Heavyweight Anthony Joshua has begun talks to fight fellow Briton Daniel Dubois in September. Joshua, 34, is expected to fight at Wembley Stadium on 21 September and was ringside to watch Dubois beat Filip Hrgovic last Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Dubois’ promoter Frank Warren confirmed talks were under way. Dubois, 26, stopped Hrgovic in their IBF […]
The President of the Economic Community of West African States Court of Justice, Justice Edward Asante, has lamented the high administrative and operational costs burdening the community court. He, therefore, called for strategic planning from all participants to create a viable budget. Speaking at the 16th administrative and budget retreat in Nasarawa State, on Monday, […]
The authorities of the University of Ilorin in Kwara State have expelled a 100-Level student of the institution, Olanrewaju AbdulKadir, for allegedly demanding a ransom from the parent of his missing colleague. The expulsion of AbdulKadir was confirmed in the weekly bulletin of the university signed by the Director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun. The […]
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says the visa face-off between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates has been settled. As such, he said the UAE government would soon lift the travel barrier debarring Nigerians from visiting the UAE especially Dubai. Keyamo made the disclosure on Monday at a welcome dinner for […]
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says the worst is over in the political crisis rocking the state. He said having weathered the political storm, he could now concentrate and work for the development and progress of the state. Fubara has been embroiled in a political crisis with his predecessor and estranged political godfather, Nyesom […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress has has disclosed that the ongoing nationwide strike will continue despite the agreement signed with the Federal Government at Monday’s meeting. The congress, in a post on X, on Tuesday said the industrial action which has grounded the nation’s economy will continue until Tuesday’s meeting of organs of the union where […]
The equities market defied the persistent hike in interest rate by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, at the end of trading in May with investors recording a marginal gain of N619 billion. This is a sharp contrast from the previous month when the market declined by 6.16 percent after losing more than N3.5 trillion in […]
Nigeria must levrage on its national assets in order to attract foreign exchange inflows and build huge external reserves needed to achieve stable exchange rate, said Chief Executive of Economic Associates, Ayo Teriba. He added that the country remains the only big economy of the world that builds airports and not terminals, where about 40 percent […]
The Federal Government borrowed N20.1 trillion from domestic investors in the first year of President Tinubu’s administration, representing year-on-year YoY increase of 117 per cent from the previous year, prompting concerns over impact on the economy including likely additional pressure on inflation, increased debt service cost and higher borrowing cost from businesses. Analysts noted that the sharp […]
A middle-aged housewife, identified as Omolara Oluwakemi, has allegedly killed her husband, Seidu Jamiu, in Akungba, Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, over alleged infidelity. The housewife reportedly battered the victim’s head with a pestle while asleep at night. Police sources confirmed that after the incident, the housewife rushed to the police […]
