Cristiano Ronaldo has said resting up to play in a record sixth World Cup was more important to him than switching teams to play in the Club World Cup. Ronaldo, who signed a new two-year contract at Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr on Thursday, confirmed that he had the option to play at the…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, has disclosed that 14 banks have fully met the new capital requirements under the apex bank’s ongoing recapitalisation exercise. Cardoso made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while presenting the communiqué of the 302nd meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The recapitalisation framework,…
Prof Abdullahi Usman, National Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has assured that no intending pilgrims would miss the 2025 Hajj. Usman who gave the assurance in Abuja on Monday, debunked the allegations that he was truncating the preparation for the 2025 Hajj Pilgrimage by cancelling deals with Saudi Arabia Masha’ir Companies. The Forum…
The World Food Programme (WFP) is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegation This is according to 11 people with knowledge of the probe which comes amid the nation’s dire hunger crisis, considered one of the world’s most severe food shortages in years. The investigation by the WFP’s Office of the Inspector…
Russia is prepared to assist in resolving the ongoing tensions between Iran and the U.S., Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko stated on Tuesday. Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that representatives from both Iran and the U.S. would meet in Oman on April 12 for high-level indirect talks. “Russia always provides all possible…
The executive board meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday was set to take on an atmosphere of crisis as it grappled with the consequences of the looming withdrawal of the U.S. Since President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to exit the WHO on his first day back in office, there has been…
Gov Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger has clarified the ban on the movement of motorcycles and tricycles, saying it was aimed at addressing the growing insecurity in the state capital and not to punish law-abiding citizens. The governor stated this during the inauguration of Overload Airways flight operation at the Bola Tinubu International Airport in Minna…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian Armed Forces to adopt innovative and proactive measures in addressing the security challenges facing the nation. Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru, gave the charge at the opening of the 2025 Chief of Defence Staff’s Joint Task Force Commanders Conference in Abuja on Wednesday….
President Bola Tinubu has approved a 6-month temporary ban on the export of raw sheanuts to curb informal trade, boost local processing, protect and grow Nigeria’s shea industry. Vice-President Kashim Shettima announced the president’s directive on Tuesday during a multi-stakeholder meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
President Donald Trump is pushing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia to end the war. He has threatening to walk away if a deal becomes too difficult and causing alarm bells in Europe about how to fill the gap. Ukraine’s European allies view the war as fundamental to the continent’s security, and pressure is now…
