The African preliminary qualifying round draw for the 2022 World Cup was made in Cairo Monday: Ethiopia v Lesotho Somalia v Zimbabwe Eritrea v Namibia Burundi v Tanzania Djibouti v eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) Botswana v Malawi Gambia v Angola Liberia v Sierra Leone Mauritius v Mozambique Sao Tome e Principe v Guinea-Bissau South Sudan v […]
Nigeria is backing its commitment to join Africa’s recently agreed free trade zone by setting up a committee to implement the agreement, and promising new laws where necessary to enact membership of the pact, the presidency said on Sunday. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), launched by African leaders on July 7, will if […]
Only two states were able to raise their Internally Generated Revenue above the amount distributed to them by the Federation Account Allocation Committee last year, investigations by our correspondent revealed. An analysis of the revenue profile of the three tiers of government showed that a total of 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory could […]
Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of selling foreign exchange to moribund companies through what it called man-know-man connection only to resell genuine companies. In a statement by its President, Comrade Quadri Olaleye and Secretary General, Comrade Musa-Lawal Ozigi and made available to The Nation in Abuja, […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday joined the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adeshina and founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr Tony Elumelu, in calling for the establishment of special banks for funding African entrepreneurs. Speaking at the fifth edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum (TEFforum2019) in Abuja yesterday, Osinbajo […]
Team Nigeria in day two of the African Cup Track has continued to dominate the Championship, winning 21 medals. Nigeria won eight gold, 10 silver and three bronze medals in twelve events on Saturday. The 2019 Africa Cup Track Cycling is holding at the Velodrome of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. In the Women Junior […]
The General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, said on Saturday that the Federal Government and labour representatives on the technical committee set up to negotiate consequential increase arising from the new minimum wage would resume negotiation this week. After negotiation broke down between the government and labour on what workers at […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said, Friday day, that some people were working against its intention to restrict foreign exchange to milk importers in the country. According to the bank, the decision to encourage local milk production was in the interest of the nation which was more important than any other and must be […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to be careful when buying animal hides, popularly known as ‘ponmo.’ According to a statement issued on Friday and signed by the Director-General of the agency, Moji Adeyeye, investigations revealed that “unscrupulous businessmen and traders are now diverting animal hides meant […]
Nigerian veteran sports journalist and retired Director of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Akinloye Oyebanji, has died at the age of 62. His family confirmed to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Mr Oyebanji passed on at the National Hospital, Abuja, on Saturday morning after a protracted battle with heart failure. Bukoye Oyebanji and Steve Olarinoye, […]