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Guinea will face Burundi in a friendly match as part of their preparations for the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Nigeria. The Guinea Football Federation, in a statement, said the friendly encounter, will hold at the Grande Stade De Marrakech, Morocco, on November 19. The Guineans made it to the final qualifying round without kicking a ball following the withdrawal of their opponent, Uganda, while Olympic Eagles, […]
Organizer of the French topflight, Ligue 1, has celebrated Super Eagles striker Terem Moffi, after he netted his ninth goal of the season at the weekend against Paris Saint-Germain, PSG. Moffi cancelled out Neymar’s opener for PSG as he drew Lorient level on 53 minutes with a superb strike, making it his third goal in his last four games for his French outfit. Moffi left Nigeria to join the Buckswood […]
North Korea today denied any arms dealings with Russia and has no plans to do so, following United States reports that North Korea appears to be supplying Russia with artillery shells for its war in Ukraine. White House National Security spokesperson, John Kirby had said an intelligence reports suggests that North Korea is covertly supplying Russia with a significant number of artillery shells. Kirby said North Korea was attempting to […]
Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has approved the renaming of the ministry of commerce and industry. Secretary to the state government, Solo Chukwulobelu, stated this in a press release today, noting that the Executive Council Meeting of State Government, approved the renaming of the Ministry yesterday, adding that henceforth, the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, obinna ngonadi will be addressed as the Commissioner for Industry. Solo said the decision […]
The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to cancel the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The group made the appeal in an open letter addressed to the President and signed by its leader Edwin Clark and other executives, insisting that if the programme is cancelled, chaos could descend on the Niger-Delta. It also asked President Buhari to substantiate the programme’s status to reduce the brewing tension […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the immediate distribution of additional equipment for use by officers and men of the force before, during and after the 2023 general elections. They include batches of uniforms, kits, accouterments, and anti-riot equipment comprising bullet-proof vests with armored plates, ballistic helmets, long and short-range tear gas for civil disorder management, and stun guns. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi in […]
The Federal Government has disbursed 64.8 million naira to private sector partners to execute Nigeria Electrification Project, NEP. In a statement issued to newsmen by Rural Electrification Agency, REA, it revealed that the NEP programme, funded by a $350 million dollars from World Bank loan and 200 million loan dollars from the African Development Bank, AFDB, have provided electricity to millions of Nigerians. REA Managing Director, Ahmad Salihijo said that […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, has called for urgent actions particularly developed countries, to tackle the effects of climate change in Africa. Buhari, who was represented by, Minister of Environment Mohammed Abdullahi, made the call yesterday in Egypt, on the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27. He said this year, a lot of countries have witnessed disastrous extreme weather events from terrifying wildfires in the United States, to […]
The United Kingdom has advised its citizens against travelling to 22 states in Nigeria. This was contained in a press release by the British High Commission, Abuja, titled, “Updated Foreign Commonwealth Development Office Travel Advice to British Nationals Traveling to the FCT. According to the high commission, it stated that the purpose of the travel update is to help its nationals make better-informed decisions about international travel and plan for […]
