THE Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has said its recruitment exercise has been stalled by the coronavirus, COVID-19, crises. Its spokesperson, Mr. Joseph Attah, said that the Service has put the exercise in abeyance and that no one should talk about it again.

Liverpool have been promised they will be allowed a Prem trophy lift, but behind closed doors. Jurgen Klopp’s men need just two wins from their remaining nine games when the Premier League returns next month to lift the crown for the first time since 1990. The Kop will be denied the right to witness the […]

Managing Director/Chief Executive, Heritage Bank Limited, Mr. Ifie Sekibo, has advised Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to reinvent themselves in order to remain competitive and overcome the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on “Converting ideas into reality with focus on SME’s”, Sekibo also stressed the need for SMEs to continually embrace partnership and function […]

By Rotimi Fasan, The ill-timed initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria to provide meals at this time of global lockdown for pupils in schools should be called by its proper name: force-feeding. We all know what it entails to force-feed a child in our part of the world. For those who don’t, this is […]

Excellence is defined by the ability and capacity to be great at what one does. Ulan Sango, a rising Nigerian movie producer is an exact replica of the word excellence in the electronic media industry, as she is creating a buzz with her recent short film – The Radio. The brilliant writer, producer and social-political […]

Paris Saint Germain could line-up with an attacking three of Cristiano Ronaldo, Mauro Icardi and Neymar next season. The Ligue 1 side could be plotting an outrageous move for Ronaldo this summer after owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi dropped a hint earlier this week. The Portuguese star, 35, is back in Turin after spending lockdown in his […]

By Peter Egwuatu Apparently, hinting of the distress in the stockbroking industry as a result of the adverse impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic across financial markets, an investor group under the aegis of Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria, ISAN, has moved for the consolidation of the 255 stock broking firms in the country. The […]

WARRI- President Muhammadu Buhari, has been urged to ignore pressure from some persons in the name of Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, not to reappoint the executive secretary of Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board, NCDMD, Mr. Simbi Wabote

To those who feel Evander Holyfield should find safer pursuits at the age of 57, he has a straightforward answer. ‘They have their opinion and I have mine,’ he said. ‘I prefer to follow mine.’ And so the man they called the Real Deal is looking to strike another. If he has his way, you […]

A top South Korean football club accused of using sex dolls to fill empty seats in its stands will face disciplinary proceedings this week, K-league officials said. With fans banned from matches because of the coronavirus, FC Seoul came under fire for deploying dozens of silicone spectators wearing T-shirts or holding placards with the logo […]

Australian officials announced a raft of plans on Wednesday to speed up the resumption of public life to boost the ailing economy amid a diplomatic spat with major trading partner China. The government is also talking with Australian universities about allowing the return of some international students, a sector that contributes more than A$30 billion […]

Rolls-Royce, the British maker of plane engines, said Wednesday it will cut at least 9,000 jobs and slash costs elsewhere, as the coronavirus slams the aviation sector. “This is not a crisis of our making. But it is the crisis that we face and we must deal with it,” chief executive Warren East said in […]

By Babajide Komolafe The Debt Management Office (DMO) will, today,  conduct bond auction by offering N60 billion worth of Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bonds to investors. This comes as the databank of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, shows further rise in the nation’s external reserves. According to the revised debt issuance calendar for […]

Former Military Vice President, Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya (retd) has lost one of his wives, Mrs Deborah Folashade Diya, who died after a brief illness at age 66. In a statement by Olawale Adekoya, Special Adviser to Gen. Diya, the late Folashade died on Monday, May 18, 2020, after she fell ill and was rushed […]

A jilted Chinese woman has sent an unusual revenge gift to an ex-lover who broke up with her days before Chinese Valentine’s Day — dumping a truckload of onions on his doorstep to bring him to tears. The woman in eastern China’s Shandong province bought the tonne of onions online and had them delivered to […]