The Flying Eagles advance to the quarter-final of the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time in 12 years after defeating host Argentina 2-0 at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario in the early hours of Thursday. Second-half goals from Ibrahim Muhammad and Rilwanu Sarki secured a shock win for Ladan Bosso’s team. They will face either Ecuador or South Korea in the quarter-final of the competition in Santiago del Estero on Sunday. The Flying Eagles started brightly but as the first half wore on, La Albiceleste dominated play. Striker Alejo Veliz had two scoring chances to break…
Author: Bolanle Oduekun-Ayoola
Nintendo has said it will no longer sell games in Russia through its online store as the Japanese giant winds down operations in the increasingly isolated country. The changes, which were announced and came into effect on Wednesday, follow Nintendo’s suspension of product shipments to Russia in March 2022 after the invasion of Ukraine. Russian customers can still re-download previously purchased content but no new payments can be made or new accounts created, a Nintendo statement said. Following the shipment suspension and “as a result of the economic outlook, Nintendo of Europe has decided to wind down operations of its…
The National Assembly management has commenced clearance of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives for payment and collection of severance packages, as the 9th Assembly winds down. The Clerk of the House, Yahaya Danzaria, made this known in a notice to members at the plenary on Wednesday. The 9th Assembly, which was inaugurated on June 11, 2019, is expected to wind down by the first week of June, while the 10th Assembly is billed for inauguration on June 13, 2023. The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, read out the Clerk’s notice to members on the floor.…
The Presidential Election Petitions Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted a total of 337 exhibits tendered by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the emergence of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. At the resumed hearing in the matter, the PDP and Atiku, through their legal team, led by Chief Chris Uche (SAN), informed the court that the documents in evidence were in respect of 33 states of the federation, with the exclusion of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Lagos states. Among other documents that Atiku tendered before the court…
Boat operators under the auspices of the Waterfront Boat Owners and Transporters Association have lauded President Bola Tinubu over the removal of fuel subsidy. Tinubu had in his inauguration speech on Monday in Abuja stated that his administration would not continue to pay subsidy on petrol.Reacting to this, the President of WABOTAN, Babatope Fajemirokun, in a chat with journalists in Lagos described the move as a bitter pill necessary for the country’s healing. “Sometimes, you have to swallow a bitter pill to get healed; we have seen this subsidy removal as such. We see this government as listening government and…
Ikeja Electric has introduced the Singleview 2.0 web application, an enhanced customer self-service package with consolidated account management features. In a statement, it said the web application would cater to different customer types, including prepaid, postpaid, maximum demand, non-maximum demand, and bilateral customers, aiming to elevate their experience. The Head of Business Innovation and Transformation, Paul Ehiagbonare, stated that it became imperative to upgrade the Singleview platform in line with the company’s customer-first, technology-now mantra. According to him, the upgrade enables adequate support for a wider range of customers while empowering them with features, functionalities, and possibilities for an excellent…
A coalition of Nigerian students has expressed their displeasure over the failure of the National Assembly to pass the ‘Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Educational Institutions Bill, 2019’, describing it as the epic of injustice. While describing sexual harassment in schools as “a core problem and setback for educational development in Nigeria”, the over 1,000 students in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday said investigations by them indicated that the Bill had not reached the Presidency under Muhammadu Buhari before he left office. They suggested that the current administration should do the needful to…
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has promised to offset the outstanding salaries and allowances of visiting lecturers at the state university. The governor also promised to ensure his administration works in synergy with the management of the university for the purpose of educational advancement in the state. He stated this in his remarks while addressing the management of Sokoto State University, led by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Bashir Garba, who paid him a courtesy visit following his assumption of office as the governor of the state. “My administration will always provide a conducive atmosphere for the school to continue…
Talks between the Federal Government and organised labour over the removal of fuel subsidy ended in a deadlock on Wednesday as they failed to reach a consensus following the hike in petrol pump prices to over N700 from N195 per litre by oil marketers. The hours-long meeting which was held at the Presidential Villa was to, among other things, prevent a labour crisis following the recent increase in the petrol pump price occasioned by the discontinuance of petroleum subsidy. Earlier on Wednesday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited said it had adjusted the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit to…