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Viera seeks to bring Aribo to Crystal Palace in the summer and create all-Nigerian midfield

CRYSTAL Palace manager Patrick Viera is keen on signing Super Eagles midfielder Joes Aribo in the summer as a replacement for Chelsea's on-loan Conor Gallagher who is certain to return to Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.

 

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Nigerians should only vote for a presidential candidate in 2023 who has detailed plans about how to revive the following 10 industries

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Ajaokuta Steel Mill
No nation can industrialise without steel. Without it, you simply cannot go about manufacturing, so until we get that plant up and running, we are going nowhere. Come on now, we have been at this thing since 1979

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Works ministry receives $504m Islamic finance funding to assist with its road projects

NIGERIA'S Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has received Islamic finance funding to the tune of N210bn ($504m) raised by the government to help it fund the execution of critical road projects across the country.

 

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Former Brighton boss Chris Hughton accepts offer to manage Black Stars against Nigeria

FORMER Brighton and Hove Albion head coach Chris Hughton has taken up the challenge of preventing the Super Eagles from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup after formally accepting an offer from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to coach the Black Stars.

 

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Combined effects of US storm and Ukraine/Russian spat rallies oil prices to over $93 a barrel

NIGERIA has been thrown an unexpected economic lifeline by the global economy as a combination of the political tension between Russia and Ukraine and the new US storm has rallied world crude oil prices to a lofty $93 a barrel.

 

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I am still waiting for one of the Nigerian presidential candidates to come up with a coherent power policy that looks something like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] As from October 1 2022, no building in Nigeria will be granted a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) unless it has solar panels installed on its roof

[2] As from 2025, all buildings in Nigeria must have solar panels installed on their roofs. Not having one will attract prosecution with the risk of the property being forfeited to the federal government

[3] By the end of 2023, all public buildings in Nigeria must be fitted with solar panels

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Afe Babalola says next president should be under 60 and fit enough to work 14 hours a day

LEGAL luminary Chief Afe Babalola has advised Nigeria's political parties to ensure that the candidates they select for next year's presidential elections is less than 60 years of age and is fit enough to work for 14 hours a day.

 

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Amaechi sued by companies claiming he awarded rail contract to Chinese firm illegally

NIGERIA'S transport and justice ministers Rotimi Amaechi and Abubakar Malami have been dragged to court by a group of local companies over what they term the unlawful award of a contract for a190km railway line in Niger State to a Chinese firm without due process.

                                                                                             

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Hushpuppi's sentencing in the US delayed for five months at the request of his defence team

NIGERIAN-born Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi has had his sentencing postponed for five months after the court in Los Angeles which found him guilty accepted a plea to delay sentencing from his legal team.

 

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Shehu Sani advises Buhari not to retire to Daura when his tenure ends over insecurity fears

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has been advised by the former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District Senator Shehu Sani not to retire to Daura next year when his tenure ends because of security concerns.

 

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