Gareth Southgate resigns as England Coach after Euro 2024 loss
England manager Gareth Southgate has resigned two days after his team’s defeat by Spain in the 2024 European Championship final. 53-year-old Southgate managed his country for 102 games in eight years in charge. His contract was set to expire later this year. Announcing his departure, Southgate said it has been the honour to play for […]
Emefiele- High Court turns down travel permit
An FCT High Court in Maitama has refused an application by the former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to be granted permission to travel to the United Kingdom for a medical check-up. At the resumed hearing today on the application for medical leave, the trial Judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, held that Emefiele, who is being prosecuted […]
FG debunks claims of selling universities to private investors
Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, says the Federal Government has no plans to sell universities to private investors. Mamman, made the clarification at a meeting with heads of units and chief executive officers of parastatals and agencies under his ministry, following claims by ASUU that the Federal Government plans to hand over federal universities […]
Spain Beat England to Win Euro 2024 Final
Spain completed a perfect competition by beating England 2-1 to lift a record fourth European Championship. After a drab first-half, Nico Williams gave Spain an early second-half lead. Substitute Cole Palmer pulled England level in the 47th minute, but La Roja would have the final laugh as Mikel Oyazarbal fired late to hand Spain the […]
US Joe Biden calls for calm after assassination attempt on Trump
US President Joe Biden has called for the “temperature of politics” to be lowered after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, who says he was shot in the ear during the Saturday rally, but calls on Americans to “stand united”. Biden in a primetime address from the White House, strongly condemned the shooting and repeatedly […]
Police to begin e-CMR enforcement from July 29
The Nigeria Police Force says it will begin the enforcement of the digitalised Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) from July 29. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, called on motorists to comply by registering their vehicles, as the e-CMR, a digitalised system which would streamline the documentation and verification processes for […]
P&ID loses appeal to upturn Court judgement favouring Nigeria’s £43m Award
A Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom (UK) has dismissed the appeal of Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) on a previous judgment halting the enforcement of its $11 billion award against Nigeria. In a unanimous decision, the Lead Judge, Lord Justice Snowden, permitted P&ID to appeal the judgment but dismissed the appeal. In a […]
NFF opens applications for Super Eagles Head Coach position
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has opened applications to fill the position of Head Coach for the National Beach Soccer Team known as the SuperSand Eagles. This come nine days before their 2024 Beach Soccer AFCON qualifier against Mauritania. According to the NFF, the 3-day application window will close at midnight of Friday, July 12, with […]
Labour Congress maintains ground on new wage
The Nigerian Labour Congress President, Joe Ajaero, is insisting that the status quo on the request for N250,000 as Minimum wage still stands, as the meeting with President Tinubu was more of a discussion and not negotiation, while on his part, the TUC President, Festus Usifo, said the Labour leaders presented the socio-economic issues bothering […]
Supreme Court orders direct payment of LG monthly allocations
Supreme Court has ordered that funds meant for the Local Government(LG) Areas must be directly paid to them from the federation account forthwith. This as it barred the 36 governors of the federation from further retaining or utilizing funds that are meant for the 774 Local Government Areas in the country, nor dissolving democratically elected […]