ZAIN AFRICA CHALLENGE: University of Ibadan conquers Africa
After six gruelling months of competition, Nigeria’s premier tertiary institution, University of Ibadan, has emerged overall winner of this year’s edition of Africa’s top show, the Zain Africa Challenge. The programme is a fast paced televised quiz show involving universities from across countries from East, West and Southern Africa where the company has operation.
Youths protest removal of Idehen from UNIBEN Governing Council
THOUSANDS of Bini youths yesterday crippled economic activities at Ugbowo area of Benin City , protesting the removal of Edo South representative in the reconstituted Governing Council of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Elder Joseph Idehen, and his replacement by somebody from Edo Central Senatorial District by the Federal Government.
South Africa may host Nations Cup
The African Confederation of Football (CAF) will discuss the readiness of Angola to host the 2010 African Nations Cup, South Africa’s 2010 World Cup chief Danny Jordaan said Tuesday.
Guinea Corn meal kills family of 5 in Gboko
MAKURDI – An unsavory fear has gripped residents of Gboko town after a family of five, resident at the Mkar area of the town, were confirmed dead after a meal of guinea corn.
Amodu wants another chance
Under-pressure Nigeria coach, Shuaibu Amodu, has pleaded with the technical committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to give him another chance to ensure Nigeria still qualify for next year’s World Cup.
Eagles gave us black September — Kalu
Pillar of Sports Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu turned philosophical as Nigeria almost recorded a clutch of heart attack cases following Eagles’ dismal outing against Tunisia last Sunday.
Yar’Adua summons emergency PDP NEC meeting as NWC crisis deepens
By Henry Umoru ABUJA – INDICATIONS are rife that the euphoria that brought in the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is ‘dead’ following some irreconcilable differences between the members. It was gathered that the crisis in the NWC gets polarised everyday with two major ‘camps’ existing, the first is […]
FG urges Nigerians to embrace use of condensed natural gas
IN order to alleviate the sufferings being faced by Nigerian during scarcity of petroleum products in the country, the Federal Government has admonished Nigerians to embrace the use of Condensed Natural Gas (CNG) for their vehicles.
CBN to meet with stockbrokers, shareholders on banks’ crisis
Following the current crisis rocking the Nigeria financial sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plans to meet with stockbrokers and investors in the Nigerian capital market, next week, to brief them of the latest development in the banking sector and seek suggestions on ways to move the sector out of its current predicament.
UK 2008 Trade Volume in Nigeria stood at £1.3 bn, Says British High Commissioner
THE British government disclosed Monday that its export to Nigeria stood at £1.3 billion in 2008 short of what it sold to South Africa, just as the volume of trade it had with Nigeria increased significantly by 30 per cent in 2008 and 23 per cent in the first five months of 2009.
CBN injects N105.57bln into circulation through payments to investors
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has injected a total of N105.57 billion into the economy.The injection was done last week through payments made to investors on 30, 90 and 182 days tenor bills.The CBN said in a statement on Monday in Lagos that it had paid N25 billion to investors through the sale of treasury bills on 91-day and 182-day tenor bills.
