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Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has urged his African counterparts to stop begging for loans from the West so that the continent can earn global respect.  The Ghanaian president made this known during his opening remarks at the ongoing US-African Leaders Summit in Washington DC on Tuesday. About 50 African leaders and delegates are attending.  Akufo-Addo […]

Nigeria has been listed among African countries whose citizens can now apply for qualified teacher status through the Teaching Regulation Agency in the United Kingdom, from February 2023. Other foreign countries which the offer extends to include Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine and Zimbabwe. A publication early December on the UK […]

The newly redesigned naira notes will go into circulation on Thursday (today) with Deposit Money Banks releasing the bills to their customers via over-the-counter payments. This came about three weeks after President Buhari unveiled the new bills at a weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Aso Rock Villa. The President unveiled the redesigned notes across […]

The Federal Government has approved the boarding and entrance of Nigerians abroad with an expired international passport into the country. The was contained in a letter by the Special Assistant to the Comptroller General (Foreign Desk), Immigration Service, B.M. Lawal, on behalf of the Comptroller General of Immigration Service. The letter entitled: Authority to Board/Admit […]

Speaking about her latest movie ‘Battle on Buka Street’ to Punch, she said “A great change has happened positively if you noticed. From being an actor, I also write, produce, direct and discover new faces. So, I have passed the baton of production to the young people because I have moved into politics now. So, […]

The naira has depreciated further against the dollar at the parallel and official sections of the foreign exchange market. Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs), popularly known as ‘abokis’, who spoke to TheCable on Monday afternoon in Lagos, quoted the naira at N745 to the dollar at the street market. The figure signifies a depreciation of […]

Forty-eight hours after the expiration of the ultimatum by the Department of State Services (DSS) to stakeholders in the oil sector, petrol scarcity has persisted in Plateau, Kaduna, Kogi and Kano states, and other parts of the country, Daily Trust reports. The DSS, at a meeting with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Independent […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has made his first comment since Portugal crashed out of the World Cup at the hands of Morocco on Saturday. Morocco defeated the former European champions 1-0 to make history as the first African country to reach a World Cup semi-final, a result that left the Portugal captain heartbroken as he left the […]

Neymar said Saturday he was “psychologically destroyed” by Brazil’s elimination from the World Cup in a penalty shootout defeat to Croatia and admitted it hurt more than any other loss in his career.The 30-year-old scored a superb individual effort to equal Pele’s record goalscoring haul of 77 goals for the Selecao in Friday’s match that […]

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday, said the Nigerian economy was overdue to go cashless as the Federal Government had sufficiently invested in the required payment system infrastructure to make the transition seamless. Emefiele said this shortly after meeting the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at his native […]

All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said he is ready to debate from morning till night. Tinubu has been heavily criticised for staying away from interactive sessions attended by other presidential candidates. His absence at ARISE Townhall on Sunday had created a stir as his critics said Tinubu might have stayed […]

Jaylen Smith has become the youngest Black mayor in the United States after being elected in a runoff election. Smith, 18, defeated Nemi Matthews Sr. in a runoff election to emerge the mayor of Earle, Arkansas. Smith had 218 votes, compared to Matthews’ 139, according to election results. Smith announced his win in a Facebook […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he will never contest for the Presidency of the country again. He said he would be diminishing himself if he should decide to begin to lobby people and campaign for election again. Jonathan said this in an interview published in a book, ‘My Time As Chaplain In Aso Rock,” […]