NIGERIAN stars Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen have been named among the 30 finalists for the 2024 International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) Men’s World Best Player award. They are the only Africans to make the prestigious 2024 IFFHS World Best Player shortlist. Lookman, who plays for Italian …
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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday 23rd October 2024 convicted and sentenced a Canadian, Adrienne Munju, 41, to 11 years imprisonment for importing 74 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis weighing 35.20 kilograms into Nigeria. Munju’s conviction followed her arraignment on two counts …
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THE minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun has disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has commenced the process of paying the $6 billion debt owed to suppliers. Edun spoke on Wednesday during an engagement with investors in Washington DC. The global investors’ …
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By Kunle Sanni THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that 58 percent of Nigerian households are connected to the national electricity grid, according to its latest report, the Nigeria Residential Energy Demand Side Survey (NREDSS) 2024, released on Wednesday in Abuja. The survey, conducted across nine states—Akwa Ibom, …
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THE Chairman of the Senate ad-hoc committee investigating activities at Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe, both in Kogi State, has asserted that it is high time the “jinx” surrounding Ajaokuta Steel Company was broken. The committee, led by Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, made this …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday saw five ministers removed from office, but Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, held onto his position despite widespread calls for his dismissal following multiple national grid collapses. The reshuffle, which resulted in the sacking of high-profile ministers like Barr Uju-Ken Ohanenye (Women …
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THE prices of essential food items in Nigeria witnessed significant increases in September 2024, according to a new report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In its “Selected Food Prices Watch” report, released in Abuja, the NBS highlighted steep hikes across staples such as beans, eggs, bread, and rice, …
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Nigeria’s public debt has reached an all-time high of N134.3 trillion, as of the end of the second quarter of 2024. This represents a sharp increase compared to the N121.7 trillion recorded just a few months earlier in the first quarter. The main reason for the increase is the devaluation …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Bianca Ojukwu as a minister in his cabinet. Bianca, widow of late Biafran warlord, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, is among the new ministers appointed by the President. The appointment was announced on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Presidency after the Federal Executive Council …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fired five ministers from his cabinet. This development comes amidst the current reshuffle of his cabinet members and the merging of ministries. Trojaninsights learnt that Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, former Women Affairs Minister, and Prof Tahir Mamman (Education) are among the sacked ministers. More details to come…
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