PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump has appointed Brendan Carr, a Republican known for his critical stance on major technology companies, as the new leader of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Gatekeepers News reports that Carr, who has been an FCC commissioner since 2017, is expected to reverse what Trump describes as a “regulatory …

SUPER Eagles interim manager, Austin Eguavoen, has acknowledged his team’s lackluster performance following their home defeat to Rwanda. Despite taking an early lead, the Nigerian team allowed the visitors to score two quick goals, resulting in a disappointing loss. Eguavoen, a former Super Eagles captain and the current technical director …

THE Senate suspended the House rules on Tuesday to admit family members and close relatives of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah for the commencement of a valedictory session in his honour. During the service, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio began by zeroing in attention to the seat of their …

FORMER Crystal Palace coach, Patrick Vieira has landed a new managerial job with Italian Serie A side Genoa. This comes just four months after left French Ligue 1 side Strasbourg. Vieira spent just one year at Chelsea’s sister club in France. But the Arsenal legend is now returning to the …

ANAMBRA State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has presented a budget estimate of N607 billion for the 2025 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. The governor, while presenting the budget estimate tagged ‘Changing Gears 2.0’, said while politicians are focusing on politics, his government is busy executing projects. The …

NIGERIA’s President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly to approve a fresh N1.767 trillion as a new external borrowing plan in the 2024 appropriation act. According to the president, the loan is based on an exchange rate of N800 to $1. Tinubu’s request was read by the speaker, …

MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved N70,000 as the minimum wage for workers of the FCT Administration. The acting Head of Civil Service in the FCT, Grace Adayilo, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Adayilo stated that Wike also approved the payment …

THE Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund) says it is introducing a Special Intervention in Medical Simulation and Innovation under its 2025 Intervention. Chairman of the TETFund Board of Trustees, Alhaji Aminu Masari, said this while inaugurating the Ad hoc Committee on Medical Simulation and Innovation Special Intervention on Tuesday in …

THE Edo House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the request for the appointment of 20 Special Advisers by Gov. Monday Okpebholo. Okpebholo in the letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Musa Ikhilor, stated that the appointment was for the smooth running of his administration. The motion …

GOVERNOR Babagana Zulum of Borno has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to eliminating open defecation practices across the state. Zulum made the pledge during the inauguration of the state’s roadmap to eliminate open defecation in Maiduguri on Tuesday. The campaign, aligned with SDG six to ensure water and sanitation for all …