Roberto Martinez has penned a new contract to stay on as Belgium head coach until 2022, the Royal Belgian Football Federation (KBVB) has announced. Martinez was appointed by Belgium in 2016 and his new contract will see him remain in charge of the team through the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. ALSO READ: EDO 2020: Athletes […]

Fire on Wednesday gutted the headquarters of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) in Abuja. The cause of the fire is yet to be known, but fire service were able

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, The focus of the previous editions has been on the timeline of epoch-making pandemics in the course of human existence and humanity’s response in ensuring its survival. This week, however, I intend to deal with Nigeria’s response to the novel COVID-19 in the light of the nation’s poor healthcare system. […]

WITHHOLDING of container deposits running into several billions of naira annually by shipping lines in the country have been attributed to the shipping firms’ insistence that the release of such funds must be to importers.

By Ben Efe Desirous of picking Tokyo Olympics qualification standard at the National Sports Festival, top Nigerian athletes have asked the Sports Ministry not to fix the new date beyond August 2020. The Sports Ministry and Edo 2020 organisers are scouting for a new date for the National Sports Festival after the March 20-April 2 […]

As the population of Nigeria grows frequently, so do the industries involved in the nation’s achievements. One can say as each day comes; it comes with a lot and asides from the persistent economic crisis the nation faces year in year out, security should be least of a citizen’s worries. But in Nigeria, reverse is […]

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara state has paid the state’s civil servants their May, 2020 Salaries to enable them enjoy Sallah festivities.

The World Bank has approved a 1 billion dollars loan for Kenya to help it close a gaping budget deficit and tackle the economic shocks from the coronavirus pandemic, both sides said on Wednesday. The loan, initiated before the health crisis started, is the second-ever such direct lending for the budget from the World Bank […]

NIGERIAN Shippers’ Council, NSC, has concluded the first phase of its COVID-19 sensitisation for the maritime community.

When Akwa Ibom people welcomed their fourth civilian governor, Mr Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, they did so with great expectations. These expectations were borne from the knowledge that a thoroughbred executive with a wealth of experience in corporate governance was coming into power, so a new order was expected.

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara state has launched the largest zero-contact testing centre for COVID-19 in Nigeria. The governor said the development was to significantly increase the testing capacity and protect health workers who are on the front line in the fight against  Coronavirus. A statement signed by   Yusuf Idris Gusau, […]

Spurs fans on Twitter have been reacting to the reported news that Lille are looking to sell some of their most-prized assets this summer and have offered Spurs the chance to sign Victor Osimhen, Mike Maignan and Boubakary Soumare. According to Soccer Link, Lille are looking to sell some of their most-prized assets this summer […]

AT the backdrop of the controversies surrounding the planned amendment to the Council  for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN Act, some stakeholders have alleged that members of the governing council of CRFFN were behind the amendment.

…demand written statement on status of essential workers from police By Chioma Obinna The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has directed doctors in state to proceed on an indefinite sit-at-home order to protest what they described as ‘conflicting directives by the government and incessant police harassment’ on medical doctors and other […]

A Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, Ambassador Toyin Agbolaya has commended the lawmaker representing Warri Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives Hon. Thomas Ereyitomi for establishing a Constituency Office, noting that the Constituency Office will boost and encourage quality representation of Warri people.