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Did you know Ghana has beaten Nigeria twice as much in professional football matches? Nigeria has played Ghana 56 times. Of those 56 encounters, Nigeria has won 12, while Ghana has won twice as much with 24 plus 1 (25) wins. Both countries have had a stalemate 19 times. Do …

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has expressed delight over the sharp drop in the rate of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, which causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, AIDS, from 12.9 to 4.7 percent in Benue State. Ortom expressed his joy when the zonal Coordinator, North Central Zone of the National …

A Nigerian property company will be taking over Shoprite’s local business in Nigeria, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. Persianas is buying Shoprite’s Nigerian business after the South African retailer decided to retreat from other African markets. Shoprite, with more than 2,300 stores across Africa, is awaiting regulatory approval …

As part of measures to reduce the country’s unemployment rate, the Federal Government has vowed to punish companies who continue to abuse the expatriate quota, saying with an efficient quota management system in place, it hopes to generate about 60, 000 middle-level employment opportunities annually. The government decried a situation …

The Federal Government has described as untrue and sad, the comment by Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo, that N60 billion was printed in March to support federal allocation to states. In a viral video, making the rounds, Obaseki had claimed the FG printed an additional 60 billion naira to buffer …

The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Halilu Ahmad Shaba as substantive Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA). NASRDA was conceptualised in 1998 and established on August 1, 2001 by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. See the Scope/Objectives of the Agency. Report of the Committee on Science …

It was reported that several Nigerian influencers were hired by Venezuelans to wage a Twitter war on behalf of Alex Saab. Many of these influencers had their Twitter accounts suspended. See previous threads here. Some Twitter users subsequently searched for directors of Omojuwa’s company (as listed by the CAC) and …

Nigerian creative industry and social media “influencers” have resolved to increase their engagement with governance, politics and public policy in order to create a better future for the country’s large youth population. At the first Elevating Youth Voices Virtual Summit held last weekend on April 10 and hosted by the …

The vice President prof. Yemi Osinbajo Presides over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meetingat the presidential villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari is in London for a routine medical check up. Before the proceedings, a minute silence was observed in honour of Mahmud Tukur, a former minister of commerce and …

David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, says some people who have no interest in the south-east are trying to incite war in the region. The governor said this on Wednesday when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’. On Sunday, governors of the south-east region announced the setup of a …