Nigerian football fans have turned to dark humour on social media platform X to mock the country’s persistent electricity crisis, joking that even if the Super Eagles make it to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many Nigerians will have no power to watch the matches. The jokes come against the backdrop of a worsening national […]
•Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko The Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Malam Shehu Dikko, has explained why Congo national football team was listed among teams for the playoff round despite Nigeria’s protest over the qualification process. Speaking on the sidelines of a football tournament marking Intern...
•NIDCOM chairman/CEO, Abike Dabiri-Erewa As tensions escalate in the Middle East following the ongoing #IranWar and #IranIsraelWar, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has released emergency hotline numbers for Nigerians in distress across affected countries. In a notice shared on its official X handle, the Commission urged Nigerians...
•Peter Obi Former Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has condemned the recent attack by terrorists in Borno State, describing it as horrific and unacceptable. It was earlier reported how suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists abducted more than 100 women and children in an attack on Ngoshe ...
•Ambassadors-designate President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate to Nigerian missions across the world, comprising 31 non-career (political) ambassadors and 34 career diplomats. The approval was disclosed in a statement issued today by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanu...
Global technology markets are entering a new phase of strain as surging memory chip prices intensify the ongoing semiconductor shortage. In Nigeria, the ripple effects could translate into a 15 – 20 per cent increase in phone price levels if supply pressures persist into the next quarter, reports Daily Trust. While attention has largely focuse...
The domination of Nigeria’s maritime space by foreign flagged vessels has become a major challenge that needs urgent attention by the federal government to address the inherent capital flight and place the country on a vibrant economic stead, stakeholders have said. They said absence of government and private indigenous owned vessels have pla...
•Police The police in Kano state yesterday allayed fears of a possible riot in the state today. The police were responding to viral video and audio clips that Muslims in the state were planning to take revenge over the killing of the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The State Police Command yesterday said […]
•Aisha Yesufu A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and activist, Aisha Yesufu, has criticised the administration of Bola Tinubu over what she described as poor governance, claiming that Nigeria as a country is a “glitch” where “nothing is going on”. Yesufu, who was a guest on Channels Television last night, lamented the poor [&...
•Tinubu and World Bank logo The World Bank has issued a stark warning that Nigeria and many other developing economies could face a severe employment crisis over the next decade, driven by rapidly rising youth populations and insufficient job creation. In a blog post published on its official platform, the Washington-based institution highligh...
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