The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, is planning to secure a fresh $2 billion oil-backed prepayment loan amid fuel scarcity in the country. This is according to a report by Reuters on Tuesday, suggesting that NNPCL plans to achieve the deal in two months. The Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari said the new […]
The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Tanko Yusuf Sununu, announced the commencement of a new project implementation plan aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s priority on education and addressing out-of-school children. This announcement was made during the ground-breaking ceremony for the National Examination Council (NECO) state offices in Lafia. Prof. Sununu revealed that President Tinubu […]
The Lagos State Government has issued a 48-hour eviction notice to property owners who have built illegal structures and to squatters along the Gbagada-Bariga Channel. This was disclosed by the Lagos State Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, on his verified X page. According to him, property owners who deliberately built structures […]
Veteran fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, widely known as KWAM 1 De Ultimate, has ordered Dammy Krane to end his ongoing fight with Davido. KWAM1 made the call during a live performance in the USA. It was recalled that Dammy Krane had last year taken to social media to drag Davido over alleged debt. Veteran fuji […]
Ahead of the Copa America semifinals fixtures on Wednesday and Thursday, below are currently the highest goal scorers in the competition. It was reported that Argentina will face Canada in the last-four, while Uruguay will tackle Colombia. However, Argentina’s Lautaro Martinez, still remains the top scorer in the competition with four goals. The Inter Milan […]
Former Netherlands striker, Ruud van Nistelrooy, has arrived in the UK ahead of his unveiling as Manchester United’s new assistant coach. Van Nistelrooy, who was linked with the Burnley job, has opted to work with Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford. He will sign a two-year contract on his return to the Red Devils. This […]
Ahead of their participation in the women’s football event of the 2024 Paris Olympics Games, the Super Falcons held their first training session in their Seville camp on Sunday. The Games will be held from July 26 to August 11 and Nigeria are returning to the women’s football event since they last featured in 2008. The […]
Fuel scarcity is gradually surfacing in Lagos and other parts of the country as private depot owners hiked the ex-depot price of petrol from N630 to N720 per litre. This came as fuel scarcity deepened in Abuja and the adjoining states on Sunday with some filling stations dispensing PMS as high as N900/litre. Our correspondents […]
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk, to give details of how N729bn allegedly disbursed to 24.3 million poor Nigerians was carried out. The court ruled that the ex-minister should provide a list of all the beneficiaries, […]
A 27-year-old employee of KAM Steel Integrated Company, Yahaya Ibrahim, was killed by an engine roller after slipping on the machine at the company’s factory along the Sagamu-Ogijo Expressway in Ogun State. It was learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday at 4:50 am while the deceased was working at the company’s plant. The Ogun […]
