Ghana has said it plans to buy petroleum products from Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery to cut down on import expenditure. Reuters reports that Chairman of the National Petroleum Authority, Ghana, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, disclosed this on Monday at the OTL Africa Downstream Oil Conference in Lagos. The head of Ghana’s Petroleum Regulatory Body, Abdul-Hamid, said the plan to purchase Dangote Petroleum Products could end monthly fuel imports from Europe, which stood at $400 million. According to him, it will be easier to buy Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) from Dangote Refinery than import from Rotterdam. He expected that the move, when implemented, would…
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Wilfred Ndidi has insisted Leicester City have the quality to bounce back from the disappointing defeat to East Midlands rival, Nottingham Forest. Leicester City fell to a 3-1 home defeat against Nuno Espirito Santo’s side last Friday. The Foxes have recorded just one win in the Premier League this season. Steve Cooper’s side will take on Leicester City in a Carabao Cup clash at the Old Trafford on Tuesday (today). Ndidi believed they have the tools to recover from their latest Premier League defeat. “We just keep trying,” the Nigeria international told the club’s official website. “We will just look…
Real Madrid forward, Vinicius Junior, has vowed to keep on working hard to win individual awards. Vinicius stated this in a terse post on X after losing out on the 2024 Ballon d’Or to Manchester City’s Rodri. The Brazil international was widely expected to win the prize until a late twist of events saw Real Madrid boycott the ceremony on Monday. Shortly after Rodri was confirmed winner, Vinicius tweeted: “I’ll do it 10x if I have to. They’re not ready.” Rodri won the Ballon d’Or ahead of Real Madrid’s trio of Vinicius, Jude Bellingham and Dani Carvajal. Ballon d’Or: They’re…
Manchester City midfielder, Rodri, has tipped Lamine Yamal to win the Ballon d’Or “very soon”. Rodri stated this after winning the 2024 award on Monday. “Lamine Yamal will win the Ballon d’Or very soon, I’m convinced of it,” he said. “Keep it up, keep working hard, you’ll get there.” Yamal won the Kopa Trophy for the best young player at the ceremony. The Barcelona winger beat Real Madrid and Turkey youngster Arda Guler to the award, while Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo was third. Manchester City’s new boy Savinho was fourth, while Yamal’s Barcelona team-mate Pau Cubarsi was fifth. Ballon d’Or:…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has fined Kano Pillars N2m for improper conduct of their players and officials in the matchday nine clash against Nasarawa United. Kano Pillars were also charged for a statement from their Media & Communications Directorate quoting their player, Ahmed Musa, in which he made disparaging statements about match officials. The Sai Masu were also accused of failing to ensure the proper conduct of their team resulting in the unruly behaviour of Ugochukwu Gabriel during the match. The NPFL also suspended Gabriel for nine matches starting from matchday 10 fixture for his unruly conduct. Kano…
The Nigerian Senate will on Tuesday (today) screen the ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu last week. DAILY POST recalls that Tinubu had on October 24, written the upper legislative chamber seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of seven ministerial nominees. The request, which was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio was read during Thursday’s plenary. The ministerial nominees include: Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs and Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment. Others…
Rangers technical adviser, Fidelis Ilechukwu has commended his players for their determination in the draw against Kwara United. The reigning Nigeria Premier Football League(NPFL) champions held Kwara United to a 1-1 draw in Ilorin on Monday. Shola Abdulraheem and Kingsley Maduforo were on target for Kwara United and Rangers respectively. Ilechukwu expressed optimism in his team’s ability to keep up with the performance in subsequent games. “We actually prepared for this game knowing well that a team that can go for two away matches without a loss, is definitely a good team,” Ilechukwu stated in a post-match interview. “We hope…
Serie A club, Atalanta have praised Ademola Lookman for his 2024 Ballon d’or achievement, DAILY POST reports. Lookman finished in 14th position in the prestigious award. The 27-year-old was the only African nominated for the award this year. “14th place for Mola: proud of you Ade,” Atalanta wrote on X. It has been a remarkable year for Lookman, who has shone for club and country. The tricky winger played a crucial role in Nigeria’s second-place finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring thrice in seven outings. Lookman also scored all three goals for Atalanta in the UEFA Europa…
Manchester City midfielder, Ilkay Gundogan has congratulated his teammate, Rodri for winning the 2024 Ballon d’Or. Rodri beat Real Madrid duo, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham to claim the 2024 Ballon d’Or last night in Paris. After Rodri’s win, Gundogan took to X to commend his teammate, saying he is not underrated anymore. The German said: “From today on, he is finally not ‘underrated’ anymore. Congratulations to my teammate Rodri on winning the Ballon d’Or! “For me, this is very well deserved! I’m especially happy that someone in a defensive position is winning this title and not always just the…
The 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup semi-final fixtures and dates have been confirmed. This follows the conclusion of the quarter-final stage fixtures on Monday. Recall that England defeated Japan 4-1 on penalty shoot-out in the quarter-final after the match ended in a 2-2 draw. Spain had hammered Ecuador 5-0 in the last-8 yesterday, and North Korea defeated Poland 1-0. U-17 Women’s World Cup sem-final fixtures: United States vs North Korea (Thursday) Spain vs England (Friday). U-17 WWC: Semi-final fixtures, dates confirmed