The Nigerian Senate has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide evidence that it remitted its surpluses to the federal government. Specifically, Solomon Adeola (APC-Lagos) urged the CBN to produce documentary evidence to prove its remittances to the Senate committee on September 3. The senator also urged the apex bank to produce its audited account for the last five years. The directive followed the CBN’s denying an allegation that it failed to remit 80 per cent of its operational surpluses into the Consolidated Revenue in the last five years. CBN Deputy Governor (Economic Policy) Kingsley Obiora said at the…
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Cristiano Ronaldo has broken the world record for the most goals scored for an international team by a single player with two goals against Republic of Ireland in the qualifier for Qatar 2022 World Cup on Wednesday. Ronaldo, who was on tie with former Iranian international, Ali Daei’s record before the match missed a penalty in the first half but redeemed himself when he scored the equalizer and his 110th career goals for Portugal in the 89th minute from an header taking him past great Ali Daei’s record of 109 international goals. Subsequently, the 33-year-old bagged the winning goal for…
The Ondo State Government has ordered that BOLA KOMO CLUB, located opposite Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure, be closed down forthwith. The closure order is with immediate effect; and shall remain in force indefinitely, until further notice. It is pertinent to note that this order comes on the heels of a painstaking monitoring and surveillance effort culminating in a detailed profiling of the facility as a hot spot by security agencies. Residents are, therefore, advised to note this order as anyone found around the facility does that at his or her own risk. Signed Donald Ojogo Commissioner for Information and Orientation…
Members of the Ondo State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association and the affiliates have suspended their industrial dispute with the state government after a protracted intervention by stakeholders and traditional rulers. At a parley with Lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly on Wednesday in Akure, the medical practitioners called on the state government to honour the terms of the agreement reached with them especially payment of their outstanding salaries in line with their colleagues in the civil service. The State Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association, Doctor Adegbehingbe Stella thanked Lawmakers and other Stakeholders for their intervention…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked two ministers from his cabinet. A presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, confirmed that the affected ministers are the Minister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, and his counterpart in the power ministry, Saleh Mamman. Mr Adesina addressed State House reporters in Abuja. The sack of the two ministers is coming two years and few days after they were inaugurated by the president in 2019 alongside 41 of their colleagues. Mr Nanono hails from Kano State while Mr Mamman is from Taraba State. Mr Mamman’s reign as minister marked little or no improvement in the power sector as the…
Head of Nigeria’s Centre for Diseases Control (CDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Ihekweazu will be in charge of Health Emergency Intelligence with effect from November 1, 2021. A statement issued last night by the WHO Director General, Dr Tedros said Ihekweazu will lead the work on strengthening pandemic and epidemic intelligence globally, including heading the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin. He said: “I am please to welcome Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu as an Assistant Director-General for Health Emergency Intelligence from November 1, 2021. He will lead the…
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs has threatened to withhold the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS)’s budget over $420 million unused scanners. The committee also gave the Customs two weeks to reduce its 18 cargo clearing stages to four to decongest the nation’s ports. The committee chairman, Leke Abejide (SDC-Kogi), stated that the committee would not work on the Custom’s 2022 budget if provisions were not made to fix scanners in the ports. Mr Abejide noted that the government had invested over $420 million on the scanners, and the committee would not allow such investment to go down the drain.…
Paris Saint German turned down Real Madrid’s €200 new bid for Kylian Mbappé today. PSG is not ready to sell the player this summer. Antoine Griezmann returns Atletico Madrid. Agreement is now completed with Barcelona. Loan until June 2022 with buy option for €40m. Real Betis are finally closing the deal for Hector Bellerin after medical completed today. Salary issues to be resolved with La Liga. Arsenal are now hopeful too. Edinson Cavani has decided to stay at Manchester United despite deadline interest from Barcelona. Ethan Ampadu from Chelsea to Venezia on loan, agreement reached and deal completed. Paperworks to…
Though it appeared done and dusted before now, Cristiano Ronaldo has just signed the contract with Manchester United as he returns to the club after more than a decade. United, on Tuesday, expressed great delight as they confirmed the official signing of the Portuguese star from Juventus. The club revealed that an initial two-year contract with an option of another one was agreed upon and signed by Ronaldo. The club wrote: “Manchester United is delighted to confirm the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo on a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further year, subject to international clearance. “Cristiano,…
Austin Agbonlahor, outgoing Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 16, Yenagoa, has urged Nigerians to regard police officers as friends. “I want to especially thank the Bayelsa and Rivers governments, which have shown so much love for the newly-created zone,” said Mr Agbonlahor at a send-off organised for him by the zone at the Bayelsa Government House, Yenagoa on Sunday. “I want you all to regard the police as your friend and also to treat its operatives with kindness.’’ He also urged officers and men to be diligent in discharging their duties. The retiring AIG is the pioneer AIG…