The Super Eagles have moved up 14 places in the latest FIFA men’s ranking on Thursday. The Nigerian national team moved from the 42nd position to the 28th position in the world. The new ranking by the World Football governing body also showed that the Super Eagles have moved from sixth position to third in Africa. This new position on the global list is the national team’s highest since May 2013. The big leap is due to the Eagles’ campaign at the just concluded African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire where they came second and clinched the silver medal.…
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Nigeria’s inflation increased to 29.90 percent in January 2024 from 28.92 percent recorded in December 2023 amid rising food prices. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS disclosed this on Thursday in its latest Consumer Price Index. According to the bureau, the figure is 0.98 percent points higher compared to the 28.92 percent recorded in December 2023. The report said the increase in the headline index for January 2024 on a year-on-year basis and month-on-month basis was attributed to the increase in some items in the basket of goods and services at the divisional level. It said these increases were observed…
President Bola Tinubu is in an emergency meeting with all the governors from across the federation, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FTC) Chief Nyesom Wike, and other stakeholders. Vice President Kashim Shettima is also at the meeting, which commenced around 11:30 am on Thursday. The meeting, which is taking place at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja, is not unconnected with the security and economic crisis ravaging the nation. News Correspondent reports that the Federal Government had started releasing tonnes of assorted grains to the market to make food available,…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has said that the excessive heat being experienced in the country presently would remain for a while. NiMET disclosed this in its weather and climate update posted on its official X page on Wednesday. The agency in the post also outlined the weather’s implications and provided guidance to the public on how to manage the situation. “Air Temperatures hit 41°C over the North and 39°C over the South with model Projections indicating temperatures to remain high in the coming days,” NiMET said. “IMPLICATIONS: Dehydration: This could also cause fainting; chicken pox disease, measles, heat rash, weakness…
A Nigerian soldier, identified as Adie Paul, has faulted the decision of President Bola Tinubu to gift Super Eagles players houses, plots of land, and national honours after they came second in the recently-concluded African Cup of Nations at a time when soldiers in the battle field are not receiving such recognition. The soldier who said he sustained a bullet injury while serving in the North East took to his X handle to express his frustration. He made his position known while reacting to a post by an X-user, drpenking, who tweeted, “Even Ahmed Musa wey no kick ball once…
Business activities in Asaba and its environs were crippled on Tuesday following the official announcement of the passing of the Asagba of Asaba, Obi Chike Edozien. Schools, shops and other business activities were shut down just as movements in and out of Asaba were restricted following the passing of the monarch who was aged 100 years. Our correspondent observed that the popular Ogbogonogo and Oko markets, among others, were under lock and key as early as 5 am in preparation to announce the death of the 13th Asagba of Asaba. At the palace, there was a procession led by the…
A meeting between the Federal Government and organised Labour to stave off the planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress deadlocked on Monday night. The Minister of State Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, who hosted the parley in Abuja, could not convince the unions to suspend the strike slated for February 23. This was as the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria threatened to down tools by February 27, 2024, if the Federal Government failed to implement the agreement it entered into with the association in 2020. The Minister of Information and National Orientation,…
The Federal Government plans to establish a National Commodity Board to solve the escalating food inflation in the country. Vice President Kashim Shettima made this known on Tuesday at a two-day, high-level strategic meeting on climate change, food systems and resource mobilization held in Abuja. Shettima explained that the board would be given the mandate to assess and regulate food prices, as well as maintain a strategic food reserve for stabilizing prices of crucial grains and other food items He said the event was an attestation of the government’s efforts at mitigating the effects of climate change and ensuring food…
Former Secretary of the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said on Tuesday that $6.2m was released from the Central Bank of Nigeria in February 2023 using a forged document. Mustapha stated this when he appeared as the fourth prosecution witness in the ongoing fraud trial of the immediate-past CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had alleged that on February 8, 2023, Emefiele connived with one Odoh Ocheme, who is now on the run, to obtain $6.2m from the CBN, claiming that it was requested by…
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honor of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) on every member of the Super Eagles that participated at the just concluded African Cup of Nations. President Bola Tinubu is presently hosting Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, at the Council Chambers of the State House. This meeting on Tuesday follows closely on the heels of their recent match against the host nation, Côte d’Ivoire, in the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations finals, where they fell short in their bid to win the trophy. Further recognising their achievement, the federal government,…