The chances of the Super Eagles  at the  forthcoming delayed 2021  Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon  early next year  is precariously hanging in the balance  following confirmation  by  Napoli  that their injured  talismanic  Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen  will be out of action for 90 days. The 22-year-pld forward  sustained fractures to his cheekbone and eye socket during Sunday’s 3-2 defeat by …

Peter Odili A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and its Comptroller General, Idris Isah Jere to release the impounded international passports of a former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili within five days. Justice Inyang Ekwo handed out the order as a condition …

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki   Former President of the Senate, Mr Bukola Saraki, has declared his intention to vie for president in the 2023 general elections, reports say on Wednesday. Saraki was quoted as making the declaration on Tuesday, in Makurdi, during a visit to Governor of Benue State, …

  Ilyasu Abdulrauf Bello The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Deputy Bursar of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Ilyasu Abdulrauf Bello, on one-count charge bordering on alleged diversion of six-million-naira. He was arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court. …

Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress Even though he has not openly declared his intention to run for president in 2023, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Bola Tinubu, has tasked his campaign groups to robustly sell his yet-to-be unveiled agenda, THE WHISTLER …

The minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has disclosed that the much-awaited national carrier, Nigeria Air, is expected to take off by April 2022. The minister made the disclosure while speaking with the State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the week’s Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting. The meeting was presided over …

The fight to tackle Africa’s energy poverty is receiving support through the provision of digital enablers that will boost sufficiency. Currently, energy poverty is a serious problem in sub-Saharan Africa with statistics from International Energy Agency (IEA) indicating that over 580 million people in the region lacked access to electricity …

Stanbic IBTC Infrastructure Fund is delighted to announce its investment in the construction of a 20,000 metric tonne Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage terminal, the largest storage gas facility in Nigeria. The funding was provided to AP LPG Limited (a subsidiary of Ardova Plc) under a N12 billion senior debt …

Huawei has announced the winners of the 2021 edition of the Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest (Apps UP), with four African Apps being recognised and celebrated among the 18 winners. South African Coresthetics walked away with one of the Best App Awards in the Middle East and Africa region, along …

  The Federal Government is planning to replace fuel subsidy with a N2.4trn annual transportation grant to about 40 million poorest Nigerians. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said on Tuesday that this will be implemented by 2022. According to the minister, the subsidy will be …