Day: June 9, 2022

Peseiro Secures First Victory as Nigeria Defeat Sierra Leone 2-1

Ganiyu Amodu

Super Eagles came from a goal down to get their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign off to a winning start on Thursday, beating Sierra Leone 2-1 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja. It was also the first win for new coach Jose Peseiro and a great confidence booster for the players who had before now gone five games without a win. READ ALSO Super Eagles Suffer Second Consecutive Defeat Under José Peseiro Nigerians Hit out at NFF over Jose Peseiro Selection Meet José Santos Peseiro, New Coach…

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Nigeria Declares Monday, June 13, Public Holiday

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Government, through the Ministry of Interior, has declared Monday, June 13, as a public holiday in commemoration of Nigeria’s Democracy Day which comes up on June 12. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr M. L. Shuaib Belgore, on Thursday. He congratulated Nigerians and urged all citizens to support the present administration in its efforts at ensuring a secured, united and prosperous nation. Aregbesola admonished Nigerians to use the occasion to reflect on…

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Tinubu promises 15,000MW Electricity, 25% Budgetary Allocation to Education

Abibat Babalola

Here are the major take aways from the economic agenda released by Tinubu less than 24 hours after winning the APC Presidential ticket (Full Text)   The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has rolled out his Nigeria Economic Agenda which could address the power supply epilepsy rocking the country. The agenda also plan to address persistent strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, as it has promised to allot 25% of budget to education. According to a report televised on…

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Nigeria’s Petrol subsidy To Hit N1.82tn by June 30

Ganiyu Amodu

Operators in the oil and gas sector as well as other stakeholders are uncomfortable with the continued rise in the amount spent in subsidising Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, as it jumped to N947.51bn between January and April 2022. This has made the projected subsidy for payment at the end of June to jump to N1.82 trillion. An analysis of data obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Wednesday showed a monthly rise in PMS subsidy spendings by the oil firm, though NNPC described it as under-recovery/value…

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72 Hours After Owo Attack, Gunmen Kill Six in Ondo

Abibat Babalola

About six persons were shot dead at Sabo Area of Ondo town, Ondo State on Wednesday night by some yet-to-be-identified gunmen. This came 72 hours after some terrorists attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, killing about 40 people. Several other church members were injured in the attack. READ ALSO:Govt Talks Tough As Gunmen Massacre Worshippers In Nigeria Catholic Church Unknown gunmen Endorse CBN Gov, Godwin Emefiele, for President Activist, Lanre Suraju, Wife Hospitalised After Attack By Gunmen It was gathered that the gunmen were on motorcycles when they carried out…

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Nigerian Lady Returns $36,000 Cash Found Inside Gift In US

Abibat Babalola

A Nigerian lady, Vicky Umodu, based in California, United States of America who received a couch from a stranger online for free has returned the sum of $36,000 she found inside the couch. Vicky Umodu, a resident of San Bernardino County, who had just moved into her new home said she was looking through Craigslist to purchase furniture when she found some pieces that someone was giving away for free. It was May 18, and she and her son, Oly Umodu, 29, had collected the free furniture and moved the…

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Obaseki Suspends ASUU, ASUP From Edo Varsities, Polytechnics

Abibat Babalola

“Declare vacant and advertise position of any lecturer that refuses to resume work” Edo state governor Godwin Obaseki has suspended all union activities, including the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), from all state-owned institutions of higher learning. This was just as the state government specifically directed the management of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma to “implement a no-work-no-pay policy, declare vacant and advertise the position of any staff that refuses to resume work in line with this directives”. READ ALSO: ASUU Raises Hope of Calling off Over 110 Day-strike EKSU…

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