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By Adedapo Adesanya The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has announced the trio of Morocco, Portugal and Spain as the joint host of the 2030 World Cup. It will be the second time the quadrennial tournament will be played on the African continent after South Africa hosted the 2010 edition but will be the first time it will take place in North Africa. The 2030 World Cup, which will mark 100 years since the first one was played in Uruguay, will involve teams playing in six countries, each of which will qualify automatically. The tournament has never been played

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

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By Dipo Olowookere The board of Dangote Cement Plc is considering selling bonds to investors in the nation’s capital market anytime soon. However, the major reason for the delay is the right market conditions, according to a statement issued by the leading cement marker on Wednesday. Dangote Cement launched a N300 billion bond issuance programme about two years ago and last year, it offered N100 billion for sale but received subscriptions worth N155 billion. The N100 billion notes were the first tranche of the fixed-rate senior unsecured bonds maturing in April 2025, attracting the attention of a wide range of

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has promised to install solar powered electricity in villages across the state. Mr Ahmed made this disclosure last week at the monthly town hall meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held at the Banquet Hall, opposite Government House, Ilorin. He told the party faithful that villages with about 500 to 600 population would benefit from the pilot scheme of the project as part of effort to light up Kwara and improve its economy. Governor Ahmed explained that the plan was to change strategy of providing electricity to communities in the

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Dipo Olowookere Mr Sam Allardyce has been sacked as manager of the English national football team for misconduct.  His sack comes after just 67 days in charge of his dream job. Mr Allardyce was shown the exit door following an investigation by Daily Telegraph, which claimed he used his role to negotiate a deal worth £400,000 to represent a Far East company seeking advice on the transfer market. The FA said in a statement on Tuesday that the 61-year-old former Sunderland coach acted “inappropriately.” Mr Allardyce admitted he made an error of judgement and later apologised for this. But the

By Bliss Okperan A helicopter operated by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday crash-landed and exploded at the NAF Base, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the incident in a statement, noting that the NAF-35p had taken off on an operation against oil thieves in Rivers State before the unfortunate incident. He said five persons on board survived the air mishap with minor injuries. “A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI-35P helicopter crashed at Port Harcourt today, December 1, 2023. The unfortunate incident occurred at about 7.45 am shortly

By Dipo Olowookere The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has shifted the dates for its last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting for 2018 to another period. The crucial meeting was supposed to commence on Monday, November 19, and end on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. However, as a result of the public holiday declared by the federal government for Tuesday, November 20, the apex bank has now postponed the gathering. According to a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesman, Mr Isaac Okorafor, the central bank said the MPC meeting will now take place on Wednesday, November 21 and end on

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released names and addresses of registered finance companies in Nigeria. This, it explained, is to protect interest of the people and ensure those handling their hard-earned money are those given the authority to do so. In the list released by the apex bank, which was obtained by Business Post from the CBN’s website, there are a total of 71 firms registered for the purpose. The apex bank noted that the said companies were the ones recognised by the Federal Government as at Tuesday, January 10, 2017. View the list here: https://www.cbn.gov.ng/Out/2017/FPRD/LIST%20OF%20FINANCE%20COMPANIES%20IN%20NIGERIA%20AS%20AT%20JANUARY%2010,%202017.pdf

By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government is set to inject over N600 billion as stimulus-response into the agriculture sector to cushion the adverse impact of the coronavirus. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sabo Nanono, made this known in a statement signed by the Director of Information of the ministry, Mr Theodore Ogaziechi on Sunday in Abuja. The Minister, according to the statement, made this known while on a tour of Dangote Fertiliser Plant and other fertiliser companies in Lagos State. Mr Nanono said the stimulus package would target small scale farmers to ensure food security and sustainability.