Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja After ensuring system stability for more than two months, the country’s power grid collapsed twice in the past five days. Electricity generation figures obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing in Abuja on Monday showed that the grid recorded partial collapses on April 12 and 14 this year. Generated […]
Idris Adesina Katsina United cameraman Musa Bashir was on Sunday injured after some angry fans of Abia Warriors attacked the visiting team after their 1-1 draw in their Premier League match at the Umuahia Stadium. The Changi Boys equalised through a penalty converted by Joshua Agboola, which cancelled out a 16th minute strike by Samson […]
Jose Mourinho has not lost faith in his managerial qualities after Manchester City were crowned Premier League champions, Skysports reports. The Manchester United boss called his players “masters in complication” after they got carried away by their 3-2 win over City last week only to hand their rivals the title with a home defeat to […]
Peter Dada, Akure No fewer than 31 students of the Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, got first class out of the 340 students that graduated from the institution. This was disclosed by the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Tunji Ibiyemi, at the seventh convocation and 10th anniversary of the institution, held on the campus […]
Festus Abu The controversy-hit CAF Confederation Cup fixture between USM Alger and Plateau United staggered to a new dimension on Monday when the Nigerian champions claimed they resisted moves by the Algerians to alter the kick-off of their second leg clash in Algiers for Tuesday. Plateau won the first leg of the second-tier African club […]
Waidi ‘Skoro’ Usman, the new African Boxing Union featherweight champion, says he will be glad to take a shot at the world title if the opportunity comes, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Skoro outpunched Michael ‘Shaka’ Nyawade of Kenya through a technical knockout in the 11th round of their 12-round title fight to become […]
The foremost accountancy body in Nigeria, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, has condemned in strong terms the proposed bill seeking to establish the Chartered Institute of Forensic Accountants of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Auditors in Nigeria. The 53rd President of the institute, Is’maila Zakari, spoke at the induction of […]
Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti is one of almost 100 private universities that have emerged from the ruins of federal and state universities in the last 20 years in Nigeria. Founded only in 2009, it has outgrown and outpaced many of the forerunners of such initiatives around the country. Its rise close to the top […]
WITHIN the last three years, six million people have embraced rice farming to increase the number to 11 million, thereby leading to over 90 per cent drop in the product’s import. This revolutionary turnaround should be protected if the current effort to escape from the rice trap is to become irreversible. Rice, a staple in […]
Peter Dada, Akure Kidnappers of two members of staff of the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mr. Marcus Akinduko and Mr.Gabriel Ajayi, have demanded N50m ransom for their release. Some gunmen abducted the two council officials, on Saturday on Owo-Idoani Road in the Ose LGA of the state while returning from an […]
When you deposit a cheque, you probably just expect the money to show up in your bank account — and you expect to be able to use that money when you need it. In most cases, that’s exactly how it works and there are no problems, according to www.thebalance.com. Unfortunately, sometimes there is a problem: […]
Legacy USD Bond Fund, a mutual fund managed by First City Asset Management Limited, has recorded a 244.44 per cent subscription in its initial public offering. The result of the IPO, which has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, implies the fund attracted $6.111mn. This represents an oversubscription of 144.44 per cent above […]
Africa’s information technology systems integrator, Inlaks, has identified capacity building as a way to prevent cybersecurity threats in organisations. This was highlighted by the company’s Cybersecurity Manager, Adeyemi Ademiluyi, at the West Africa Cybersecurity Summit organised by Afrocet Montgomery in partnership with KPMG Nigeria in Lagos. Ademiluyi, who was a speaker at the summit, explained […]
Nigeria must beat Ghana on Tuesday to top the standings at the International Cricket Council World T20 Sub-Regional Qualifier for Africa Zone `A’, team head coach Uthe Ogbimi has said, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Nigeria have already secured victories against Gambia and Sierra Leone at the qualifiers to make it a complete dominance. […]
The All Progressives Congress and President Muhammadu Buhari are smart thinkers. Having reviewed their three years in office and come to the realisation that there is no major achievement to flaunt in the build-up to the 2019 election, they have decided to make corruption, which is not tangible and easy to measure, the centre of […]
What has gradually become a norm in our country today is the reluctance to give ‘change’ by sellers to buyers of goods and services. It is an embarrassing situation that people have found themselves in almost on a daily basis. When a buyer purchases an item with a higher money denomination in anticipation of collecting […]
Ousmane Dembele does not fear fierce competition for places at Barcelona and will stay at the club to prove his ability after a difficult first season, the forward has told Telefoot. A left thigh injury sidelined Dembele for three-and-a-half months in the first half of the campaign, just weeks after moving from Borussia Dortmund in […]
Ernst & Young Nigeria has concluded arrangements to bring together banks’ audit committee members across board, to brainstorm on governance-related issues. This is expected to bring into perspective the evolving demands of businesses, regulators and investors. According to a statement by the professional firm, the Audit Committee Forum, tagged, ‘The future of governance—digital, technology and […]
Oradian, a financial inclusion company, has deployed a digital tool in microfinance institutions and cooperative societies in West Africa to facilitate financial inclusion. The Chief Executive Officer, Oradian, Antonio Separovic, said the company’s cloud-based tool had the potential to grow financial institutions by more than 30 per cent annually, while speaking at a networking dinner […]
Akwa United have praised Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel for the decision to offer citizens of the state a free access to the Godswill Akpabio Stadium for Wednesday’s CAF Confederation clash against Sudanese side Al Hilal. Perennial CAF Champions league campaigners Al Hilal won the first leg in Khartoum 2-0, and Akwa will have […]
SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited has been awarded ISO 2007:2013 and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards certification by the PECB Canada, a leading organisation in audit management systems and processes. The certification is the world’s highest accreditation for Information Security Management System. The bank, in a statement, said it was awarded the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 […]
Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Government on Monday said properties worth N12.8bn were lost to fire tragedies, while properties worth N76.9bn were saved from destruction in 980 fire calls between May 2017 and April 2018. The government also said no fewer than 84 people were lost to the incidents. The Commissioner for Special Duties and […]
Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon conceded Monday that sometimes he gets it wrong but that the dramatic Champions League game against Real Madrid had made him feel alive. The 40-year-old goalkeeper was sent-off by referee Michael Oliver after his furious reaction to a last-minute penalty at the Bernabeu Stadium which dumped Juventus out of the Champions […]