Mourinho hopeful Ndombele will return against Norwich
Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho hopes club-record signing Tanguy Ndombele will declare himself fit to play at Norwich on Saturday. The Spurs boss has revealed that the French midfielder asked not to be included for Thursday’s Boxing Day win over Brighton as he was concerned he might not be fit. But he has trained since […]
NSIP: FG absolves minister, explains why it stopped payment of vendors in 4 states
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Federal Government has explained its decision to stop payment of vendors for its school feeding programmes in four states, saying the Ministry of Humanitarian affairs “needed more time since the SIPs programme has been on the transition from the presidency to the new ministry”. The school feeding initiative is part […]
Ogun Assembly passes 2020 Appropriation Bill, increases Capital Votes with #2 billion
By James Ogunnaike Barely twenty-four days after the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun presented the 2020 budget proposal of N449.97bn to the State House of Assembly, the Assembly on Friday passed the Appropriation Bill into law. The lawmakers adjusted the capital expenditure with N2.1bn. Therefore, the realignment moved the capital estimate from N269,132,349,884.46 to […]
Ihedioha to plant 4 million palm trees next year
By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Imo state governor, Emeka Ihedioha, yesterday said that his government in partnership with the autonomous communities in the state will plant four million palm trees. Ihedioha spoke at the Imo state stakeholders luncheon held in Owerri. The governor said that his aim was to create an industrial hub with the […]
Low turnout of workers in Osun after Christmas celebration
There was low turn out of workers on Friday at the state secretariat in Osogbo, the Osun capital, after the Christmas celebration, the News Agency of Nigeria NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent, who monitored resumption in some of the government establishments and offices, revealed that only few workers reported at work after the two-day public […]
Air disaster averted as FAAN security arrests man climbing moving plane at Lagos airport
…saves 171 passengers, 6 crew aboard An air disaster was averted on Friday after a 25-years-old man was apprehended around the air field by Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel manning the Charlie One (C1) link/holding area of the domestic terminal (GHQ) in Lagos. According to reports the intruder was apprehended […]
