Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Tinubu expresses delight with cash equivalent to 100000 USD, houses, national honour on Super Falcons Tinubu President Bola Tinubu on Monday rained cash, housegifts, and conferred national honour on Nigeria’s senior female football team, the Super Falcons. He did this at the presidential reception organised in Abuja for the Falcons who won the Women African Cup of Nations which held in Morocco. The President said his administration was giving each of the players the naira equivalent of 100,000 USD while the team officials would each get the naira equivalent of N50,000 USD. Each member of the team was also given…

Tinubu expresses delight with cash quivalent of 100,000 USD, houses, national honour on Super Falcons Super Falcons President Bola Tinubu on Monday rained cash, house gifts, and conferred national honour on Nigeria’s senior female football team, the Super Falcons. He did this at the presidential reception organised in Abuja for the Falcons who won the Women African Cup of Nations which held in Morocco. The President said his administration was giving each of the players the naira equivalent of 100,000 USD while the team officials would each get the naira equivalent of N50,000 USD. Each member of the team was…

Super Falcons arrive Aso Villa after historic WAFCON win Nigeria’s Super Falcons arrive the Presidential Banquet Hall for a reception with President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on Monday. Credit: State House … before 04:36 p.m. local time President Bola Tinubu and the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, have welcomed Nigeria’s Super Falcons at the Presidential Villa on Monday, following their record victory at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco on Saturday. The coaster buses conveying the players and coaching crew arrived at the forecourt of the Aso Rock shortly before 04:36 p.m. local time.…

The Alternative Bank Leads 300-Strong March to Combat Plastic Pollution in Lagos Demonstrating its commitment to environmental sustainability, The Alternative Bank, alongside the Sterling Sustainability Working Group, organised the Walk4ZeroPlastic march on Saturday, engaging over 300 volunteers in the battle against plastic pollution. The walk, which climaxed at the Tejuosho market in Lagos, saw the recovery of several tonnes of waste while fostering meaningful conversations about sustainable waste disposal and long-term environmental change. The Walk4ZeroPlastic campaign was a community-driven initiative designed to raise awareness about the ongoing environmental crisis caused by plastic waste, particularly in Lagos’ high-density markets. The symbolic…

SDP places ban on El-Rufai for 30 years File: Nasir El-Rufai The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has banned former Kaduna Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai from taking identity as a member in its activities. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) had acted according to thorough investigations which revealed that El-Rufai falsely claimed membership and attempted to destabilise the party. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Araba Aiyenigba said El-Rufai never registered with the SDP at his ward level as required by the party’s constitution. Instead, he allegedly forged documents claiming membership and took photo opportunities with suspended party leaders to reinforce this…

We’ll create 2m jobs following Social Housing Programme – FG File copy of Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa • Homes for low-income earners, vulnerable. • 25 persons per job, 27 jobs per location, in 77400 locations. The Federal Government has set a goal to generate over two million jobs across Nigeria through its Renewed Hope Social Housing Programme, aimed at addressing the country’s housing deficit and creating economic opportunities for citizens. This was revealed by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, during a working session with the House of Representatives Committee on Housing and…

I love staying close to people naturally – Osimhen A file photo of  Victor Osimhen I love staying close to people naturally – Osimhen Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has made known the challenges that come with fame, describing it as a restriction on his personal life and freedom. In an interview posted on Monday via X by Instagblog, the Napoli forward shared a personal moment about missing out on his daughter’s first outing due to public attention and fans presence. “I remember when I had my daughter and I wanted to take her somewhere with my family when they…

Euro 2025: England’s remarkable victory presents triumph for ‘incredible’ Wiegman England wins Women’s Euro 2025. Photo: Lionesses/X England’s Euro 2025 triumph felt impossible for much of the tournament but underlined the winning mentality instilled in the team by Sarina Wiegman. The Dutch coach has now firmly established herself as one of the greatest in the women’s game. The Lionesses came from behind against Spain to draw 1-1 after extra time before winning Sunday’s final 3-1 on penalties in Basel, exacting revenge for their defeat in the World Cup decider in 2023. England cannot claim to have been the most…

NYSC releases Batch ‘B’ stream 1 deployment list File: NYSC The National Youth Service Corps has released the deployment list for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 prospective corps members. The scheme made this known in a post via its official Facebook page and other social media pages on Monday. The NYSC called on all Prospective Corps Members to log in to its official portal to check their deployment status. The scheme advised PCMs to print and sign the Addendum, a mandatory document to be submitted during registration at the Orientation Camp. Furthermore, the NYSC cautioned all prospective corps members…

Tinubu, a Listening Leader with Policies in Favour of Private Sector — Dangote Aliko Dangote Founder of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has given praise to President Bola Tinubu as a listening president whose policies are restoring investor confidence in Nigeria’s economy. Dangote made the statement during the weekend when he welcomed the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, to the $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals and Dangote Fertiliser Limited, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, according to Dangote Group. Lauding Tinubu’s efforts to address crude supply challenges to domestic refineries, Dangote praised the ‘Naira-for-Crude initiative and…