archiveOctober 6, 2023

  Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is facing the risk of a four-year football ban after counter-analysis on a B sample tested positive. The France international has not featured for Juventus since he was suspended from playing after it was confirmed he had failed a drugs test. After being...

The Managing Director/Chief Executive, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Mr. Bello Hassan has urged Nigerians to be cautious of illegal fund managers, often referred to as "Wonder Banks" or "Ponzi Schemes." These entities offer high-interest rates and profits that are too good to be true, leading to devastating losses for...

The Federal Government initiated the bidding process yesterday for the second phase of the National Mass Metering Program (NMMP). This phase is set to receive funding from a $500 million loan provided by the World Bank. The event held in Abuja saw the participation of 47 firms, including both local...

There are fears that the prices of fuel products may increase further as irregular foreign exchange rate fluctuations, has left many petroleum product depots vacant. Consequently, oil marketers, on Thursday, expressed worries, stressing that the rise in the landing price of Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as petrol, may...

Guinness Nigeria on Thursday announced that, with effect from April 2024, it will no longer import or distribute certain Diageo international premium spirits products. According to a press release which served as a notice to the Nigerian Exchange and the general public, signed by the spokesperson of Guinness Nigeria, Rotimi...

The Osun Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ifon and Ilobu, in Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas of the state, respectively, over ongoing communal clashes in the area. This is contained in a statement in Osogbo on Friday by Mr Kolapo Alimi, the state’s Commissioner for Information and...

The Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Wura-Ola Adepoju, has said 112,351 passport booklets are yet to be collected by applicants across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. Adepoju disclosed this during a press briefing at the service headquarters on Thursday in Abuja. According...

  At the end of its 7th annual conference with the theme: “Nigeria: Roadmap for Socio-Economic Recovery and Sustainability”, the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) releases 31-point communiques from the deliberations from the conference which ended in Abuja on Thursday. The 7th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate...

  The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr. Mohammed Idris, has tasked members of The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) to help in addressing sensational and inaccurate reporting as a way of supporting Governments efforts in nation building, urging the Guild to help in projecting positive sides of...

  The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Professor, Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede has advocated strong economic policies that will help accelerate development and sustainable growth. He also challenged the media to join hands in nation building by supporting ongoing efforts towards tackling the problem of insecurity, kidnapping...