Atalanta triumphed in the Europa League final and ended Bayer Leverkusen’s 51-game unbeaten streak. In a display nearing perfection Gian Piero Gasperini’s side put down a marker early in the game after winning a corner. The initial ball was cleared by Leverkusen, but David Zappacosta dribbled back into the box before picking out Ademola Lookman at the back post. Lookman’s opener increased the confidence of Atalanta who pressed high with such intensity that Leverkusen had no answer. Lookman was a nightmare for defender Edmond Tapsoba and added a second by…
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Tinubu Appoints Shehu Mohammed New FRSC Boss
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has appointed Assistant Corps Marshal Mohammed Shehu as the Corps Marshal/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). This was disclosed in a statement Director of Information & Public Relations for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen on Wednesday. According to Imohiosen, the appointment is for an initial period of four years with effect from 20th May 2024 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act establishing the Commission. READ ALSO Budapest To Host 2026 Champions League Final…
Read MoreBudapest To Host 2026 Champions League Final
Budapest’s Puskas Arena will play host to the 2026 Champions League final, UEFA confirmed on Wednesday. A decision on the 2027 final was postponed until September with Milan set to host as long as the San Siro is not undergoing redevelopment works at the time. It is the first time Hungary will host a final of Europe’s elite club competition. However, the 67,000 capacity Puskas Arena was used for the 2023 Europa League final and matches at Euro 2020. READ ALSO Verydarkman Remanded In Custody Over Cyberbullying OPay, Moniepoint, Others…
Read MoreVerydarkman Remanded In Custody Over Cyberbullying
Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman in police custody. Verydarkman was reportedly arraigned for cyberbullying which he pleaded not guilty to on Wednesday. READ ALSO OPay, Moniepoint, Others To Resume Onboarding New Customers ‘In Months’ – CBN How Generator Fumes Killed Seven In Bayelsa music Studio NERC Slashes News Tariff FX Rate Calculation By 16.03% Again, Labour Rejects N54,000 As New Minimum Wage His lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, requested bail, but the prosecution asked for more time to prepare a…
Read MoreOPay, Moniepoint, Others To Resume Onboarding New Customers ‘In Months’ – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says mobile money operators including fintech firms like OPay, Palmpay, Kuda Bank, and Moniepoint will resume the enrolment of new customers “in another couple of months”. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, stated this on Tuesday at the 295th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the apex bank in Abuja when the MPC jacked up interest rate from 24.75 per cent to 26. 25 per cent. The CBN chief said the apex bank has engaged many of the players on the need to strengthen their operations. Cardoso…
Read MoreHow Generator Fumes Killed Seven In Bayelsa music Studio
Seven persons among whom were many said to be students of the Niger Delta University, Yenagoa, were found dead inside a music studio on Tuesday morning after inhaling what is suspected to be generator fumes. PUNCH Metro gathered that the music studio along Transformer Road in the Amarata area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, was operated by one of the deceased identified as Akpos Barakubo. The deceased were said to be working in the studio on Monday night but fell asleep due to exhaustion without putting off the generator…
Read MoreNERC Slashes News Tariff FX Rate Calculation By 16.03%
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reduced the exchange rate for calculating the current electricity tariff for Band A customers by 16.03%, from N1,463.3/$ to N1,277.8 from May to December 2024. This is revealed in the commission’s Multi Year Tariff order (MYTO) for May to December 2024 released recently. The NERC MYTO was reviewed following the appreciation of the naira in the foreign exchange market in the last one month. Following statements by various electricity distribution companies on the reduction of electricity tariff for Band A customers on Monday,…
Read MoreAgain, Labour Rejects N54,000 As New Minimum Wage
Labour has on Tuesday rejected the N54,000 proposed by the Federal government as new minimum wage. FG had in a meeting with Labour proposed N54,000 as against its earlier N48,000 offer. One of the leaders of the Organised Labour who attended the meeting revealed this to Salient Times in a telephone conversation. Recall that Organised Labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, walked out on the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage following the proposed N48,000 as minimum wage by the Federal Government. Last week Organised…
Read MoreCorps Member Dies In Auto Crash Six Days To Wedding
A corps member identified as Esla Adams has died in an auto crash six days before his wedding introduction, billed to be held on May 26, 2024. The PUNCH learned that Adams was confirmed dead on Monday after being involved in an accident that happened on the Akwanga-Lafia Road, Nasarawa State. The deceased, who was said to be a graduate of Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Jos in Plateau State, had a workshop on Keffi Road in the Akwanga area of Nasarawa State, where he welded and fabricated metals.…
Read MoreBiafra Heroes Day: IPoB Forewarns UNIZIK, WAEC To Postpone Convocation, Exam Slated For May 30th
In a firm statement, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), has forewarned the Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK Awka, Anambra State Prof. Charles Esimone, and West African Examination Council, WAEC to postpone the convocation ceremony of the University and WAEC exam scheduled for May 30th. IPoB gave the warning in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, entitled “Nnamdi Azikiwe University VC and WAEC Board to postpone 30th May Convocation and WAEC on that day.” According to the statement, the group posited that Prof. Esimone ought…
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