archiveFebruary 27, 2022

Liverpool has won the Carabao Cup, for a record ninth time, after dramatic 22-penalty shootout against Chelsea. The decider was when Kepa, brought on by Thomas Tuchel late in extra-time to replace Mendy, sent his kick sky high. Kepa Arrizabalaga, considered Chelsea penalty specialist-keeper, did not save one of Liverpool’s...

The Presidency said on Sunday the National Assembly and the Executive would reach a consensus on the contentious Section 84 of the newly signed Electoral Act. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, stated this in a statement titled: “Assent into Law of the...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nigeria’s social safety net, which was created to support poor and vulnerable people in the country, suffers from limited coverage and weak targeting. The IMF said this in its ‘Nigeria Staff Report for the 2021 Article IV Consultation’ report. According to the...

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Grace Most Revd. Ignatius Kaigama has called on Muhammadu Buhari to listen to the cries of Nigerians and intensify action to resolve the problem of lingering fuel scarcity and the one-month warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The eminent cleric...

  Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Goeffrey Onyeama, said the Federal Government was coordinating with foreign missions both in Russia and Ukraine to evacuate Nigerians from Ukraine back home for safety. Aside from Russia and Ukraine, Onyeama said that the government was also coordinating with Nigeria’s foreign missions in Poland,...

  The United States, United Kingdom and European Union, on Saturday, have agreed to cut off some Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. This new sanction, contained in a joint statement, is expected to cripple the Russian financial sector, as Russia is heavily reliant on the...

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PdP), Iyorchia Ayu, on Sunday said that the party was only open to “serious members” who would build the party, not those who come to vie for positions alone. He also said that the PDP was the only serious party in the country...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted at least, 649,300 capsules of Tramadol 225mg and €809,850 among consignments from Pakistan, Austria and Italy at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Spokesman of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday in Abuja that various quantities...

  Vice Presidents hold bilateral talks in Arusha ahead of Osinbajo's keynote at African Court tomorrow If Africans abandon gas energy, where do we go? – VP Mpanga Nigeria never abandons her brothers Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN and his Tanzanian counterpart Dr. Philip Isdor Mpango are united in their...

Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited has emphasized on the need for diversification of portfolios by investors to ensure enhanced return on investment. According to NGX, portfolio diversification is the process of investing one’s money in different asset classes and securities in order to minimize the overall risk of the portfolio. The Divisional Head,...