The Reds confirmed the arrival of the 36-year-old at the club, where he will train with the rest of the team for a specified period. Vincent Enyeama has joined French second-tier club Dijon on a three-day trial. Enyeama has been without a club since he left Lille at the end of his contract in 2018, […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday received another batch of 171 stranded Nigerians from Libya. A foreign affairs ministry official, Kimiebi Ebienfa, had in a statement to journalists said the stranded Nigerians would arrive late on Thursday. Idris Muhammed, Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA, who was represented by Ibrahim Farinloye, Public Information […]
A total of N762.597 billion has been distributed as June allocation to the Federal Government, 36 states and the 774 council areas. A communiqué issued by the Technical Sub Committee of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) and signed by the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris at the end of their meeting yesterday in […]
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has told Sports Extra in an exclusive interview that he is shifting to young Fortuna Düsseldorf II goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, as he looks to solve the goalkeeping crisis that has rocked his team since Carl Ikeme quit due to illness. Rohr’s number one at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations […]
The Management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will today release the results of the May/June 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) taken by over one million candidates. WAEC Head of National Office (HNO), Mr. Olu Adenipekun will announce the results on Friday at the headquarters of the Council in Yaba, Lagos. […]
Airtel Africa Plc reported a quarterly pretax profit on Friday that more than doubled, as the telecoms company signed up more customers for its mobile and data services and was boosted by double-digit growth in Nigeria and East Africa. The company, which debuted on the London Stock Exchange last month, is backed by investors including […]
West African regional group Ecowas’s member states have agreed to join forces to fight against pirates in the Gulf of Guinea. This comes after 10 Turkish sailors were kidnapped off the coast of Nigeria earlier this month. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) says the Gulf of Guinea is the most dangerous sea in the world […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that despite its reversal of Nigeria’s growth forecast, a positive oil price outlook will support the country’s challenging economy in 2019. The development is still reaffirming Nigeria’s dependence on the performance of hydrocarbon, despite seeming an improvement in non-oil exports and acclaimed diversification efforts. The global institution, in […]
Leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart, have written to the Secretary to the Government of Federation, SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapha, expressing displeasure over the stalemate in the negotiation on the consequential adjustment of salaries arising from the N30, 000 new minimum wage. Recall that the meeting […]