World football body FIFA has announced its plan to pay prize money directly into the players’ accounts of the winners of the ongoing women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand. FIFA Secretary-General, Fatma Samoura, confirmed this in a viral video on social media saying the policy change is due to unpaid allowance issues involving Nigeria’s Super Falcons. The Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum, had earlier revealed that some players were owed “per diem and bonuses” from two years ago. The development caused a stir and almost affected the preparation of the Super Falcon players with most of them insisting on missing the…
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President Bola Tinubu will today send a new batch of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening, The PUNCH has learnt. According to a very reliable source in the Senate, the names would either come on Tuesday night or very early on Wednesday morning. The source exclusively told our correspondent that the names of the new batch of ministerial nominees would be read at the plenary today. The lawmaker added that the screening of the 28 nominees will be concluded today so that the next batch can be screened thereafter. “By Wednesday, the new set of nominees will be unveiled, so that…
At the 46th edition of the Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) held at Eko Hotel, Lagos, from July 31 to August 2, 2023, Mr. Bala Wunti, Chief Upstream Investment Officer, NUIMS, NNPC Ltd., emphasized the need for a balance in managing energy transition. Mr. Wunti was represented by Mr. Andrew Grant, the Head of PSC Investment Management, NUIMS. The theme for the NAICE 2023 event was “Balancing Energy Accessibility, Affordability, and Sustainability: Strategic Options for Africa.” Mr. Wunti, a key speaker during the Panel Session, discussed the transition towards energy sustainability and strategies for developing countries. The representative,…
The Nwafor family of Ogwa, in Mbaitoli local government area of Imo State, has finally released the burial details of their great son, father, brother, son and uncle, Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi, YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine can confirm. The dashing star actor and producer reportedly died on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Jos, Plateau State, after taking ill. According to a reliable information from the family, his funeral service and interment will hold in his wondrous all-white country home in Umuezealaeze, Alaenyi, Ogwa, Imo State on Friday, August 18, 2023. The programme will begin at exactly 10am. A…
For a start, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Dasuki Arabi have penned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly work towards accelerating the digitisation reform process in government. Speaking at the event, which took place at the NCC’s Head Office in Abuja recently, Danbatta said collaboration between the two organizations is consistent with NCC’s Strategic Vision Plan (SVP) to partner and collaborate with relevant stakeholders. He noted that the MoU will enhance efficiency and productivity as it adequately captured the roles of enabling…
A former Military Administrator of Bayelsa State, Navy Captain Caleb Omoniyi Olubolade (rtd), has urged Bayelsans to be wise in their choice of who becomes governor of the state among candidates for the forthcoming November 11 election. Navy Captain Olubolade gave the advice while making opening remarks at a reception ceremony organised by Yenebebeli 1 and 2 Communities in honour of Prof. Steve Azaiki at the St. Andrew’s Primary School playground, Yenebebeli 1 in Yenagoa Local Government of Bayelsa. Olubolade stressed that it was important for Bayelsans to vote for a governorship candidate who would govern the state and do…
House officers at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island where Doctor Vwaere Diaso, fell to her death, have embarked on a protest, Wednesday to demand justice for the deceased. Diaso died on August 1 after the elevator she had taken to pick up her food from a vendor fell from the 10th floor, killing her. In a video shared on Twitter by Omolyawoli, House officers could be seen marching outside the hospital building with placards that carry messages such as, “It could have been me and “The system is rigged against young doctors,” while they chanted: “All we are saying,…
President Bola Tinubu has called on the government of the United Kingdom to deepen its partnership with Nigeria and Africa by investing more across sectors to see the African continent attain more sustainable and broad-based prosperity. President Tinubu made the call on Wednesday when he received the United Kingdom’s Secretary of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Rt Hon. James Cleverly MP, in his office. Calling on the UK to commit more to win-win development partnerships for Nigeria and Africa, the Nigerian leader recalled the history of decades of deep symbiotic connection and economic ties between the continent and the UK,…
President Bola Tinubu met with Labour Leaders today at the State House in company of NNPCL GMD, Mele Kyari
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