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FIFA says it is set to establish two new Women’s Football tournaments. The world football governing body made this decision on Friday at its council meeting in Doha, Qatar. A statement on its website, the Olympic Games Women’s…

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Friday, sent a congratulatory message to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to celebrate his (Buhari’s) 80th birthday. Tinubu, in a statement…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) says N902.053 billion was shared with the three tiers of government as federal allocation in November. This is contained in a statement issued by Phil Abiamuwe-Mowete, the spokesperson…

Akwa Ibom House of Assembly passed a N700 billion budget for 2023 into law on Thursday in Uyo. The budget is made up of N344.005 billion in recurrent expenditure and N355.995 billion in capital expenditure. The parliament increased…

Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has claimed he is doing Nigerians favours by being in the government of a former dictator, President Muhammadu Buhari, rather than wasting his time “screaming” on behalf of the…

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says Nigeria needs help from the private sector to meet its public investment needs. Ms Ahmed said this at the presentation of the latest World Bank Nigeria Development…

The Flying Eagles defeated Wikki Tourists 2-0 in a friendly match at the FIFA Goal Project, Package B of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on Thursday night. Lekan Adams opened the scoring for the Eagles in the 40th minute…

President Joe Biden of the United States has encouraged President Muhammadu Buhari to deepen democracy and ensure that the Nigerian electoral umpire, INEC, continues to be totally non-partisan. Mr Biden made the demand in a meeting with…

British actor, Henry Cavill has announced that he will not be reprising his role as DC Studios’ hero, Superman. The 39-year-old shared the “sad” news via his Instagram page on Wednesday, stating that the decision was reached after a…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency says sunshine and haziness were expected from Friday to Sunday across the country. The agency also warned that night-time temperatures could be low. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja…