The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified the rationale behind its recent voluntary exit programme, which resulted in over 1,000 employees leaving the organisation. According to the bank, the initiative was implemented in response to staff requests, particularly as advancements in technology render many roles redundant, reports Nigerian ...
•IPOB members The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra has lashed out at the facilitators and purveyors of the “IgboMustGo” campaign in the South-Western part of the country, saying it was high time they conveyed a referendum for the Igbo to exit. It said it was laughable that the authorities in the South-West were […]
WhatsApp, a leading messaging platform in Nigeria, may soon suspend its services in the country. This potential move follows the imposition of a $220 million fine on Meta Platforms for allegedly breaching data privacy laws. According to TechCabal, Meta is considering withdrawing certain services in Nigeria in response to the recent regulatory ...
•US President Joe Biden out Democrats were in uncharted territory today as they raced against the clock to find a new standard-bearer after President Joe Biden’s stunning late exit from the 2024 race for the White House. Vice President Kamala Harris was in pole position as the party promised a “transparent and orderly process” to […]...
•Tinubu As Nigeria battles an economic crisis sparked by the government’s twin policies of petrol subsidy removal and unification of FX windows, United Kingdom-based Diageo joined about 15 other multinational companies that have exited the country in the past three years. Diageo is the latest to announce its departure on Tuesday, June 11 when ...
•Serbia’s forward Aleksandar Mitrovic The head of the Serbian football association threatened to pull the team out of the European Championship over chants made during Wednesday’s draw between Albania and Croatia. Jovan Surbatovic — the General Secretary of the Football Association of Serbia (FSS) — told Serbian broadcaster RTS late yesterday ...
•Nacho Fernandez Nacho Fernandez has reportedly conveyed to the Real Madrid management that he wishes to leave the club at the end of the season. With Eder Militao, Antonio Rudiger, and David Alaba already there, and a new centre-back coming in, the captain realises that he might not enjoy much prominence next season, reports AFP. […]
•Atalanta’s Croatian midfielder Mario Pasalic (C) celebrates goal Atalanta stunned Anfield as Gianluca Scamacca scored twice in a 3-0 win yesterday to leave Liverpool with a mountain to climb to reach the Europa League semi-finals. Mario Pasalic added a third seven minutes from time to condemn Liverpool to a first home defeat in all competitio...
•Tinubu and Atiku Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of pure mischief over a media report that he plans to quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a yet-to-formed mega party. The presidential candidate of the main opposition party in the 2023 election took to his verified X handle, @atiku, today, [&hel...
•Ivory Coast’s midfielder Franck Kessie consoles Ivory Coast’s forward Oumar Diakite after loss Ivory Coast slipped to the brink of a humiliating exit from the Africa Cup of Nations as the hosts suffered a 4-0 thrashing by Equatorial Guinea in their final Group A game in Abidjan yesterday. Emilio Nsue scored a double to follow […]