WORLD BANK TIES $12m IDP LOAN TO STRICT DATA, GOVERNANCE BENCHMARKS FOR NIGERIAN STATES
By Aishat Momoh. O. The World Bank has earmarked up to $12 million in performance-based financing for Nigerian states hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs), under...
NIGERIANS SPEND N1.54TN ON BEER AND OTHER DRINKS IN NINE MONTHS
By: Fasasi Hammad Major listed brewers in Nigeria raked in a combined revenue of over N1.54 trillion from beer and other non-alcoholic beverages in the...
JAPAN TO RESTART WORLD’S LARGEST NUCLEAR PLANT AMID SAFETY CONCERNS
Agency Report [caption id="attachment_207710" align="alignnone" width="300"] (FILES) This photo taken on July 16, 2007 shows an aerial view of Tokyo Electric Power Company Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear...
DADDY FREEZE: WIZKID CAN’T BE COMPARED TO FELA
By: Fasasi Hammad Media personality Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, has weighed in on comparisons between singer Wizkid and the late Afrobeat pioneer...
AREF CLARIFIES WHEREABOUTS OF IYA OGE OF LAGOS, SAYS OPRAL BENSON IS SAFE IN LIBERIA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The controversy surrounding the whereabouts of 90-year-old socialite and entrepreneur, Opral Benson, popularly known as Iya Oge of Lagos, has been...
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SHOCK: BODO/GLIMT OVERTURN MAN CITY
Manchester City suffered a humiliating 3-1 defeat against Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday as the Norwegian minnows caused one of the biggest shocks in Champions League history....
VARSITY STUDENT DIES BY SUICIDE IN NIGER OVER ALLEGED BETTING LOSS
By Aishat Momoh. O. A 300-level student of the Department of Computer Science at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), Niger State, Kelvin Danlami, has...
BITCOIN SLIPS UNDER $90,000 AMID ESCALATING WORLDWIDE SELLOFF
By: Fasasi Hammad Bitcoin fell to its lowest level in over a week, dropping below $90,000 for the first time since Jan. 9 as a...
JESUS NETS WINNER AS ARSENAL PROGRESS TO CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LAST 16 AGAINST INTER
Gabriel Jesus pushed Arsenal into the last 16 of the Champions League with a double in Tuesday’s 3-1 win at Inter Milan which made the...
FG ASSURES NIGERIANS OF CREDIBLE, TRANSPARENT NATIONAL CENSUS
By: Fasasi Hammad The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s resolve to conduct a credible, transparent and internationally...