Napoli striker Victor Osimhen will not be a part of the Super Eagles team to play at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced. Also, Watford attacker Emmanuel Dennis, Cyprus-based Abdullahi Shehu, and center-back Leon Balogun will not be part
All public and private schools below the tertiary level in Lagos State are to resume for the second term 2021/2022 academic session on Tuesday, the government has announced. The Director-General of the Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, made the announcement in a statement
Speech by President Muhammadu Buhari at the signing into law of the 2022 Appropriation Bill and the 2021 Finance Bill on Friday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. PROTOCOLS I am delighted to sign into law today the 2022 Appropriation Bill as well as the enabling 2021
President Joe Biden on Thursday warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of a tough US response to any invasion of Ukraine, while the Kremlin leader said anti-Moscow sanctions would be a “colossal mistake.” After a 50-minute phone call — their second in just over three weeks — both
The price of bitcoin hit record highs in 2021 thanks to support from traditional finance, but cryptocurrency specialists are struggling to predict next year’s outcome for the volatile sector. Having more than trebled in value to $60,000 between December 2020 and April, bitcoin has lost some
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Mohammed Bello has tested positive for COVID-19. Bello in a statement personally signed by him on Friday said he started feeling sick on Tuesday and his test result for the virus came out positive on Friday morning. He also
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has assured Nigerians that the Electoral Act amendment Bill and review of the 1999 constitution will be topmost on the National Assembly’s agenda when the lawmakers reconvene in 2022. He gave the assurance on Friday in his New Year message to
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill of N17.126 trillion into law. The President signed the budget presented to him by his Senior Special Assistant (Senate) on National Assembly, Senator Babajide Omoworare, on Friday at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja,
Persons who are 55 years old and resident in Lagos State have spent almost 7 years of their lives in traffic. This is contained in a report by Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) Limited led by renowned economist, Bismarck Rewane. In its 2022 outlook, the FDC noted that
Despite condemnations over the years, the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) continue to pledge loyalty to the sitting President. There was another instance on Thursday during the decoration of newly promoted senior officers of the Nigerian Army (NA). Minister of Defence, retired Major General Bashir Magashi told