President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau has promised that the Super Eagles will qualify for both the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Super Eagles are well on course to secure a place at the 2025 AFCON which will be hosted by Morocco having started the qualifying campaign with a win and draw against Benin Republic and Rwanda. Augustine Eguavoen’s side currently top Group D with four points from two games. The West Africans however face a more difficult task in their bid to earn a place at the 2026 World Cup.…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said universities won’t have infrastructural deficits if the footsteps of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Muhammad Sanusi was followed by his successors. ASUU National President, Emmanuel Osodeke, said public universities won’t be experiencing infrastructural deficit if ex-CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele and the current governor, Yemi Cardoso had followed Sanusi’s footsteps. Speaking with Channels Television’s Inside Sources, Osodeke said the CBN has intervention funds meant for universities that has remained untouched. He said: “If what Sanusi did when he was CBN governor was followed by other CBN governors, we would not…
Rev (Mrs) Azumi Elaigwu, a prominent female candidate in Saturday’s local government elections in Benue State, has alleged gross misconduct by officials of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) to favor the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Rev Elaigwu, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) chairmanship candidate, alongside her running mate, Mrs. Justina Ali, expressed deep frustration over what she described as the “most blatant disregard for the electoral process.” According to her, the election was marred by malpractices, and her mandate was “stolen in broad daylight.” In an interview…
Social media influencer, Martins Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, has urged FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to leave Rivers State politics and focus on his functions as the minister. VeryDarkMan’s assertion in a video posted on his Facebook page on Monday. The social media influencer said that Wike was busy fighting for election after he had finished serving as a governor, arguing he doesn’t know what Wike want again in Rivers. VeryDarkMan specifically asked Wike to fix bad road located in Apo area of the FCT. He said: “Wike remember say you get work for Abuja as minister ooo, while you…
A student at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Ololade Ayelabola, has completed a new Guinness World Record, GWR, for the longest distance walked by a model. The model, who completed a 130.62km catwalk, started a 120km attempt on October 1 at the indoor sports centre of UNILAG. After hitting the 120km mark, she completed an additional 10km of walking, making 2,058 laps within the sports centre. Speaking in an Instagram post on Monday, Ayelabola said the official attempt was to showcase the country’s creativity and fashion industry to the world. “I’m not walking for myself alone. I am walking for…
Supply chain management (SCM) is extremely complex, as it involves all processes from the supply of input to the delivery to customers. At the most basic level, SCM is managing the flow of goods, data, and finances related to a product or service, from sourcing raw materials to delivering the product to its destination. Despite the various challenges of this system, new solutions and strategies allow optimisation in this area. Consequently, it is important for your business to learn ways to optimise supply chain management for better results, increase competitiveness and boost profitability. Have you ever wondered how you can…
The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has commended the federal government for selecting the state to represent all 17 southern Nigerian states in the Validated Ward Boundary and Harmonisation exercise. Oyebanji gave the commendation on Monday while receiving a federal government delegation in the state to undertake the Validated Ward Boundary and Harmonisation Exercise in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The governor, represented by the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Monisade Afuye, stated that his government had resolved many intra- and inter-state boundary disputes, which he said contributed to the relative peace being enjoyed in the state. Oyebanji expressed excitement…
Former Juventus defender, Leonardo Bonucci, has admitted he turned down the offer to play for Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, because he wanted to be close to his son in Italy. City were willing to splash €100m in 2016 for Bonucci. However, the Italian stayed with Juventus and instead ended up at AC Milan one year later. Bonucci has now opened up on the series of events that happened back then. “I have always been correct and honest. (It happened) both in 2016 and 2017 when I came to Milan,” Bonucci told Sky Italia. “I didn’t go (to City) in…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has called for the immediate cancellation of the just concluded Local Government (LG) polls in Benue. The Benue Chairman of APGA, Mr Joseph Ogli, made the call in an interaction with newsmen on Monday in Makurdi. Ogli said that APC winning all 23 local government areas in the election was an embarrassment to the state and to Gov. Hyacinth Alia. He said over N6 billion was released to the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) for the conduct of the election that did not hold. According to him, candidates were forced to pay between…
Nigeria’s 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, led by Hitech Construction, is set to transform the nation’s economy by enhancing connectivity, unlocking new markets, and driving regional growth. Throughout history, transportation infrastructure has been a powerful driver of economic transformation. From the Roman roads that built an empire to the railways of the Industrial Revolution, infrastructure has consistently fueled progress. Today, countries like South Korea and China have risen as global economic powerhouses through massive infrastructure investments. Now, it’s Africa’s turn. Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa, urgently needs better transportation networks. Severe traffic congestion in Lagos stifles productivity and increases…