Month: August 2024

SERAP Asks Tinubu To Probe $1.5bn World Bank Loan To States, FCT

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate the $1.5bn World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states of the federation, and the Federal Capital Territory. The group also urged Tinubu to probe the “alleged mismanagement of the Chinese loans of $3.121bn obtained by the Federal Government.” SERAP asked the President to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate” how the loan was spent, thereby reducing “poverty and social protection across…

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‘False, Misleading,’ NYSC Clears Air On Payment Of N70,000 Minimum Wage To Corps Members

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Youth Service Corps has denied a social media report that corps members’ bank accounts are being upgraded to accommodate the N70,000 new national minimum wage. The corps said no directive has been given by the relevant authority for it to start the payment of N70, 000 minimum wage to corps members or to upgrade their accounts. According to a statement issued by the NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, on Saturday, the report is misleading and absolutely false. The NYSC, therefore, advised corps members to…

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USA Defeat Brazil 1-0 To Win Women’s Football Olympic Gold

ADEOLA YUSUF

The U.S. women’s national soccer team beat Brazil, 1-0, on Saturday to take gold at the Paris Olympics. After a tight first half, Mallory Swanson scored for the U.S. women in the 57th minute and they never looked back. The United States entered this Olympic final as a team transformed from just a year ago, when it made an early, round-of-16 exit at the 2023 World Cup, arriving with a new coach in Emma Hayes and a revamped roster. READ ALSO Onyeka Onwenu: I’ll Always Perform ‘Waiting For Me’ On…

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Onyeka Onwenu: I’ll Always Perform ‘Waiting For Me’ On Your Behalf – King Sunny Ade

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Veteran Nigerian musician, King Sunny Ade, known as KSA, has vowed to continue performing ‘Waiting for Me’, his 1989 duet with the late Onyeka Onwenu for the rest of his life. KSA said this during the condolence visit of the management of Musical Society of Nigeria, MCSN, to the family of Onyeka Onweu at Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The juju legend made the promise to keep Onweun’s memory alive till his death. He said, “I will perform ‘Waiting for Me’ on her behalf throughout my life. I have done…

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‘It’s Paris Disaster,’ Sports Minister Laments Team Nigeria’s Olympics Performance

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has described Team Nigeria’s performance in the ongoing 2024 Olympics in Paris as “disappointing.” The minister made this known in a statement on X.com on Saturday. According to Enoh, Team Nigeria’s failure to secure any medal at all “is a product of very many other things that need immediate attention.” He revealed that not only would he ensure that such does not repeat itself, but that in the forthcoming sports federation elections, he would ensure that the most appropriate candidates are voted…

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UK Visa Applications Drop 35% After New Immigration Rules

ADEOLA YUSUF

The United Kingdom has witnessed a dramatic 35 per cent drop in visa applications over the past year, following the introduction of stricter immigration policies aimed at reducing the country’s intake of foreign nationals. According to official figures released by the Home Office on Thursday, August 8, 2024, the number of visa applications fell from 141,000 to 91,000 after new rules came into effect in January 2024. The policy changes, introduced in December 2023, specifically targeted international students, restricting them from bringing dependants unless they were enrolled in postgraduate research…

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BREAKING: Man City Defeat Man U On Penalties To Win Community Shield

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Manchester City secured their first Community Shield win since 2019, with Manuel Akanji scoring the decisive eighth penalty against local rivals Manchester United. The game started off in a slow fashion, with Alejandro Garnacho breaking the deadlock in the 82nd minute with a stunning strike, before Bernardo Silva equalised with just a minute of normal time to take the game to penalties at Wembley. There were just two misses from Bernardo Silva and Jadon Sancho in the first five penalties, which included a goal from Ederson, before it went to…

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Shell Nigeria Wins Multiple Awards At 2024 SPE

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Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) won the coveted Best Exhibitor award at the 2024 Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) held in Lagos August 5 – 7, in addition to seven trophies won by employees. The Shell exhibition combined educative posters with learning sessions for engineering students as well as free medical services where hundreds of conference participants received check-up and drugs. SPE International President Terry Palisch, and Chairman of the Nigeria Council Salahudeen Tahir who jointly presented the award described Shell as…

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Botswana Declares Half-day Holiday To Celebrate First Olympic Gold

ADEOLA YUSUF

Botswana has declared half-day public holiday to celebrate its first-ever Olympic gold medal, following athlete Letsile Tebogo’s victory. The gold medal was won at the men’s 200m sprint final at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics. Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced to the nation that he has found it a fitting tribute to Tebogo, “Botswana’s Sensation,” to grant Batswana and residents an afternoon off on this very day. Permanent Secretary to the President Emmah Peloetletse said in a statement released on Friday. The decision was made to recognise and honor Tebogo,…

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Journalist’s Wife, Two Daughters Abducted In Kaduna

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The wife and two daughters of a Kogi-based journalist, Muhammed Bashir, were among the ten members of the same family kidnapped on Thursday in Kaduna State. Bashir’s wife and his two daughters arrived in Kaduna earlier on Thursday for a holiday with her (the wife’s) family in a suburb of Kaduna. Bashir, a correspondent with the Nigeria Telegraph, disclosed this to colleagues on Friday in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, in a terse statement. READ ALSO ‘Nigeria Owing Us,’ NNPC Demands N4.7trn Petrol Imports Refund Tonto Dikeh For Questioning Over…

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