archiveSeptember 2020

A former Technical Director of then Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Kashimawo Laloko, has called for 25 per cent inclusion of local league players in the various national teams if the country must go beyond its current FIFA rankings. Laloko made the call on Friday in an interview with the News...

 Amb. Mariam Katagum, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, has stated the Federal Government’s resolve to provide financial support for 1.7 million business entities and individuals across the country in the next three months. The minister made this known at the virtual commissioning of the Fashion Cluster...

  Treble winners Bayern Munich crushed Schalke 04 8-0 with a hat-trick from Serge Gnabry and a superb debut from Leroy Sane on Friday. It was a sensational start to the new Bundesliga season and the win sent an ominous warning to potential challengers. Also, it was the biggest opening...

  The Lagos State government on Friday announced that it will close the popular Ojota interchange up to the second bridge in the area for three months beginning from Monday, September 21, for some repairs. The Ministry of Transportation announced the closure on behalf of the state government said motorists...

As a way of cushioning the effect of the coronavirus on the Nigerian populace, the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has rolled out palliative measures to cater to 1.7 million households amounting to about 10 million people across the 774 local governments in the country, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)....

  Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Friday criticised England’s handling of Mason Greenwood for breaking COVID-19 rules. Greenwood’s first England call-up ended with him being disciplined for breaking COVID-19 rules. A video footage had showed Greenwood and Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden allegedly inviting women to their hotel...

Prof. Moji Adeyeye, Director-General of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the country is working toward producing 60 per cent of its pharmaceutical products locally to reduce the over-dependence on international companies. Adeyeye said this at a virtual conference with the theme “Seizing the Moment: Providing...

  Increase threatens millions of jobs in hospitality sector Operators in the hospitality industry in the country, including hotel owners and tourism operators on Friday rejected the September 2 electricity tariff hike by the federal government. The industry players noted that they will be forced to lay off millions of...

  The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has inaugurated training for another batch of 219 Special Forces (SF) personnel and graduated 24 rappellers to boost internal security operations in the country. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, made this known at the inauguration of the special forces...

Facebook on Friday said it would be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria, as part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa. Facebook, in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, said this would be its second office on the African continent. It said the opening of...