Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Super Falcons on Tuesday sealed a spot in next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) with a 2-1 win against Cape Verde at the Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde in Praia. The Nigerian side had been ruthless in their reverse encounter at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja last Thursday. with an emphatic 5-0 victory courtesy of a  brace from Uchenna Kanu, Esther Okoronkwo, and Gift Monday rounding things up. Justin Madugu’s side were still missing star striker Asisat Oshoala, as well as defender, Ashleigh Plumptre, and were hoping for a repeat show.  However, the hosts had other plans and made their intentions…

Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, says it will cost about $2bn to lay fibre optics cables across Nigeria. The minister, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, also said advanced technology, the Fifth-Generation (5G) network, exists in Nigeria. He, however, said the infrastructure that supports the advanced technology is not everywhere in the country. He said it would cost about $2bn to wire the whole of Nigeria for the seamless experience of the 5G network. Tijani said the government is doing everything possible to increase the kilometre of fibre optics cables in Nigeria.…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has signed a deal at the ongoing COP28 climate change summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, the Nigerian petroleum body announced via its official X handle that “At COP28 in Dubai, NNPC Ltd. Seals LNG Deals for Domestic, International Markets.” “Agreement on 421 Tonnes Per Day Small-Scale LNG Project in Ajaokuta and MoU on Floating LNG.” Details Shortly…

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been ranked as the most powerful woman in Africa on Forbes. In its 20th annual ranking released on Tuesday, Forbes showcased a diverse array of influential figures, spanning CEOs, entertainers, politicians, philanthropists, and policymakers. According to the rankings, Ms Okonjo-Iweala, a prominent Nigerian, is positioned at 87th place in the Most Powerful Women in the world list, surpassing Mpumi Madisa, a South African businesswoman at 88th. Joining this distinguished list are Tanzanian President, Samia Hassan at the 93rd spot and Nigerian media mogul and philanthropist, Mo Abudu at 98th. The most powerful…

Newcastle United and England goalkeeper Nick Pope requires shoulder surgery and is expected to be out for four months. The 31-year-old dislocated his shoulder when he dived to make a save during the closing stages of Newcastle’s 1-0 win over Manchester United on Saturday. Manager Eddie Howe said there is “still a chance” Pope could return before next summer’s European Championships. “He’s naturally down because we’ve got huge games coming up and he’s got the Euros ahead of him,” Howe said. “We’re thinking of him because it’s another strange injury for us. There’s no doubt he needs an operation so he…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will spend N10.13 billion on meals and travels, according to the details of the 2024 budget proposal. The N27.5trn budget proposal is being scrutinized by the National Assembly. The budget has a total aggregate revenue projection of N18.32 trillion and a deficit of N9.18 trillion (3.88 per cent of GDP). The fiscal document proposes capital expenditure of N8.7trn and recurrent, N18.51trn. Travels According to the budget proposal, Tinubu will spend N638.5m on local trips and N6.9 billion on foreign trips, totaling N7.6 billion. Shettima’s travels will gulp N1.8 billion out of…

The Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani has opened up on the reason for the poor communication network in the country. The minister said that it will cost about $2bn to lay fibre optics cables across Nigeria. Tijani stated this during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday. He also said that advanced technology, the Fifth-Generation (5G) network, exists in Nigeria. He, however, said the infrastructure that supports the advanced technology is not everywhere in the country. Speaking further, the minister revealed that vandalism is to be blamed for the drop calls and poor telecommunication…

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has issued warrants for the arrest of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, and 17 other officials for failing to appear before the committee. The decision followed the adoption of a motion by Representative Fred Agbedi (PDP-Bayelsa) during the committee’s hearing on Tuesday. Agbedi argued that the arrest warrants were necessary due to the non-compliance of the invitees. He proposed that the CEOs be brought before the committee by the Inspector General of Police, following due diligence by the Speaker, Rep Tajudeen…

Declan Rice’s last-gasp header snatched victory for Arsenal in a seven-goal thriller at Luton to move them five points clear at the top of the Premier League. It was the conclusion to a compelling encounter in which the hosts twice fought back and threatened to win when Elijah Adebayo and Ross Barkley scored in an eight-minute period after the break, with Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya culpable for both goals. However, the Hatters were denied a valuable point when Rice met Martin Odegaard’s cross in the seventh minute of stoppage time, 23 seconds after the six official minutes added on had…

Hwang Hee-chan scored a first-half winner as Wolves edged past relegation-threatened Burnley at Molineux. The Clarets had come into the game on the back of Saturday’s morale-boosting 5-0 thrashing of Sheffield United, but were unable to back up that impressive showing and were left to rue a costly defensive error. On a chilly evening in the Midlands, the contest failed to spark into life until the 38th minute when stand-in goalkeeper Daniel Bentley made a fine double save to deny Jay Rodriguez then Josh Brownhill’s follow-up at full stretch. Having been in a position to lead, the visitors then conceded…

Gov Peter Mbah of Enugu State, has presented a budget of ₦521.6billion for 2024 to the State House of Assembly for approval. He said that the budget was made up of ₦107.2billion recurrent expenditure and ₦414.3billion capital expenditure. He gave the breakdown of the recurrent expenditure to include opening balance of ₦11billion, Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) ₦252billion, statutory revenue ₦60billion, excess crude and others ₦16billion and Value Added Tax (VAT) ₦44billion. The governor said that 33% of the budget would go into education sector, adding that the government had started the construction of 260 ultra-modern smart schools in all the…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a fine of N40 million on Mike Ozekhome, a human rights activist and constitutional lawyer, for filing a ‘frivolous motion’ before the court in respect of the Imo State governorship tussle decided in 2019. In a ruling by Justice Tijani Abubakar, he ordered the Senior lawyer to personally pay the N40m fine to the four respondents he dragged before the court. Abubakar held in the ruling that the request was strange, frivolous, baseless, unwarranted, vexatious and irritating. He further held that the motion was a calculated design to demonise the Supreme Court. Ozekhome, a…