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Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) must be prepared to shell out a hefty 100,000 euros (about N21.7m) after tax a month if they are desirous of securing the services of former Dutch superstar Ruud Gullit to succeed Amodu Shaibu as Super Eagles chief coach.
The Nigeria Football Federation yesterday denied globacom Limited's accusation that it had lied against the latter, who is the sponsor company of its leagues, in the matter concerning the amount of money that the telecom company was owing the Federation as rights fee for sponsorship of the national teams this year.
At about 3pm on Friday, November 20th, after he returned from the Abuja Central Mosque where he performed the Juma'at prayers, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua complained of left sided severe chest pain. Preliminary medical examinations suggested ACUTE PERICARDITIS, (an inflammatory condition of the coverings of the heart).
BARELY 11 days to the local government election in Enugu State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign train has moved to Nkanu West, Enugu South and Nkanu East Local Government Areas to solicit the votes the people of the area during the election.
Nigeria has scaled the first major hurdle towards securing international recognition as a welding nation capable of producing certified welders for the oil and gas industry.
Bothered by the incessant conflicts between Fulani herdsmen and Tiv farmers, the Benue State government and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources have set in motion a process to put an end to the perennial conflict that has claimed several lives in the past.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has virtually taken the Executive Mansion "on the road," as the implementation of development projects becomes more compelling, with the arrival of the dry season.
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is in good health and may perform a pilgrimage to Mecca today, a clinic in Saudi Arabia said following mounting concern in Nigeria about his medical condition, Reuters news agency has reported.
Omatek Ventures Plc has declared a dividend of N147.09 million in its 2009 financial year, representing a dividend per share of N0.05 each.
THERE is one characteristic trait that endears a Nigerian to his host wherever he goes. It is not entirely clear whether the particularly advanced propensity of the Nigerian to adapt is the result of his being fundamentally African or just a survival tool he has adapted; a fallout of colonialism and its neo-colonial cousins.
ONE did not need the power of clairvoyance to see that the PDP primaries in Imo would hardly throw up the best candidate and that the party itself may implode before the general elections in 2007.
Pension Fund Assets have hit N1.3 trillion, Mr Ahmed Dauda, Head of Research and Corporate Strategy, National Pension Commission (PenCom) said on Tuesday.
THE Federal Government yesterday announced its approval of the sum of over N93 billion for various contracts, including the rehabilitation of 20 Federal roads across the six geo-political zones at the cost of over N71 billion.
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2007 election in Delta State, Comrade Emmanuel Igbini, has faulted the decision by President Umaru Yar'Adua to delegate his Special Adviser, Mohammed Aba Aji, to present the 2010 budget to the National Assembly rather than Vice President Goodluck Jona-than.
The nation has been warned against scrapping of post-UME test which a segment of the society including Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are pressing for, as it will bring us back to the dark days of poor quality entrants into university system.
THE feud between the Senate and House of Reps, which thwarted the presentation of the 2010 Appropriation Bill by President Umaru Yar' Adua reminds us of the parable of the two foolish goats at the precipice. There was a narrow precipice, so narrow that only one animal could cross at a time. First, two lambs started crossing.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has injected a total of N65.5 billion into the economy through the sale of Federal Government bonds.
MUSLIMS from the South-East and South-South geo-political zones have protested alleged marginalization against them and hijacking of the list of government-sponsored Muslims for Hajj by their northern counterparts.
Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State has commended contractors in his state, who have lived up to expectations and are working to beat the deadline for projects they are handling.
Nigeria's dream of wooing Russia manager Guus Hiddink to tinker the Eagles to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, yesterday suffered a glitch after the Dutch tactician hinted at a possible move back to Chelsea, this time as a technical director of the club.
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, charged members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in the state to focus on community-based development projects in their national assignment.
CRISIS is brewing in the Catholic Diocese of Benin as some Reverend Fathers are set for a show down with a top priest (names withheld) in the Diocese, who is acting on behalf of the Bishop of the diocese, Bishop Richard Burk, currently being investigated by the Vatican.
THE Federal Government yesterday said for the first time in Nigeria's history Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are to commence capital expenditure as from January 2010 based on the 2009 budget without necessarily waiting for the National Assembly to pass the 2010 Appropriation Act, as it was done in the past.
THE Federal Government has clarified that the proposed four new aircraft being procured for the Presidential Air Fleet are not meant for President Umaru Yar'Adua and Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, but that they are to be used by the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief Justice of the Federation and other top principal officers of the central government.
THE Niger Delta Women's Movement for Peace and Development, a non-governmental organisation, has suggested that global climate change could be addressed through human security lens and said it requires immediate global action to mitigate and adapt to the climate changes.
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