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Nigerian winger, Samuel Chukwueze, has been included in Italian giants, AC Milan’s squad list for the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigeria international made his mark in the Europa League with Spanish side Villarreal and will look to impact Europe’s premier club competition with the Rossoneri, The Super Eagles

Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against São Tomé and Príncipe at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo will be Jose Peseiro’s 10th game as Super Eagles head coach, over a year after he took charge of the team, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Portuguese tactician took up his role as the Eagles coach following

Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum said he was bemused by stories making the rounds in the media (not The PUNCH) that he had been sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation, noting that his contract with the country is still running, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Waldrum was appointed by the NFF in 2020 and led the

With the attention turning to this weekend’s ‘dead rubber’ clash between the Super Eagles and Sao Tome, JOHNNY EDWARD takes a look at how Jose Peseiro’s squad have performed before the game GOALKEEPERS Adebayo Adeleye (Hapoel Jerusalem) Adeleye, who got his first competitive start for Nigeria against Sierra Leone in June has been a regular

The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has approved a 100 per cent increment in the allowance of members of the National Youth Service Corps deployed to Kogi State for their mandatory one-year service. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lokoja and made available to newsmen by the Chief Press Secretary

The Lagos State Police Command has urged the National Association of Nigerian Students to inform the command of its protest plans slated for today, September 6, 2023, at the University of Lagos. NANS had warned the Department of State Services not to prevent students from exercising their rights to protest, saying it is a universally

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has uncovered a fake fertiliser syndicate in Jos, Plateau State. The corps also arrested five persons in connection with the diversion of ammonium sulphate used for the fake fertiliser and sold to unsuspecting farmers at N25,900 per bag. This arrest came on the heels of concerns of sabotage

Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Nasarawa State have appointed and ratified the immediate past secretary of the party, Aliyu Bello, as the chairman. The decision of the party leaders followed the appointment of the immediate-past APC Chairman, John Mamman, as a Commissioner and member of the State Executive Council. Bello made the disclosure

The Supreme Head of the Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria, Prophet Solomon Alao, has advised President Bola Tinubu to lead ECOWAS in identifying and fighting the root causes of military coup in Africa instead of threatening war after the collapse of democracy in member-states. He said no life of a Nigerian soldier should

BOLA TINUBU marks his first 100 days in office today as Nigeria’s fifth President of the Fourth Republic under a cloud of uncertainty, apprehension, and gloom. Though his administration is beginning to assume a definitive shape, the prevailing tensions in the land, divisions and the inherent fragility of the government and union are palpable. Presciently,

In a bid to bolster the entrepreneurial spirit, the Zambian operations of Pan-African creative agency, X3M Ideas has launched a national competition to showcase, promote, and offer funding to start-ups and MSMEs. The competition tagged ‘X-Pitchathon’, which began on August 29, 2023, in Lusaka, was part of the activities earmarked to mark the 15th anniversary

SBI Media Group, Africa’s leading global media agency, has announced the celebration of its 10th anniversary of revolutionising the media landscape. SBI Media Group was founded in 2013 by Rotimi Bankole. A statement from the group said the agency’s success story was built upon the pillars of innovation, bravery, and thought leadership. “Over the past

Less than one per cent of unemployed youth get support from the government safety nets, a new report published by Jobberman Nigeria, has revealed. According to the report, while social safety nets have substantially impacted the global fight against poverty and socio-economic vulnerabilities, the gaps in their impact in Nigeria reflect limited coverage and weak

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has collaborated with the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria, an organ of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, to intensify the battle against corruption in contracting and public procurement. The agencies jointly organised a two-day sensitisation workshop on anti-graft in contracting and public procurement for the members of staff in

Nigeria has about $8.25bn undisbursed World Bank loan as of July 2023, according to findings by The PUNCH. This was based on data obtained from the Summary Statement of Loans/Credit/Grants on the website of the World Bank. A breakdown further showed that the undisbursed loans included $7.45bn from the International Development Association and $1.12bn from

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, charged state governments in various geopolitical zones to pull funds together and develop railways in their regions to improve trade and regional integration. It gave the charge at the 2023 Inauguration and Orientation Summit of the Nigeria Transportation Commissioners’ Forum, which had the theme, ‘Dynamics of a Smart Transportation System:

Commercial drivers and passengers using the multi-million naira Oshodi Bus Terminal I in Lagos State have lamented the poor condition of the infrastructure in the facility. The Oshodi Bus Terminal, located between the Lagos-Apapa Expressway and the Agege Motor Road, started operation in May 2019. It is divided into three – Terminals 1, 2, and

The Peoples Democratic Party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party and the Labour Party have slammed the performance of President Bola Tinubu as he clocked 100 days in office. The parties noted that the Tinubu-led Federal Government has failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. They also flayed the claim of the FG that it inherited

•Police block entrance to Court of Appeal, warn politicians against violence •Five justices decide Atiku, Obi’s petitions today, security agents patrol Abuja There was heavy security deployment at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and other flash points and dark spots in Abuja on Tuesday ahead of the delivery of the judgment on the election petitions

Officers of the Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service have intercepted 12 sacks and 195 compressed wraps of Cannabis Sativa (Indian Hemp), weighing 259 kg. The interception of the prohibited and smuggled item was made by officers of the Command while on routine patrol operation. This was disclosed by the Customs Area Controller,

The Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Folashodun Shonubi, has said the apex bank will repay banks all outstanding forward contract debts in the next one to two weeks. Although he did not disclose the total amount of the outstanding dollar debts, a report by JPMorgan, a United States-based bank in a recent

The Federal Government and leading road construction companies working on several major highways across the country may clash any moment from now following the decision of the government to dump asphalt for concrete technology, findings by The PUNCH have revealed. The new Minister of Works, David Umahi, had last week directed all contractors handling Federal

Bright Eze is one name the Ghanaian basketball faithful will not forget in a hurry, not after the trauma she made them pass through right in their own backyard. Eze’s brilliant performances at the National U-16 Girls Basketball Tournament’ in Ghana in June suggested a genuine superstar in the making who will in no time

The Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Service, Ogun State Command, Bosede Olayemisi, has confirmed the arrest of 62 illegal migrants comprising of 61 Cameroonians and one Burkinabe. She said the affected persons would be repatriated to their countries this week. Olayemisi said the illegal migrants were picked up around Ibafo and Asese in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government

The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja of the Nigeria Customs Service, has said the unit intercepted 6,911 bags of foreign rice, 50kg each equivalent to 11 trailers loads of rice, 13 used vehicles and others worth N813m in August. Addressing journalists in Ikeja on Tuesday, the unit’s acting Area Comptroller, Hussein Ejibunu, disclosed that