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Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka was in action for struggling Brentford who held Aston Villa to a 3-3 draw away in Saturday’s Premier League. Onyeka was introduced into the game with four minutes left to play. Brentford have now failed to win any of their 10 consecutive games. Also, they have drawn their last three Premier League games. Also Read: …

The newly refurbished  Lafia City stadium, in the capital of Nasarawa State ,North Central Nigeria has now been selected by the board of the Nigeria National League (NNL) to host the opening fixture of the 2023-2024 season between Nasarawa and Zamfara United. The opening game was earlier scheduled to hold at the Uyo Township Stadium, Akwa Ibom state, South South …

A line up of seasoned professionals is now ready to speak as panelists at the 2023 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) holding on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Abuja Continental Hotel (Old Sheraton Hotel) Abuja. This line-up, according to the chairman of the GOCOP 7th Conference Planning Committee and deputy president, Mr Danlami Nmodu, mni, …

Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market to the mainstream business activities, while not forgetting the tech/economy build up.   Here are the Headlines: · World Bank to partner Nigerian govt on digital national IDs · Nigeria’s GDP rises by 2.51% in Q2 …

President Bola Tinubu said on Friday the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was adopting back-channel strategies to restore democracy in the Niger Republic. The president, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, stated when he received the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Nigeria to get $150m Abacha loot from France The French government has resolved to return $150 million recovered from the family of the late dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, to Nigeria.Read more 2. Tinubu to ministers: Put aside personal ambitions for Nigeria’s prosperity President Bola Tinubu on Friday charged …

At the just concluded week, Nigerian stock market traders exchanged N29.299 billion in 31,163 deals to trade 1.812 billion shares within five days. During trading the previous week, investors in the stock market traded 1.689 billion shares, valued at N29.407 billion, in 29,477 deals. Top NGX performing sector The Financial Services Industry topped the table by volume of shares traded, …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new team for all the social investment programmes. The appointment of the National Social Safety Net Coordinating Office (NASSCO) will help the new management team to enhance the effective execution of the national social investment program in Nigeria.   The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, revealed in a statement …

CAPTIONS Pic 8. From left: French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann; French Envoy, Catherine Colonna; President Bola Tinubu and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila during the visit of the French Envoy to the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday (3/11/23) 27796/3/11/Callistus Ewelike/NAN PLEASE CREDIT NAN-PHOTO AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER The federal government Friday signed an agreement with France …

Last week, President Bola Tinubu, charged 45 newly inaugurated ministers to prioritise the interests of all Nigerians in the performance of their assigned responsibilities. Here is my take on the developments. 1. Charge to ministers On August 21, Tinubu urged the new ministers to carry all parts of the country along while discharging their duties.“You are not a minister of …