The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has admitted it is “broke” as their standoff with the women’s national team over outstanding money continues. The football house says it could only disburse the funds if they get additional payments from FIFA. This was revealed by a former media officer of the Super Eagles, Colin Udoh, via his…
Tension has remained high in Niger Republic as the military junta refused entry to a negotiating mission planned for Tuesday by the United Nations, African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). U.S. diplomat Victoria Nuland spoke with members of the junta in the capital, Niamey, on Monday, but was not allowed…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed a 400-level Economics student of the University of Ibadan (UI), Orire Agbaje, as a member of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. Agbaje is the President of The Tax Club, University of Ibadan (UI), and also the President of the Nigerian Universities Tax Club. According to her…
The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have declared the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu unfit for negotiation with the union and considering a nationwide strike as an option. The labour unions made the statement on Tuesday at the meeting with the national Assembly heads. In attendance are the leaderships of…
The United Nations says the closure of borders and airspace in the Niger Republic is cutting off supplies of medicine and food to the landlocked country. The Niger’s military junta has warned citizens to brace up for challenging weeks and months ahead as soldiers maintain their stance to defend the country against possible attacks. Part…
Tobi Amusan, world women’s 100 meters hurdles champion, is missing from Team Nigeria’s list for the 2023 World Athletics Championship. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Tuesday released a 26-member list comprising 11 male and 15 female athletes expected to represent the country at the competition in Hungary. Amusan was, however, excluded from the…
The news of the imminent exit of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) from Nigeria sent shockwaves across the country a few days ago. GSK has been operating in Nigeria for at least 51 years and has been one of the major pharmaceutical companies in the country, manufacturing some of the best-known prescription medicine, vaccines, and consumer healthcare products,…
The Federal Government on Monday backtracked and withdrew its contempt suit filed against leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress for organising a nationwide anti-subsidy protests on August 2, 2023. The development came barely five days after the Federal Ministry of Justice sued the organised labour leaders for allegedly disobeying a…
James Cleverly, the foreign secretary of the United Kingdom, visited Ogidi Studios in Lagos. Ogidi Studios is a multi-functional creative facility, owned by the 360 talent agency, The Temple Company. Cleverly was to make a stop in Nigeria to discuss partnerships as a part of his four-day trip to Africa. Last Monday, Ogidi Studios hosted the UK secretary of state for…
A common saying is that no one plans to fail. No political, business or corporate leader plans to fail. They all hope to excel. They all hope to leave excellent legacies behind as monuments of history. But the truth is that many of them fail to plan and they ended up in calamitous failures. The…
