Tag: Nigeria
-
Obi replies critics for Congratulating Gen Gowon , says Nigeria must move forward with love not hate
The Labour Party leader and the Presidential Candidate of the party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has given a subtle response to the barrage of attacks he received at the weekend for Congratulating the former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon on his 90th birthday anniversary. Writing a long response in his X handle…
-
FG didn’t apologise to Libya after maltreating NFF officials, players — Minister
The Federal Government has refuted a report, which claimed that Nigeria had apologised over the recent maltreatment of Nigerian Football Federation officials and its senior national football team in Libya. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, made this known in
-
2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria smash New Zealand
The Nigerian team on Wednesday in the Dominican Republic defeated their New Zealand counterparts 4-1 in their opening match at the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. NAN reports that, in the match played at the Cibao Stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros, the Flamingos were outstanding in recording their first victory.
-
African Union wades into Libya-Nigeria deadlocked football match
A newspaper in Libya, Almashhad has reported that the African Union officials have contacted Libyan and Nigerian authorities after being notified that the Nigerian football team and officials were stuck at an airport to which they had been directed by authorities in Libya.
-
Why serving as a governor in Nigeria is challenging – Soludo
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has emphasized that serving as a governor in Nigeria today is fraught with challenges, particularly regarding the management of local government funds
-
Grid collapse a National shame- Peter Obi
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has condemned the latest collapse of Nigeria’s national power grid, describing it as a “national shame”.
-
Total blackout as National Grid collapses again
Nigerians again were plunged into darkness on Monday evening as the National Grid suffered yet another collapse, disrupting electricity supply across several states.
-
Nigeria spent N10trn subsidizing petrol, exchange rates by 2022 — World Bank reveals
The World Bank has revealed that Nigeria spent N10 trillion a year subsidizing petrol and exchange rates by 2022.
-
AFCON: Libya finally opens up, insists “our team was also maltreated”
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has reacted to the poor treatment meted out to the Super Eagles by authorities in the country, insisting their team had a similar experience. The LFF claimed it had no hand in the barbaric act. “We are deeply concerned about the recent reports surrounding the diversion of the Nigerian national…
-
Nigeria economy to rebounce in months – Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the nation’s economy has started improving and it will rebounce in the coming months Shettima gave the assurances on Saturday during the launch of the Nasarawa State Human Capital Development Strategy Document & Gender Transformative Human Capital Development Policy Framework held in Lafia, the state capital.