The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development will give free bus rides to fans as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) approved full capacity for the MKO Abiola Stadium ahead of the 2022 World Cup playoff between Nigeria and Ghana on Tuesday. A statement by the ministry noted...
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria are fully focused and ready for Tuesday’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 playoff battle with Ghana’s Black Stars. Nigeria made a debut World Cup appearance in 1994 and the players have confirmed they are determined to put up a performance that will earn Nigeria...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday evening in Abuja resumed training ahead of their second leg 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against the Black Stars of Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team had returned to Nigeria in the early hours of Saturday after...
The Federal Government has urged the European Union (EU), to step up investments in gas and hydrocarbon in Nigeria to be able to meet the bloc’s energy needs. The call is coming on the heels of the festering war between Ukraine and Russia, which threatens gas supply to European...
The United States on Friday said it was designating six Nigerians for their support of the terrorist group, Boko Haram. This is according to a statement signed by US Department of State spokesperson, Ned Price. “The United States is designating six individuals for their support of the terrorist group...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Friday in Kumasi held the Black Stars of Ghana to a goaless draw in the first leg of their 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the titanic clash played at the Baba Yara Stadium saw Ghana...
Ghanaian movie star turned senator, John Dumelo has said that he will walk barefoot from Accra to Lagos if Nigeria defeats Ghana in the first leg of their World Cup qualifiers match today March 25. Dumelo added that he will also place ginger on his head during the walk if the...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Lagos on Friday for Accra, Ghana, to represent Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said the summit would focus on the political situation in Mali...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the 418 million dollars Paris Club debt suit filed by the 36 state governments against the Federal Government. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit. “I do not see any merit in this case on...
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has called for massive support for the Super Eagles during their return leg match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs. Kola Daniel, the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday that Dare was hopeful that...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigerians need to consume what they produce and export the surplus after adding value to it. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele said this at the 32nd Seminar organised by the Central Bank of Nigeria, for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors, on Thursday in...
Super Eagles of Nigeria on Thursday morning departed Abuja for Kumasi for the first leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against the Black Stars of Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eagles who had been training in Abuja for the crucial clash departed...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says his enduring persistence in contesting for the office of the president of Nigeria is borne out of his passion to rekindle the Nigerian dream. Abubakar stated this while making his official declaration for the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples...
The National Legal Adviser of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Bem Angwe, has lamented that most politicians have taken advantage of the hunger and poverty in the country to exploit Nigerians leaving them without hope. Angwe disclosed this during the inauguration of the State Executive Committee of...
A football administrator, Ebere Amaraizu, has urged the Super Eagles to be focused and resilient in the World Cup Qualifier match with the Black Stars of Ghana on Friday. Amaraizu, who is a Director with the Nigerian Nationwide League One, made the call on Tuesday in Enugu while speaking...
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has stated emphatically that the players will do everything to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup when they face archrivals Ghana in a double-header play-off for one of the five tickets allocated to Africa. The Eagles are billed to face the Black Stars...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Very few African Union member states have been projected to achieve universal access to safely managed drinking water, safely managed sanitation or basic hygiene services by 2030. In other to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets on water, sanitation and hygiene, Africa will...
Senior Vice President of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Mr Fola Fagbule, on Tuesday said that Nigeria ranked high as a destination for foreign direct investment. Fagbule who is the Head of Financial Advisory of AFC, spoke during a plenary session in the 2022 Law Week of Lagos Branch...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has projected that the Nigerian economy will grow by 3.24 per cent in 2022, in spite of rising inflationary challenges occasioned by global socio-economic events. Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor, made this known on Monday while presenting a communique from the apex...
The future of Nigeria will be the focus on Tuesday as eminent Nigerians meet to propose objective course of action. From Minister to former governors and opinion leaders, the deliberation will focus on “ensuring that Nigeria takes its rightful place in the comity of nations”. Freedom Online, one of...