Tag: Nigeria

Nigeria Makes Top Class in World Bank 2017 Ranking
December 31, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria Makes Top Class in World Bank 2017 Ranking

Nigeria is one of the top four leading voices in Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the 2017 ranking of the World Bank Group (WBG). Ms Yelena Osipova-Stocker, Communications Officer for Infrastructure, PPPs and Guarantees Group of the WBG, disclosed this...
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2017: Why Nigeria Loses 72% Internet Revenues to U.S.- Report
December 26, 2017 No Responses

2017: Why Nigeria Loses 72% Internet Revenues to U.S.- Report

Majority of .ng and .com.ng websites in Nigeria are hosted in the United States, making Nigeria lose about 72 per cent of the revenue it should be generating through a local hosting of such websites, a new report has shown....
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Jerusalem: Nigeria, 127 Other Countries Dares Trump; Vote against U.S., Israel
December 21, 2017 No Responses

Jerusalem: Nigeria, 127 Other Countries Dares Trump; Vote against U.S., Israel

Nigeria on Thursday joined 127 other countries to back a UN resolution which effectively called on the U.S. to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. A total of 128 countries approved the non-binding resolution. Nine countries...
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FG Declares Dec 25, 26, Jan 1 Public Holidays 
December 20, 2017 No Responses

FG Declares Dec 25, 26, Jan 1 Public Holidays 

The Federal Government has declared Monday 25th, Tuesday 26th December 2017 and Monday 1st January 2018 as Public Holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year. Minister of Interior, Lt. General (Rtd) Abdulralman Dambazau who made the declaration on...
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England Confirms Wembley Friendly Against Nigeria
December 19, 2017 No Responses

England Confirms Wembley Friendly Against Nigeria

England has concluded arrangement for an international friendly against the Super Eagles of Nigeria as part of the three Lions preparations for 2018 World Cup. According to http://www.independent.co.uk on Monday evening report, Engalnd has scheduled two inte...
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Anxiety as Nigerian Controversial Cleric Declares Fatwa on Son
December 9, 2017 No Responses

Anxiety as Nigerian Controversial Cleric Declares Fatwa on Son

There was anxiety yesterday in the ancient city of Ikorodu, a Lagos state suburb, in Nigeria when a controversial Islamic cleric, Alhaji Rasheed Ayinde Saheed, declared fatwa on his only son, Yusuff Saheed. According to Islamic scholars, fatwa is an...
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How FIFA Dashed Nigerians Hope After Win against Argentina
November 23, 2017 No Responses

How FIFA Dashed Nigerians Hope After Win against Argentina

Reactions have continued to trail FIFA’s latest ranking released on Thursday among Nigerians. Nigeria dropped nine places in the latest World Ranking, despite defeating Argentina 4-2 in an international friendly in Krasnodar, Russia in November 14. The ...
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Nigeria Wants Foreign IT Firms to be Registered
November 20, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria Wants Foreign IT Firms to be Registered

The Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) wants foreign Information Technology (IT) firms to register so as to check malpractices in the sector. Prof. Allwell Achumba, Registrar of the council said this in an interview with the News Agenc...
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Nigeria in Pot 4 for Dec. 1, 2018 World Cup Draw
November 16, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria in Pot 4 for Dec. 1, 2018 World Cup Draw

With Peru completing the line-up of 32 teams for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the seeding pots for the Final Draws on Dec. 1 was announced on Thursday, with Nigeria drawn in Pot 4. The organisers, FIFA, said on...
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Lionel Messi Sobers Over Argentina’s Loss to Super Eagles
November 15, 2017 No Responses

Lionel Messi Sobers Over Argentina’s Loss to Super Eagles

  Argentina’s forward, Lionel Messi has been dropped silent after the Super Eagles of Nigeria’s sterling performance in the Tuesday international friendly in Krasnodar, Russia. Nigeria whipped ‘Messi-less’ Argentina 4-2 in the FIFA...
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