Egyptian club, Telecom SC, has confirmed the appointment of Aliyu Zubairu as their new head coach.Zubairu previously worked with Nigeria’s Under-twenty side, Flying Eagles.The sixty-one-year-old was appointed Flying Eagles head coach in 2024.He will be assisted at Telecom SC by another Nigerian, Lukman Ijaya.
Dangote Refinery has backed President Bola Tinubu’s recent fifteen percent fuel and diesel import duty tariff.The spokesperson of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, made the firm’s stance known in a statement released.According to him, the tariff is designed to protect Dangote Refinery from unfair competition and safeguard local production.
The Warri-Itakpe train has derailed in the Agbor area of Delta State, four days after the resumption of train service was announced.The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) confirmed the incident in a statement, stating that vandals might have caused the derailment.It also said two out of the seven coaches of the Warri–Itakpe Train Service (WITS) were […]
Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has suspended some of its operatives for allegedly extorting the sum of ten million naira from Nigerian rapper, Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips.EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, stating that the anti-graft agency viewed the allegation with utmost seriousness and had […]
The House of Representatives is considering a bill seeking to promote sustainable rural development, reduce poverty, and enhance the livelihoods of Nigerians in agrarian communities.The proposed legislation applies to all rural areas within the country’s territorial boundaries as classified by relevant demographic and economic criteria.Sponsored by the member representing Esan Central/Esan West/Igueben Federal Constituency, Edo […]
The Federal Government, in partnership with the European Union and France, has signed a partnership agreement under the Global Gateway’s Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines, and Health Technologies Initiative. According to a statement issued by the EU, the partnership aims to advance Nigeria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity and strengthen local health systems. Additionally, the project […]
The Presidency has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu will soon meet his United States (US) counterpart, Donald Trump in the coming days.Daniel Bwala, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on policy communication, said the meeting will be centred around claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria.Bwala’s statement follows Trump’s recent remarks accusing the Nigerian government of ignoring attacks […]
The Oyo State Government has formally handed over ninety hectares of land at Moniya, Ibadan, to the Federal Government for the proposed construction of an Inland Dry Port, after Governor Seyi Makinde, presented the official documents to the ministry’s representatives. Speaking Earlier at an event held in the conference room of the Office of the […]
The importance of safeguarding Critical National Assets through a strategic security community dialogue, was recently highlighted in Lagos, at a stakeholders’ inauguration meeting in Lagos East, senatorial district. At the event, the Commandant of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Adedotun Kessinro, urged participants to collaborate with the NSCDC in order to achieve […]
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has assured operators and stakeholders in Nigeria’s haulage and logistics sector that the ongoing fiscal reform would eliminate the burden of multiple taxation and illegal roadblocks that have burdened the transport industry for decades. Speaking at the Eleventh edition of the Haulage […]