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One month after he was sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation, former Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has been touted as favorite for the coaching job of Ghana’s national team ahead of their Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying play-offs against Nigeria in March. The search of a new coach followed the recent sacking of Serbian…
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Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has written a letter to the Kwara House of Assembly seeking the sack of Auditor-General, Adeyeye Samuel The governor’s letter entitled’’ Removal of Mr. Adeyeye Samuel as auditor-general of Kwara State’’ was sent to the Speaker, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu. The governor said in the letter that Adeyeye was found culpable of misconduct, least…
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The former governor of Osun and first interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, has gifted Governor Adegboyega Oyetola with a horse which he said, he should ride to power. Oyetola had after his strategic engagement tour of Ila Federal Constituency, visited Baba Akande at his residence in Ila. The…
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•budget prioritizes project completion, workers’ welfare•House commends govt for prudence Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday signed the 2022 budget, with the capital expenditure now pegged at 56%, indicating a commitment to complete many of the ongoing infrastructural projects. The size of the budget is N189,617,487,624 — 44% of it being for recurrent expenditure….
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a downward review of charges for electronic banking transactions in its revised guidelines to charges by Banks, other Financial Institutions and Non-Bank Financial Institutions. This was confirmed in a circular released on Friday by the apex bank’s Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Chibuzor Efobi, titled, “RE: GUIDE…
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NFF may dump Peseiro for Eguavoen Following the public uproar against the appointment of a foreign coach for the senior national team, the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) is now favourably disposed to upgrade Austine Eguavoen as the Super Eagles substantive manager. The 56-year-old Eguavoen served as the team’s caretaker coach to the 2021 Africa…
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Seven governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress have withdrawn from the party’s primary election in Ekiti State as they alleged perceived misconduct. According to the aspirants — Kayode Mojo, Demola Popoola, Femi Bamisile, Bamidele Faparusi, Dayo Adeyeye, Opeyemi Bamidele and Afolabi Oluwasola — the primary election committee is made up of loyalists of Governor…
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Some members of the All Progressives Congress Members have demonstrated at the Ekiti State Secretariat of the party in Ado-Ekiti, accusing Governor Kayode Fayemi of bribing Abdullahi Sule-led Primary Elections andCommittee to ensure that his “anointed” candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, a former Secretary to Ekiti State Government, emerged flagbearer of the party ahead of the June…
: The Nigerian Governor’ Forum (NGF) and the organised labour yesterday blamed the controversy over the petroleum subsidy on what they termed insincerity of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other managers of the policy. They however, agreed to work together to end the controvery in the interest of the country. The NGF, Nigerian…
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Presidency: we will borrow to meet obligation It will cost N3trillion to fund petrol subsidy this year at N270 billion per month, the Federal Government said yesterday. This is based on the projection submitted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited after the government announced a stay of action on petrol subsidy removal. Minister…