Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi saw their World Cup dreams snuffed out on Saturday as French teenager Kylian Mbappe flew the flag for a new generation in Russia. Ten goals were scored on a gripping first day of the knockout phase as France progressed to a quarter-final tie against Uruguay but Messi and Ronaldo may […]
Canada struck back at the Trump administration over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs on Friday, vowing to impose punitive measures on C$16.6 billion ($12.63 billion) worth of American goods until Washington relents. The announcement by Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland marks a new low in ties between the neighbors and trading partners which have become increasingly […]
No fewer than 26,000 jobs may be lost if nothing urgent is done to finance the 5000 beneficiaries of the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria(YouWiN) Connect programme of the Federal Government, the beneficiaries say. Mr Temitope Babalola, Convener, who briefed newsmen on behalf of the beneficiaries on Saturday in Abuja, said that YouWiN Connect […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday inaugurated its Regional Electricity Market to address power challenges and fast track efficient cross-border electricity trade among member states. President of Benin, Mr Patrice Talon, represented by the Senior Minister of Planning and Development, Mr Abdulahi Tchiane, officially inaugurated the project. He said that the […]
Britain and Nigeria are exploring ways to list naira-denominated bonds on the London Stock Exchange to help fund infrastructure projects in the West African country, the City of London’s Lord Mayor told Reuters. Charles Bowman, who acts as an ambassador for the British capital’s financial district, made the comments during a three-day visit to Nigeria […]
It is feared that around 100 migrants who were aboard a boat off the coast of Libya have drowned. A coastguard official said only 14 survivors were rescued, the Reuters news agency reports. The vessel appears to have got into trouble in waters to the east of the capital, Tripoli, but exactly what happened is […]
Money looted by Nigeria’s former military ruler Sani Abacha is to be distributed to poor families, the government says. The distribution is to start next month after more than $300m (£228m) was recently returned by the Swiss authorities. The money, stolen by Abacha in the 1990s, is due to be given to around 300,000 households […]
Boeing’s futuristic hypersonic jet that could cut journey time between New York and London to 2 hours from eight U.S. aerospace leader, Boeing has unveiled its plans for what could be the world’s first hypersonic airliner, capable of flying at five times the speed of sound. With top speeds exceeding 3,800 miles per hour, the […]
A medical expert on Friday told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court that her findings revealed that the two-year and 11-month old pupil of Chrisland School was defiled. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dr Oluwatoyin Olayioye, was testifying before Justice Sybil Nwaka at the resumed trial of Adegboyega Adenekan, the […]