Two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has sounded a fierce warning ahead of his long-awaited showdown against arch-rival Tyson Fury, scheduled for December 11 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. With the vacant WBA “super” heavyweight title hanging in the balance, both fighters have promised explosive stoppages. However, Joshua madeContinue Reading

Kano Pillars earned their first point away to Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) in nine years with a 0-0 draw in a rescheduled NPFL Matchday 3 fixture at the Lekan Salami Stadium. The result ended a long drought for Kano Pillars, as their previous non-defeat away to the Oluyole WarriorsContinue Reading

The Irish government has spent nearly €77,000 to deport six Nigerian nationals described as “high risk.” This is coming after authorities determined they could not safely be removed from the country on commercial flights. The six men, who had collectively accumulated 75 criminal convictions while living in Ireland, were deportedContinue Reading

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, Managing Director of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated(MOFI), Dr Armstrong Takang and other high profile personalities are to grace the 25th anniversary of the Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria (CRMI), featuring a two‑day international conference in Lagos from nextContinue Reading

  The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has unveiled the Women’s Share Subscription Grant Initiative, a pioneering financial inclusion programme aimed at increasing women’s participation in Nigeria’s capital market through the ongoing Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP). The nationwide initiative is designed to supportContinue Reading

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has demanded that the federal government substantially increase funding for security operations and take urgent steps to strengthen the naira. The labour centre argued that insecurity and exchange-rate pressures continue to undermine investment, food production and workers’ living standards. TUC president-general, Comrade FestusContinue Reading

  The Nigerian equities market extended its decline on Wednesday, with the NGX All-Share Index (ASI) falling by 0.07 per cent to 250,096.75 points from 250,273.50 points. Market capitalisation similarly declined by N110 billion to close at N162.39 trillion from N162.50 trillion. Also, market breadth remained negative, with 23 gainersContinue Reading