Year: 2024
Gabon footballer Guelor Kanga’s age controversy
As anticipation builds for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, recent speculation has arisen regarding the true age of Guélor Kanga Kaku, a player for the Gabon national team. How it started: The Congolese Football Federation,…
Microsoft briefly overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable firm
Microsoft briefly dethroned its rival Apple to become the world’s most valuable company Thursday, illustrating the contrast between a firm driven by artificial intelligence and another whose iPhone sales are a cause for…
FG plans N450bn power intervention fund
The Federal Government is set to spend N450bn on power interventions in 2024. This is according to the budget analysis of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company. Under the firm’s capital expenditure, N450bn was…
Dier signs for Bayern Munich, set for Kane reunion
Bayern Munich on Thursday signed Eric Dier from Tottenham until the end of the season, with the England defender calling the move “a dream come true.” The deal allows Dier, 29, to link up again with former Tottenham teammate…
Court declares Anyanwu PDP national secretary
9th January 2024 A Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the legitimate national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party. The court also in a judgement delivered on Tuesday restrained the…
Global trade to grow by 2.3% in 2024 – W’Bank
After lagging the pace of global growth in 2023, global trade is projected to pick up to 2.3 percent in 2024, mirroring projected growth in global output. This reflects a partial normalisation of trade patterns following…
I’ll support Tinubu without apologies
A chieftain of the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, Daniel Bwala, on Wednesday, said he is committed to supporting the administration of President Bola Tinubu, even if that requires him to defect to the All…
PDP rakes in N175m as Shaibu, others pick nomination forms
The Peoples Democratic Party has raked in N175 million from the sales of nomination and expression of interest forms to five aspirants for the Edo State governorship election. The PUNCH reports that the Independent National…
Why FG chose N800/dollar exchange rate for 2024 budget
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said it settled for N800 to dollar exchange rate in the 2024 Appropriation Act after considering the average performance of the naira. It said it avoided basing the foreign exchange…
Ministers inform Tinubu on potential investments worth $10 billion in Nigeria’s steel industry.
The president was briefed by the ministers of defense and steel on their conversations with Luan Steel Holding Group, a Chinese corporation.
