Italian sign, Napoli have signed Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, the club confirmed in a statement on Friday. Italian Serie A side, signed the Eagles striker from Ligue 1 side Lille. “Welcome to Napoli, Victor,” the Napoli tweeted. The move was also confirmed by Lille, who tweeted, “We’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to […]
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu has said that a total of 41,863 police personnel had been promoted in the last 19 months. Adamu disclosed this on Monday during the decoration of 10 newly promoted Senior Officers in Abuja. “Since the inception of my administration as the I-G in January, 2019, a […]
….Tasks governments on pro nature growth By Foster Obi Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, Ms. Inger Andersen, has noted that the World Environment Day is a day of celebration but that this year’s own is rather peculiar because of the ravaging pandemic and the attendant lockdown. He […]
By Foster Obi Recommendations adopted by the Economic Committee of West African States (ECOWAS) Ministerial Coordination Committee on Transportand Logistics on the opening of borders will be presented to the “President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and champion of the regional COVID-19 response, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, for the subsequent presentation to the Summit […]
By Foster Obi United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says with the significant decline in money sent home by migrants due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become imperative for governments across the world to declare remittance service providers essential businesses in times of crisis. “Remittances are a lifeline for […]
Residents of some communities in the Federal Capital Territory, Ogun and Lagos states on Sunday violated the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) lockdown order. On Saturday and Sunday, Punch correspondents in the FCT observed that although there was compliance with the order within the Abuja metropolis, residents of its suburbs, who cited hunger, went […]
Nigeria has recorded 14 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 111 in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said, “14 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; nine in Lagos and five in FCT “As of 09:30 pm, 29th of March, there are 111 confirmed cases […]
US Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria says it is preparing emergency flights to evacuate its citizens in Nigeria. This is not unconnected to the exploding coronavirus cases in Nigeria which stand at 81 on Saturday morning according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority had closed […]
The Minister for Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said about 27 states of the federation have recorded cases of Lassa fever as at the last count. Mr Ehanire said this on Thursday during a meeting with state health commissioners across the 36 states, at a two-day event organised by the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) in Abuja. […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says moving the Africa Cup of Nations back to January “is, for us, a catastrophe.” The 2021 tournament has been moved from the summer because of “unfavourable” weather in host country Cameroon. And the Reds face losing Senegal forward Sadio Mane, Egypt winger Mohamed Salah and Guinea midfielder Naby Keita for […]