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By Bliss Okperan A 21-year-old Spanish international winger, Nico Williams, has extended his current deal with Athletic Bilbao, which expires in June 2024, by three seasons. He agreed to remain with the Spanish football outfit until 2027, the La Liga club confirmed this action on Friday. Nico Williams, whose elder brother, Inaki Williams, also plays for Athletic Bilbao, scored nine goals in 43 games in all competitions for the club last season. He represented Spain in the last World Cup in Qatar, while his brother played for their home country, Ghana. The younger Williams has reportedly been targeted by league

A new study by betting comparison site punters.pub has revealed the Premier League teams who received the most yellow and red cards over the last five seasons. The research ranked the 12 teams that have been ever-present in the Premier League since the start of the 2018/19 season, allocating them an average disciplinary score per game. The scoring system here dictates that a yellow card equates to one point, and a red card to two, therefore the teams with the highest score per game have committed the most cardable offences in the past five seasons. Manchester United are the club

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An international exploration drilling company, Geodrill Limited, has won the 2023 Australia-Africa Minerals and Energy Group (AAMEG) Award for Established ESG Leader for a Resources Services company. The award was due to their commitment and funding to the LVOLUTION ACADEMY of Cote d’Ivoire and the running of its activities. The Ivorian mining community memorialized the prize at an industry event on October 13 in Abidjan. Geodrill and other sponsors, including Endeavour Mining, X&M Suppliers, Foraco, Koulou Gold Corp, Sotici, Energold, and IDC, have been proud supporters of LVOLUTION ACADEMY founded to promote education, training, and social integration of underprivileged youth,

By Adedapo Adesanya Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari and 36 state governors to ensure people’s rights to hold political rallies. In a statement, the group wants the President and governors to “publicly instruct the Nigeria police and state security outfits to respect, protect, and facilitate the rights of everyone to freedom of expression, assembly, association, and equal participation during the election campaigns, regardless of their party affiliation.” In the statement, SERAP deputy director, Mr Kolawole Oluwadare, warned against using police by state governors to target supporters of

By Aduragbemi Omiyale A partnership that will empower Nigerian youths with digital marketing skills has been entered into between Facebook and Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN). The collaboration is in line with the organisation’s vision of raising a generation of digitally-inclined young business leaders. Beneficiaries of the scheme will be incorporated into the digital marketing module of JAN’s flagship company programme. This element teaches secondary school students how to start and run their own business, develop a product or service, form a company, choose a business name and elect company officers to oversee the operation of the company. The initiative aims

By Adedapo Adesanya Prices of Brent crude and the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) turned positive on Thursday, with both gaining around 1 per cent after reports emerged that Saudi Arabia and Russia met to discuss ways to enhance market stability. While the international crude grade closed at $74.70 a barrel after adding $1.37, the US grade settled at $68.35 per barrel after improving by 74 cents. It was reported that Saudi Arabia energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Russian deputy prime minister Alexander Novak met in the Saudi capital to discuss the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and

By Dipo Olowookere One of the main acts in the Fuji music industry in Nigeria, Mr Sulaimon Alao Adekunle, otherwise known as Alao Malaika, is reported to have been involved in a serious road mishap. The musician was said to have sustained some injuries during the unfortunate incident, which occurred on the popular Ikorodu Road in Lagos on Saturday, May 13, 2017. He was said to have been going for a social function around Festac Town, when a heavy duty vehicle crushed the SUV he was in alongside other occupants. His white Toyota Highlander SUV was seriously damaged in the

By Adedapo Adesanya President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) under the leadership of its Director-General, Mr Mamman Ahmadu, to raise the agency’s procurement standard to compete favourably with the rest of the world and get the best results in implementation standards. The bureau is the regulatory authority responsible for the monitoring and oversight of public procurement, harmonizing the existing government policies and practices by regulating, setting standards, and developing the legal framework and professional capacity for public procurement in Nigeria. According to a statement by Mrs Janet McDickson, BPP’s Head of Media, Mr Mamman informed

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Newly appointed Managing Director of Jumia Travel Nigeria, Omolara Adagunodo, has described Ghana as a better destination for weddings than Dubai. Adagunodo made this known at the just-concluded Akwaaba Travel Market which held for 3 days at Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, where she was on a panel discussion which dissected the topic ‘Destination Weddings As A Tourism Product: Famous Honeymoon Spots Nigerians Visit.’ According to her, “I will recommend Ghana as a more preferable destination for weddings because it’s much cheaper in terms of cost and much closer in terms of distance – a flight

By Dipo Olowookere The secondary market for treasury bills in Nigeria opened the week bearish on Monday in the absence of OMO auction by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This elevated the average yields by 0.13 percent to 13.37 percent at the close of transactions, with yield for all tenors rising except the 9-month paper, which went down by 0.01 percent to 14.73 percent. Business Post reports that yield on the one-month note rose by 0.46 percent to close at 10.45 percent, the 3-month bill went up by 0.08 percent to 12.38 percent, the 6-month instrument increased by 0.04

By Adedapo Adesanya There was a relief at the unregulated segment of the foreign exchange (FX) market on Thursday after days of anxiety caused by hoarding and panic buying. The Nigerian currency strongly appreciated against the United States Dollar at the black market yesterday by N9 to trade at N493/$1 in contrast to the previous value of N502/$1. Business Post reports that the local currency was strengthened at the parallel market during the session as a result of a sufficient supply of FX at the regulated forex markets. This made the demand for the hard currency on the street to