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January 8, 2025 No Responses

NFF Appoints Eric Chelle As Super Eagles Head Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the appointment of Éric Sékou Chelle as Head Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. This was reached at its ”meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, 2nd January 2025, the NFF Technical and Development Sub-Committee had...

January 8, 2025 No Responses

TINUBU’S REMARKS AT THE SWEARING-IN OF PRESIDENT JOHN MAHAMA IN GHANA

It is always good when a friend and brother can visit the home of a close neighbour to celebrate his success and progress with him. We celebrate African Democracy today as Ghana and her beloved people mark the transition from...

January 7, 2025 No Responses

Equity Capital: GTCO Raises N209b In First Phase

Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Plc has raised N209 billion out of its recent N400.5 billion public offer. GTCO had launched a public offer of 9.0 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N44.5 per share. In a statement...

January 7, 2025 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens Applications For Entrepreneurship Schemes

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced the opening of the application portal for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes. It urged aspiring and existing entrepreneurs from across Africa to apply for world-class training, expert mentoring, and non-refunda...

January 6, 2025 No Responses

SERAP To NNPCL: Account For N825b, $2.5b For Refinery Repairs

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari to “account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing N825bn and $2.5...

January 6, 2025 No Responses

Man Utd Draw 2-2 At Liverpool To Slow Reds’ Title Charge

A defiant Manchester United held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw at Anfield on Sunday but the runaway Premier League leaders moved six points clear at the top of the table. Cody Gakpo cancelled out Lisandro Martinez’s shock opener for United...

January 5, 2025 No Responses

PETROAN Seeks ₦100b Grant From FG

The Petroluem Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to approve ₦100bn grant to help oil marketers stay afloat. In a statement on Saturday, titled PETROAN’S Retrospect of Nigeria’s Oil ...

January 5, 2025 No Responses

NDDC Commissions Solar Street Lights In Ogoni Communities

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned solar-powered streetlights in Bodo, Biera and Bera communities in the Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State as part of its ongoing Light Up the Niger Delta project. Inaugurating the project,...

January 3, 2025 No Responses

Fubara Signs ₦1.1tri Rivers 2025 Budget Into Law

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the state’s 2025 budget worth N1.1 trillion into law. The budget, christened ‘Budget of Inclusive Growth and Development,’ was presented before the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led State House of Assembly on Decem...

January 3, 2025 No Responses

NNPCL Invites Obasanjo For Tour Of PH Refinery

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has invited ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to tour the Port Harcourt Refinery. According to a statement on Thursday, the NNPCL said the move was for Obasanjo to verify the operational status of...

January 2, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Tasks Govs On Grassroot Development

President Bola Tinubu has tasked the 36 state governors with leading development at the grassroots, saying the financial autonomy granted to local governments is not an attempt to snatch the third tier of government from governors. The President said the...

January 2, 2025 No Responses

NLC Tells FG: Withdraw Tax Bills From National Assembly

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to withdraw the controversial tax bills from the National Assembly. In his New Year message to Nigerians, especially workers, the President of NLC, Joe Ajaero said the need to withdraw...

January 2, 2025 No Responses

Dominion City Gives Succor To Widows, Others In Lagos, Abuja

Celebratory cheers have continued to fill the air at some locations across Lagos State and Abuja as the Dominion City Church provides succor to alleviate the burdens of widows, the poor, the unemployed, and the vulnerable persons in society. To...

January 2, 2025 No Responses

President Tinubu’s New Year Message

Fellow Nigerians, As we enter 2025, I wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. May you be rich in joy, success, and good health.As the new year dawns, it brings many hopes, aspirations, and prospects for better days. By...