Finland will join NATO on Tuesday, completing the Nordic country’s quick entry into the military alliance following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, authorities said. Finland has a 1,300-kilometer (810-mile) border with Russia, which means NATO’s border with Russia would approximately quadruple in length, prompting Moscow to commit to strengthening its military in border regions. “Tomorrow we Read More…
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Selling LASU bread as only bread on campus is a violation – FCCPC
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has expressed concern over Lagos State University’s (LASU) proposal to offer exclusively, bread baked on campus. Mr Babatunde Irukera, Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, stated on his official Twitter handle @TundeIrukera that the act is a probable breach of competition law. According to Irukera, restricting competition Read More…
FG to equip Lagos, Kano, Abuja airports with N12bn firetrucks
Recently purchased N12 billion fire fighting trucks would be sent to the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, and Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano by the Federal Government. Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, announced this as he handed the eight firefighting trucks to the Federal Airport Authority Read More…
Lagos market leaders advise traders’ associations against arbitrary price fixing
A NAN FEATURE Market leaders in Lagos State have cautioned traders’ associations not to impose uniform prices on their goods or engage in other unfair practices. On Monday, several market leaders issued the warning in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. They were reacting to concerns that traders’ associations unfairly Read More…
Chelsea, Leicester lose managers all in one day
Top English Premier League clubsides, Chelsea and Leicester, have had to sack their managers after poor showings in the 2022/23 league season. After a disappointing run of defeats that has dropped the expensively assembled Chelsea squad to 11th in the Premier League, the London club announced on Sunday that manager Graham Potter has been fired. Read More…
Man U confer players-only after “unacceptable” loss
Frustrated, after being humiliated in a 2-0 loss to Newcastle United on Sunday, Manchester United players met without manager Erik ten Hag, according to defender Luke Shaw, who offered a brutally honest appraisal of his team. “I’m not going to go too much into that, but the players had a bit of a chat in Read More…
Khosi wins BBTitans, gets $100,000
Makhosazane Twala, 25, better known by her nickname, Khosi, has won the Big Brother Titans competition. The hosts, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Lawrence Maleka, made the announcement at Sunday’s season finale. This meant that Kanaga Ene placed second and Tsatsii placed third. On January 15th, 24 contestants from Nigeria and South Africa were introduced for the Read More…
Fake Twitter account alarms Presidential Transition Council
Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, alerted Nigerians of the existence of a Twitter account fraudulently purporting to represent the Presidential Transition Council (PTC) on Sunday in Abuja. The PTC’s chairman is Mustapha. “The attention of the PTC has been drawn to a fake Twitter handle, @TransitionNgr (https://twitter.com/TransitionNgr) created by unscrupulous persons Read More…
Are Nigerians Countable?
When I ask if Nigerians are countable, I am by no means suggesting that the citizens of Nigeria have suddenly become too many to be counted, nor am I treating the word, Nigerians, as an uncountable noun such as water or sand. Rather, my question is focussed on whether, given the history of headcount exercises Read More…
Joshua back to winning ways with Franklin win
In a unanimous decision victory over American Jermaine Franklin on Saturday at London’s 02 Arena, former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua returned to winning ways after suffering two straight losses. The 33-year-old Nigerian-British fighter was making his ring comeback after losing four straight fights to Ukrainian champion Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the WBA, IBF, WBO, and Read More…