Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, has confirmed that he asked to leave for Real Madrid at the end of July. Madrid had two offers of £137million and £154m rejected for Mbappe this summer. The 22-year-old has now entered into the…
Airtel Africa has announced that its subsidiary, Airtel Networks Ltd. (Airtel Nigeria), has initiated a process to buy back 8.27 per cent minority shareholdings at N55.81 per share. The Group Company Secretary, Mr. Simon O’Hara, disclosed in a statement made…
Governors under the aegis of the Southern Governors’ Forum are currently meeting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Governor Nyesom Wike, who is hosting the event, earlier received his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, the first of the guests…
Seventy-seven oil companies owe the Federal Government N2.6 trillion debts, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has said. The debt arises from the failure to remit petroleum profit tax, company income tax, value-added tax, royalty, and concession on rentals.…
Beijing Winter Olympics organisers said Monday they face “great pressure” because of Covid-19, as China ramps up preparations with a series of test events. February’s Games could be the most restricted mass sporting event since the pandemic began, with no…
Nigeria on Sunday confirmed 74 new cases of COVID-19, one of the lowest single-day tallies to be recorded since the country slipped into a third wave of the pandemic. Giving an update on the outbreak of the disease on Monday,…
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Iweala, has denied reports linking her to plans to run for Nigeria’s presidential seat in 2023. Okonjo-Iweala, who was Nigeria’s former finance minister, faulted the reports which also claimed she…
Naomi Osaka dropped out of the world’s top 10 on Monday for the first time since winning the 2018 US Open title as she continues to take a break from tennis. The Japanese star, a former world number one, has…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide strike which has left many patients helpless in government-owned hospitals in the last two months. Members of the association voted in favour of suspending the industrial action during a…
The SWAGA train led by Senator Dayo Adeyeye visited Badagry yesterday to pay homage to the Akran of Badagry, His Royal Majesty De Wheno, Aholo Menu- Toyi I OFR, and other Obas to seek their royal blessings and endorsement for…
