Finidi rues Insurance draw
Following their 1-1 draw against Bendel Insurance on match-day three of the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League Super 6 playoffs in Lagos, Enyimba coach, Finidi George, was dismayed by his team’s inability to move up to seven points in the title race, The PUNCH reports. After going ahead in the early stages of the game, […]
Tinubu: Focus areas in 100 days in office
The giant of Africa, Nigeria is transitioning into a new administration under a new democratically elected President. The country, in the past eight years witnessed transformation in some sectors of the economy, yet challenges are inevitable as they hinder smooth implementation of budgets. Sectors such as agriculture, transport as well as education have achieved a […]
Lens, Lille battle for Orban
According to the French publication, FootMercato, Ligue 1 sides RC Lens and LOSC Lille will jostle to try to sign Nigerian forward Gift Orban from KAA Gent in the summer. The 20-year-old has been nothing short of exceptional following his €3.5m transfer from Norwegian club Stabaek to Gent in January. Orban’s outstanding display has seen […]
9th House considered 2,232 bills, passed 2,000 – Reps
The House of Representatives has said it considered a total of 2,232 bills in the last four years, out of which 2,000 were passed. The Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Abubakar Fulata, reeled out statistics showing the performance of the 9th House at the valedictory session of the chamber on Wednesday. […]
N’Assembly: Tinubu, APC move to appease anti-zoning members
Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th Assembly on Tuesday, some aspirants for the Senate Presidency and Speaker for the House of Representatives aspirants have continued to insist on contesting for the positions in open defiance of the zoning arrangement announced by the All Progressives Congress in early May. The recalcitrant contestants said they would […]
Operators fume as Senate okays Police Pension Board bill
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Bill for the Establishment of a Police Pension Board. This followed the recent exit from the Contribution Pension Scheme by the National Assembly workers. Pension operators have however said the expected funding provided in the police bill could not be sustained by the government if it was approved. The […]
NYSC mourns as five corps members die in accident
The Cross River State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Andrew Zemoh, has confirmed the death of five corps members following an accident. They were on their way to Calabar, their place of primary assignment, when the incident happened. According to Zemoh, “the incident occurred on Sunday in Enugu and the parents of the […]
Subsidy: Tinubu orders Shettima, govs to work on salaries, palliatives
As Nigerians grapple with the aftershocks of the fuel subsidy removal, President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council to come up with inputs on palliatives and the minimum wage review as part of measures to cushion the pain of subsidy removal. This was as the Trade Union Congress said it was expecting the […]
GOC meets Sokoto gov, vows to stop killings
The Nigerian Army has reassured the people of Sokoto State of its readiness to get rid of all criminal activities in every part of the state. The General Officer Commander, 8 Division, Maj. Gen. Godwin Mutkut, said the division would leave no stone unturned in bringing to book all criminals, including arsonists, marauders, that were […]
United boost as Osimhen price slashed to €120m
The coast looks clear for Manchester United to sign their dream striker Victor Osimhen as reports say Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis lowered his price tag from €150m to €120m, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag is in desperate need of a new striker for next season given Anthony Martial’s fitness […]