The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has deducted points from Nigeria, Egypt and Tanzania, all members of Group G, following the withdrawal of Chad from the ongoing qualification race for the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, Gabon 2017. Chad were due to travel to Tanzania for the …
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Unilever Nigeria plc’s PAT run rate improves in Q4 over Q3
Unilever Nigeria Plc released its results for the year ended 31st December 2015 where it recorded a considerable leap in Profit After Tax (PAT) from its third quarter (Q3) 2015 position of N141million to close the year with PAT of N1.19billion. The company also recorded turnover of N59.2 billion for …
Read More »Nigeria, Africa’s failed Asset’ Emir Lamido Sanusi
“Let me start by saying that I am Fulani (laughter). My grandfather was an Emir and therefore I represent all that has been talked about this afternoon. Sir Ajayi has written a book. And like all Nigerians of his generation, he has written in the language of his generation. “My grandfather was a …
Read More »Adam Johnson sentenced to 6 years in Jail
Former Sunderland and England winger Adam Johnson has been sentenced to six years in prison. The former England international has been handed a custodial sentence following a hearing at Bradford Crown Court on Thursday and will now spend six years in jail. Johnson was found guilty by jury of one …
Read More »No More Whatsapp, Facebook For BlackBerry Users
Social media and instant messaging applications Facebook and Whatsapp will no longer be available to users of Blackberry, Nokia and Windows phones by the end of 2016.Whatsapp, an instant messaging application owned by Facebook, was the first to make the announcement after it celebrated the seventh year of it’s existence …
Read More »Ambode/Buhari Campaign Billboards Debts Leave Outdoor Ad Coys On The Brink Of Collapse
More than 70 outdoor advertising companies contracted to handle the Ambode/Buhari campaign billboards in Lagos are still waiting to get paid their dues from the APC, with practitioners revealing that they are enduring a choking debt burden. “The companies that ensured that Buhari and Ambode billboards took over 95% …
Read More »Nigeria Police begins recruitment of 10,000 personnel from April 1
The Nigeria Police Service Commission (PSC) has begin the recruitment of new personel into its fold,as it warned that there would be no short-cut in the recruitment of 10,000 personnel.. In a statement Wednesday, Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the commission, told journalists that Mike Okiro, Chairman …
Read More »YABATECH expels six final year students
The Academic Board of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has expelled six final year students for presenting fake or altered National Diploma (ND) and National Certificate of Education (NCE) results for admission. The expulsion notice is contained in a circular signed by Mrs Taiwo Obadimu, the Deputy Registrar of the …
Read More »Man City’s Samir Nasri has £330k Lamborghini impounded by Police
Manchester City’s Samir Nasri just can’t seem to catch a break of late after the injury-ridden midfielder had his Lamborghini Aventador impounded by the Greater Manchester Police. Manchester City’s Samir Nasri just can’t seem to catch a break of late – the injury-ridden midfielder had his Lamborghini Aventador impounded by …
Read More »Mass Sack of Workers loom as NBL, Guinness, NBC, 7UP, Flour Mills, Wampco, others give notice of sack
ORGANISED Labour on Wednesday raised alarm that the food, beverage and tobacco sector of the nation’s economy was on the verge of shutting down and that over three million jobs were at risk due to the inability of companies to source foreign exchange for raw material importation to facilitate operations. …
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