The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Nov. 18 for Nigeria’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Rwanda. The match is scheduled for the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by Nigeria Football Federations (NFF). The Matchday 6 encounter...
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Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government would soon establish super electricity grid as backup to the national grid that is experiencing incessant collapse. Adelabu said this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Monday at the Presidential Villa,...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transport, Sen. Adamu Aliero, has said the African Development Bank has released $350 million to the Federal Government for construction of a rail line from Kano to Maradi. Aliero disclosed this during an oversight visit of the committee to the Nigeria Railway Corporation...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan has called on the Federal Government to buy a new aircraft for Vice President, Kashim Shettima. Lawan in a statement on Sunday lamented that the precious life of the Vice President who...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted haziness and sunshine from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday, forecast moderate dust haze in the northern region on Sunday with horizontal visibility ranging from 2km to 5km. The agency anticipated localised visibility of less than...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Board has slammed Libya with a 50,000 dollars fine and also awarded Nigeria three points from the botched Matchday 4 2025 AFCON Qualifier. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match earlier scheduled to be played between Libya and Nigeria...
The Presidency on Saturday faulted The Guardian newspaper’s lead story of Oct. 25, which had the title: “Calls for military intervention: misery, harsh policies driving Nigerians to desperate choices.” Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, said that the story “openly incited...
The Deputy Incident Manager of National Polio Emergency Operations, Dr Idowu Audu, on Saturday said Nigeria has been consuming 70 percent of the world’s polio vaccines without significant results. Audu, while speaking in Ilorin during a meeting of experts, lamented that while the country was consuming most of the...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded Nigeria all three points of the botched Libya versus Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match that was to have been played on October 15, 2024. The continental football body has also slammed a fine of 50,000 USD on the...
The Federal Government has flayed terrorist attack targeted at the headquarters of the Turkish Aerospace and Defence Company, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS). Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, made this known in a statement on Friday. “The Federal Republic of Nigeria is saddened by the...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has expressed profound sadness over the passing of Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, saying Nigeria has lost a true umpire of electoral integrity in him. Soludo’s tribute is contained in a statement issued in Awka by his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, and made available to...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up by three spots to place world 36th in the October FIFA ranking. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1503.29 points within the period under review. The senior men’s national team...
The National leader of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, will, on Oct. 24, begin a three-day tour of three cities the United States of America (USA). A statement issued by Ibrahim Umar, of Peter Obi Media Reach, in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the LP presidential candidate in...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday in Abeokuta said the principle of regionalism has continued to plague the country, describing it as the root of Nigeria’s problems. Obasanjo said this when the League of Northern Democrats visited him, noting that the principle of regionalism which was adopted at Nigeria’s...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says Nigeria lost more than 500 million dollars to cybercrime in 2022, warning that if unchecked, the current cybercrime wave portended a grave danger. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2024 National Cybersecurity Summit with...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, who turned 65, last week Friday has explained why he opted for a low-key birthday celebration, citing Nigeria’s current economic downturn. Otu who was speaking during a live broadcast on Sparkling FM, explained that he could not, in...
CAF President, Patrice Motsepe has cautioned African nations and clubs against the habit of subjecting visiting teams to inhuman treatment by failing to provide adequate transportation, accommodations, or training facilities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Motsepe made the remarks on Tuesday during a media briefing at...
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State, and other stakeholders in the sector have lamented the incessant hike in the price of egg just as they called for the Federal Government’s intervention. They also lamented that egg which used to be the cheapest source of protein was getting...
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a two-week working vacation in the United Kingdom (UK). Tinubu arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 7. 20 p.m. on Saturday, and was received by senior members of the administration. It will be...
Nigeria’s Flamingos earned a handsome 4-0 win over Ecuador on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals of the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Dominican Republic in style. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian side’s performance underlined their third-place finish at the last edition of...