Director-General, Lagos State Sports Commission, Lekan Fatodu, has praised the state’s impressive outing at the just-concluded 2024 National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State. Team Lagos put up a remarkable …
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Nigeria to slash food imports, boosts agricultural self-sufficiency
Nigeria is set to drastically reduce its dependence on food imports, according to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, who outlined a bold strategy …
Read More »64th Independence: Pray for better nation, Makinde urges Nigerians
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has charged Nigerians to continue praying for Nigeria and seek the good of the country, despite ongoing challenges. Makinde expressed confidence that Nigeria would …
Read More »Police arrest three over romance scam
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center has arrested three suspects in connection with an alleged case of sextortion and romance scam. The suspects, Abodunrin Rasheed, Abodunrin Tunde, and Abodunrin …
Read More »Inflation: MAN asks CBN to halt interest rate hikes, explore alternative measures
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to stop increasing the monetary policy rate and instead explore a monetary-fiscal option to bring down inflation. …
Read More »Naira declines by 8.2% amid dollar shortage
Nigeria’s naira has continued its downward slide, falling to a new low of N1,677 per dollar at the official close on Wednesday, according to data from FMDQ compiled by Bloomberg. …
Read More »Otedola raises stake in FBN Holdings with N16bn investment
The Chairman of FBN Holdings, Femi Otedola, has acquired 534,094,407 ordinary shares at N30.00 each, amounting to a total value of N16.02bn in First Bank. In a notice filed on …
Read More »Eguavoen to continue as interim Super Eagles coach- NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation has said Augustine Eguavoen will retain his position as the interim coach of the Super Eagles. The appointment followed a recommendation from the NFF’s Technical and …
Read More »Arsenal, Man City qualify for Women’s Champions League group stage
Arsenal and Manchester City recorded handsome home wins in the second leg of round two qualifying of the Women’s Champions League on Thursday to book their places in the draw …
Read More »Nigeria’s Osayi-Samuel sent off in Fenerbahce Europa League win
Fenerbahce kicked off their revamped Europa League campaign with a 2-1 victory over Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise at home on Thursday, with both teams ending the match with 10 players. …
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