea. “I know how much Nuno and his coaching staff wanted to […]

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Air Peace will recall some sacked pilots – FG

The federal government of Nigeria says Air Peace will recall some of the pilots it sacked earlier in August. The pilots were sacked as part of the company’s efforts to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations. After the action, the National Association of Airline Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) had given the […]

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Buhari sacks NHIS boss, replaces him with Sambo

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally taken the bold step by sacking the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director, Media, Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs Boade Akinola on Monday. According to the statement, the President has now appointed Professor Mohammed […]

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Ondo government sack Sunshine Stars’ players and technical crew

The Ondo government has sacked players and technical crew of the state-owed football club, Sunshine Stars. Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye, the Commissioner For Youth Development and Sports, who released a statement on behalf of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday, said the clear out also include other supporting staff of the club. “It has become necessary to dissolve […]

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Governor Obaseki closes College of Agriculture, sacks over 400 staff

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has closed the state-owned College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi, in Ovia North-East local government area, and sacked the entire workforce in the process. The college of Agriculture was established by the civilian administration of late Prof. Ambrose Ali in 1981, but was later closed by the military administrators, until it […]

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Kenya Airways sacks 22 of its 26 Nigerian employees

Over the weekend, Kenya Airways sacked 22 out of its 26 Nigerian employees, representing 86.4 per cent of its Nigerian workers. Only four Nigerian staff are currently retained by the management of the airline after the exercise. Those retained are Country Manager, Mr. Afeez Balogun, the Station Manager, and two other staff. According to the […]

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FG’s N650bn debt cause oil marketer to sack workers

Oil marketers have commenced a reduction of their workforce due to their inability to pay staff salaries, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some of the marketers, who preferred anonymity, confirmed to NAN on Wednesday in Lagos that they resorted to adopt a massive sack of their workers as the Federal Government had yet […]

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