Tag: January

  • El-rufai Orders Reopening of all Tertiary Institutions in Kaduna

    El-rufai Orders Reopening of all Tertiary Institutions in Kaduna

    Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State have approved the resumption of all tertiary institutions in the State from Monday 25th January. Kaduna State Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education Mrs Phoebe Sukai-Yayi disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to her the approval came after an Assessment Team had gone round all Tertiary Institutions in…

  • OPEC, non-OPEC countries to increase production by 0.5mb/d in January

    OPEC, non-OPEC countries to increase production by 0.5mb/d in January

    The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the non-OPEC countries have agreed to increase crude oil production by 0.5 million barrels per day (mb/d) in January. The group reached the agreement at the 13th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (ONOMM), held via videoconference, on Tuesday in Vienna. The meeting acknowledged the need to gradually…

  • ‘Liverpool need a defender by January 3’

    ‘Liverpool need a defender by January 3’

    Liverpool need to be looking at tying up a deal for a new centre-half by January 3 according to John Aldridge, with the Reds board charged with the task of delivering more transfer “magic”. The reigning Premier League champions have found considerable value in recent deals, including Mohamed Salah, Alisson, Virgil van Dijk and Diogo…

  • January: Offloading players is Arsenal priority – Arteta

    January: Offloading players is Arsenal priority – Arteta

    Arsenal will prioritise offloading players in the January transfer window, says manager Mikel Arteta. Midfielder Mesut Ozil, whose deal expires in summer 2021, has been left out of the Gunners’ Premier League and Europa League squads this season. Defenders Shkodran Mustafi and Sead Kolasinac have barely featured in the league in 2020-21. “We cannot sustain…

  • Wike threatens fresh COVID-19 lockdown in Rivers from January

    Wike threatens fresh COVID-19 lockdown in Rivers from January

    The Government of Rivers, on Sunday, in Port Harcourt, has warned that it may re-impose lockdown in January to contain the new surge in Coronavirus cases in the State. Gov. Nyesom Wike handed the warning at a thanksgiving service in celebration of the 90th birthday of Mrs. Priscilla Mark, at the St. Martin’s Anglican Church,…

  • BREAKING: Varsities will reopen in January – Ngige

    BREAKING: Varsities will reopen in January – Ngige

    The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has said the Academic Activities in Nigeria Universities (ASUU) will resume back to work in January 2021. He says the negotiations between the ASUU and the Federal government had reached 98 percent, adding that it remains only two percent to be completed He spoke Monday in…

  • Juve plan double January raid on Chelsea

    Juve plan double January raid on Chelsea

    Serie A champion Juventus are lining up a double January raid on Chelsea. Il Bianco Nero says Juve coach Andrea Pirlo wants to bring in Olivier Giroud and Emerson Palmiero to help kick-start his campaign while he is also eyeing up moves for Sassuolo star Manuel Locatelli and Udinese ace Rodrigo De Paul. Giroud has…

  • Arsenal prepared to sell Pepe in January

    Arsenal prepared to sell Pepe in January

    Arsenal are prepared to sell Nicolas Pepe in January. The Daily Star says Nicolas Pepe is set to be eased out of Arsenal – but the Gunners are desperate to avoid a repeat of the Mesut Ozil situation. Their £72million record signing bagged a stunning opener in the 3-0 win over the Molde on Thursday…

  • LaLiga: Barcelona to offload six players in January

    LaLiga: Barcelona to offload six players in January

    Barcelona are planning to sell as much as six players in the January transfer window, Marca reports. New manager, Ronald Koeman, is still shaping his squad at the Nou Camp, having completed no less than 14 deals in the summer. The likes of Luis Suarez, Arturo Vidal and Ivan Rakitic were all moved out, while…

  • Koeman reveals number of players Barca will buy

    Koeman reveals number of players Barca will buy

    Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has reaffirmed aims to buy two players in January. Ansu Fati has undergone surgery and will be sidelined for the next four months. However, Koeman has revealed that Barcelona are not planning to sign any player to cover for him in January. “We don’t have to sign [any player] for this…