GOtv Boxing Night Returns September 24

By Adedapo Adesanya An American private investment company, 777 Partners, has acquired a 94.1 per cent stake in Everton Football Club from British-Iranian businessman, Mr Farhad Moshiri. In a statement seen by Business Post on Friday, the club said it would not provide any further comment during this period of regulatory review. The value of the deal is reportedly at over £500 million and is expected to be completed by the end of 2023, subject to Premier League, Football Association, and Financial Conduct Authority approvals. The takeover would mean half of the 20 top-flight clubs are American-owned, including Manchester United

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By Aduragbemi Omiyale The prestigious GOtv Boxing Night scheduled for Sunday, September 24, 2023, is already gathering momentum, and the competitors are threatening fire and fury. A welterweight boxer making his return to the contest, Taiwo Gentle Boy Olowu, speaking ahead of the event, has vowed to floor his rival, Ganiyu Energy Kolawole. He revealed that both of them have a score to settle, stressing that he is ungentlemanly ready to punch down Energy this time. “We fought each other earlier this year at Police College, which I won by majority decision. I am in top shape, and this time,

Data analytics is transforming football predictions as tools and techniques are consistently being designed to enhance accuracy and precision in football betting. In this article, we uncover the huge impact of data analytics in football betting. The Power of Data in Football Predictions In football betting, data analytics is used to collect, analyse, and interpret data to make informed predictions. This includes several metrics, such as player stats, team performance, head-to-head results, and external factors like injuries, fatigue, and weather conditions. Data analytics in football predictions is useful in the following ways:  Transforming Raw Data to Useful Piece of Information

By Dipo Olowookere The second Annual Workshop on International Economic Negotiations opened in Johannesburg on Monday under the theme, ‘Building Africa’s Negotiating Capacity for Improved Terms of Engagement with the Rest of the World.’ The event is part of activities led by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to promote policies and programmes that strengthen the process of African economic integration, as explained by Stephen Karingi, Director of ECA’s Capacity Development Division (CDD): “We are basically assisting Member States in the development of common positions towards international negotiations as well as in enhancing the skills of African negotiators to get

By Dipo Olowookere Bonds worth N50 billion would be offered to investors before the end of second quarter of 2020, Fidelity Bank Plc, a Nigerian lender, has disclosed. The purpose of this offering is to use proceeds from the exercise to refinance existing bonds as yields continue to decline at the domestic market. Quoting its head of investor relations, Mr Samuel Obioha, on Friday, Reuters said this bond issuance would be a new Tier II debt that should happen before May 2020. “We might issue Naira bonds before Q2 2020 … between N30 billion and N50 billion,” Mr Obioha was

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Nine financial institutions operating in the country have been shortlisted by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) to disburse credit facilities to owners of businesses in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector. The nine banks comprise five commercial banks and four microfinance institutions. Managing Director of DBN, Mr Tony Okpanachi, informed newsmen in Abuja that the loan application processes would be simplified to enable more entrepreneurs in the MSMEs have access to its intervention fund. About 20,000 MSMEs across the country will benefit from the $1.3 billion long-term funding facility in the first year of

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The convener of Nigeria for Peace Project (N4P), Mr Sheriff Mulade, has joined others to appeal to Nigerians to embrace peace, noting that the country’s unity was non-negotiable, as only peace can guarantee sustainable development. The Niger Delta environment advocate while speaking on Monday in continuation of his week-long peace advocacy visit to the northern states of the federation, reiterated that the absence of peace breeds chaos, which he said the country does not need at the moment. Speaking with the Kano State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop John Namaza Niyiring, the National

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Ten years ago, a foremost financial institution in Africa, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) Plc started advocacy for people living with autism. Before the lender took up this laudable project, not much had been done in raising awareness for those living with autism, but GTBank has done much to give them a voice in the society. The bank’s Orange Ribbon Initiative has also become a major rallying point for driving awareness about autism, campaigning against the social stigma associated with developmental disorders, and helping people with autism live a full and productive life. This year, as part of

By Dipo Olowookere Trading activities further closed positive on Thursday after appreciating by 0.38 per cent on the back of buying pressure from investors. Business Post reports that more equities were traded yesterday, up by 25.97 per cent to 258.1 million units from 204.9 million units transacted on Wednesday. However, the value of the trades went down by 56.18 per cent to N1.7 billion from N3.8 billion, while the number of deals grew by 0.11 per cent to 3,640 deals from 3,636 deals. It was observed that the trading volume on Thursday was driven by Transcorp, which had 105.5 million

By Aduragbemi Omiyale New data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has revealed that in January 2023, the total cashless transactions in Nigeria increased on a year-on-year basis by 45.41 per cent to N39.58 trillion. The significant growth in the use of technology for the payment of goods and services in the country during the period under review may have been influenced by the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to limit the circulation of cash in the financial system. After the central bank disclosed last October that it was redesigning the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes,

By Edwin Uhara Birthday means different things to different people in different places. To some, it is the celebration of anniversary. To another, it is the beginning of a new life while to others it is a year of possibilities as endless as the sky and the opportunity to meet the challenges in everything we do. Within the context of overcoming the challenges in everything we do, this article is going to look at the exploits of a man who has never failed in every assignment ever handed down to him by the Nigerian people and government. The person is