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Chelsea Supporters Warn Club Of ‘Irreversible Toxicity’ From Fans
Chelsea face creating “irreversible toxicity” among their fanbase over how the club is run, according to the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST). Runs to Wembley in both the League Cup and FA Cup have masked a difficult…
Announcing the 2024 GTCO Food and Drink Festival… A Celebration of Authentic Flavours
The countdown has begun to the 7th edition of the most anticipated culinary festival in Africa and Guaranty Trust Holding…
Slain Soldiers Will Receive National Honours – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said the slain military personnel in Okuama, a community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, will be conferred with national honours. He disclosed this at the…
Air Peace’s maiden London flight fully booked amid scarce cheap tickets
Air Peace’s maiden flight to London slated for March 30, 2024 is already fully booked by Nigerians who have since sought cheaper tickets. Nigeria’s largest carrier had pegged its economy class ticket at N1.2 million,…
Tinubu suspends all public funded foreign trips
President Bola Tinubu has suspended all public funded foreign trips, with effect from 1st of April, 2024. The suspension was contained in a circular signed by the Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President and…
UK bans 15 ‘dangerous’ synthetic opioid drugs, prescribes seven-year jail term for violators
The UK government has banned 15 dangerous synthetic opioids and classified them as class A drugs. With the development, anyone found with the drugs could face up to seven years in jail, an unlimited fine, or both, while…
NNPC public listing is within sight, says Kyari
Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says the public listing of the company is in sight. He spoke on Tuesday during the CeraWeek Conference in…
ALL valid FX backlog cleared, says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has cleared all valid foreign exchange backlogs. This was disclosed by the Bank’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali, in Abuja, on Wednesday night.…
‘He’s suffering from narcissistic personality disorder’ — Fayemi berates Afe…
Kayode Fayemi, a former governor of Ekiti, has criticised Afe Babalola, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), for saying previous governors of the state “abandoned the vision of those who laboured for its creation”. On…
BREAKING: Access Holdings to acquire National Bank of Kenya Limited
Access Holdings has announced plans to acquire the National Bank of Kenya in its first major deal since the death of Herbert Wigwe. This is sequel to an earlier report from Nairametrics on the announced sale of…
CJN to receive N5.39m monthly as Reps pass judicial officers salaries bill
The House of Representatives has passed a bill for an Act for upward review of the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in the country, with a total monthly package of N5.39m for the Chief…
Ikpeazu reacts to Abia Assembly’s bill stopping pension for ex-governors, deputies
A former governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has reacted to the recent passage of a bill by the Abia House of Assembly stopping the payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies in the state.…
Argentines buying bitcoin instead of US dollars to tackle country’s inflation
Argentines are ditching the US dollar and are increasingly opting for Bitcoin as the coin price reached a record high this month. This pattern continues to reoccur as the country’s citizens seek a remedy to the…
Tinubu proposes new salaries, allowances for judicial officers
President Bola Tinubu has submitted a proposal to the Senate on the salaries and allowances of judicial officeholders in the country. This is contained in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpiabio and…
BREAKING: Senate urges FG to stop planned removal of electricity subsidy
The Senate on Wednesday, February 21, urged the federal government not to remove electricity subsidy given the present hardship in the country. The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration and approval of…
BREAKING: Senate passes Student Loan Act Bill
The Senate on Wednesday, March 20, passed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of the report of the Senate…
FULL NAMES: Mamu, 14 others, BDCs indicted for terrorism financing
Following the directive of the Federal Government, the Nigerian Sanctions Committee on Monday, March 18, revealed the identities of 15 entities including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change firms that have been…
Energy transition failing… countries should abandon fantasy of phasing out oil – Saudi Aramco…
Amin Nasser, chief executive officer (CEO) of Saudi Aramco, says the energy transition is failing and countries should abandon the “fantasy” of phasing out oil and gas. Nasser spoke on Monday, at the CERAWEEK conference…
Ex-Brazil star, Dani Alves gets €1m bail ahead rape conviction appeal
Former Brazil international footballer, Dani Alves, is to be released from jail pending an appeal against his rape conviction in exchange for posting bail of one million euros ($1.08 million), a Barcelona court said…
U.S. blocks G7 statement condemning Russia’s presidential election – Report
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken blocked the release of a statement by the Group of Seven (G7) condemning the presidential election in Russia, la Repubblica newspaper reported, citing sources familiar with the…
Foreign students likely using university courses as cheap means to obtain visas, UK laments
The United Kingdom Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has said that international students may be “undermining the integrity and quality of the UK higher education system” by using university courses as cost-effective means of…
South Africa’s consumer inflation rises to 5.6%, increases for the second time in a row
South Africa’s consumer inflation increased for the second time in a row in February, inching closer to the Central Bank’s upper target. Economists in the country stated this could imply longer waits for rate cuts. …
CBN further reduces exchange rate for cargo clearance by N20.91
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced the exchange rate for cargo clearance at Customs area command to N1572.50 from N1593.41 just two days ago. This represents a drop of N20.91 in just a few days. In the past few days as…
Egypt allocates $2.6bn for bread subsidies in 2024/2025 budget
Egypt will allocate $2.66bn for bread subsidies in its 2024/2025 Budget and $3.13 billion in petroleum products subsidies according to a statement by Mohamed Mait, the country’s Finance minister. According to Reuters,…