The Nigeria Football Federation has commenced the payment of six million and nine hundred thousand naira (N6.9m) owed to 20 players and officials of El-Kanemi Warriors football club of Maiduguri over the years.

THE 13TH Nigeria Oil and Gas Games enters day five today (Thursday) with golf taking the centre stage. The Ikoyi club 1938 golf course will be the venue for the prestigeous event which will feature top company executives from the industry.

Nigeria has finally sealed a deal to play Paraguay in an international friendly in London on March 3.
General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Bolaji Ojo-Oba signed the contract on behalf of the NFF in Abuja on Wednesday evening, saying:

Eight tennis players will today be competing for four semifinal places in the singles event at the 3rd Wheelchair Championship holding at the National Stadium, Lagos.

Guus Hiddink has signed a two-year contract to take charge of Turkey, starting on 1 August, the country’s football federation has confirmed. The Russia boss, who last week announced he will leave his current post in the summer, will steer Turkey through the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifiers and there is the option to extend the deal for a further two years when it runs out after the finals. Turkey are in Group A, along with Germany, Austria, Belgium, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.

A new dawn appears to have beckoned for sports in Lagos State. The move initiated by the Board of the Lagos State Council led by Hon. Agboola Dabiri was aimed at developing sports at the grassroots across the state. However, one major step directed at achieving the objective was taken penultimate weekend when the council held a three-day retreat with the theme: “Way Forward for Sports Development in Lagos State.”

The nation’s currency appreciated by another 12 kobo at the official segment of the foreign exchange market on Monday.

CHIEF Onuora Nzekwu, a teacher, novelist, journalist and culture documentarist will be 82 on February 19, and would in June, be marking the 50th anniversary of his marriage to his one and only wife, Mrs. Osoenyi Justina Ogbenyeanu, daughter of Isaac Aniegboka Mbanefo, Odu II of Onitsha. The Nzekwus, according to a statement made available […]

A Pan African housing development company, Shelter Afrique, Tuesday in Abuja disclosed that it would spend a total of $20 million on construction of five housing projects in Nigeria this year.

Nigeria is currently wooing Japanese investors to take advantage of the various incentives available in the nation’s Export Processing Zones and invest in the Nigerian economy