Ligue 1 champions, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) lost their opening two fixtures in a row after a 1-0 loss to Olympique Marseille in a heated affair that saw five players sent off. PSG star man, Neymar, who tested positive for COVID-19 before their opening loss against newly-promoted Lens, was sent off in his first appearance this…
The total expenditure of the presidency has been slash down to N10 billion for the 2021 fiscal year. This is 35 percent lower compared with N15.3 billion of the revised 2020 budget passed by the National Assembly. This was disclosed in a statement by the Deputy Director of Information at the State House, Attah Isa…
Sola Yomi-Ajayi, the CEO of the United Bank for Africa (UBA)’s operations in the United States, has been appointed to the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) Committee on Sub-Saharan Africa for 2020/2021. Established by the US Congress, the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee provides guidance and advice regarding US EXIM policies and programmes…
As part of efforts to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 on the education sector, Heritage Bank Plc in partnership with Honourable Fatima Mohammed (FAMO) foundation has provided succor to over 300 affected private school teachers and small medium enterprises (SMEs). The challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, have continued in the shutdown of schools…
The federal government said President Muhammadu Buhari’s assumption of office in 2015 prevented Nigeria from becoming a failed state, after a long stretch of rapacious and rudderless leadership. In a statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister said President Buhari came into office at…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has enjoined Nigerians to hold the All Progressives Congress (APC) responsible for the burning of the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Akure, Ondo state last week. The spokesman of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday in a press conference at the party’s headquarters in Abuja…
The Lagos State Government has announced that only JSS3 and SS2 students will be allowed to resume school on Monday, September 21, 2020. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Education in Lagos State, Folashade Adefisayo, in a statement on Sunday through the Head, Public Affairs, Ministry of Education, Kayode Abayomi while also revealing plans…
The leadership of health workers under the platform of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has decided to embark on a nationwide strike commencing from midnight of Sunday, 13 September 2020. The group has instructed its members throughout Nigeria to withdraw their services from midnight of Sunday, due to the Federal Government’s inability to meet…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has pledged technical support to Kogi State in its efforts to establish a robust waste management system. This promise was given by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, while receiving the Kogi State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Victor Adewale Omofaiye, and his…
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has confirmed that Harry Maguire will remain the teams’ captain despite his Mykonos arrest in Greece. Harry Maguire, 27, was handed a suspended prison sentence of 21 months and 10 days following an altercation outside a nightclub on the island of Mykonos last month, but the manager sees no…