Substitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga saved captain Raul Albiol’s spot-kick at Windsor Park on a night that began superbly for the Blues with an excellent first-half performance before the Spaniards stormed back into the contest after the break. Hakim Ziyech opened the scoring for the Blues midway through the opening 45 minutes but was then forced…
The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jerome Pasquier, on Wednesday lauded Ogun Government on its public/ private partnership and agricultural development initiative, geared toward industrialisation, job creation and economic development. Pasquire made the remark while inspecting Fan Milk Dairy Farm at Odeda Farm Institute, Eweje, and an aquaculture hub at the Obasanjo Farm Settlement, Owiwi,…
The Federal Government has trained 20 yam farmers in Ebonyi on new production technique known as the “sackbag’’ yam production. The training, which was organised by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) was held in Abakaliki on Wednesday. The Trust Africa News report that farmers were drawn from the 13 local government…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledges there was rampant state corruption while he was deputy to former president Jacob Zuma, but says he did not resign as that would have hampered his efforts to resist the rot. Ramaphosa was appearing before a judicial panel on Wednesday probing the alleged mass looting of state coffers during…
Stakeholders have called on government at all levels to deepen their commitment to building resilience in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises as the subsector was critical to the economic recovery of the country. The stakeholders made this call at a national dialogue on the economic impact of COVID-19 and assessment of national, state recovery…
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi, said the Federal Government has approved over N4 billion in the 2021 budget for fueling of police vehicles. Mr Bolaji Kazeem, Head of Press and Public Relations in the ministry. disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The minister spoke in a paper titled, “Strategic Leadership…
Nigeria on Tuesday logged 610 additional COVID-19 infections, the second highest in nearly six months, said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on its website on Wednesday morning. It said the new infections took the country’s total of confirmed cases to 179,118, from the 422 cases registered a day earlier. The NCDC added that…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reassured the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its commitment to work with other security agencies to enhance election security in Nigeria. The NSCDC Commandant-General, Mr Ahmed Audi, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in his office on…
The Deputy Governor of Abia State, Rt Hon. Ude Oko Chukwu has reassured investors/stakeholders of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s readiness to sustain the state economy by partnering with them in wealth creation. Ude Uko who stated this during the dedication/House warming party of blocks of flats completed by Ambassador Chief (Dr) Okegbue Nzeribe JP, held at…
