Nigeria’s former coordinating Minister of Economy Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been shortlisted alongside three others who are eligible to go into another stage of World Trade Organization (WTO) contest. In the first stage, three candidates were dropped from the race to be the next Director General of WTO. The contestants will be reduced to two final candidates between on September 24 Read More
One of the seven remaining Big Brother Naija lockdown housemate, Nengi has revealed why she want fellow mate Laycon evicted on Sunday Nengi who is the current Head of Head said during her diary session with Biggie on Thursday night that Laycon was a strong contender and would hinder her chances of winning the show. She further stated that she Read More
Gareth Bale has arrived in the UK to complete his loan move back to former club Tottenham Hotspur, Mirror reports. The Welshman will rejoin Spurs on a season-long loan deal from Real Madrid after the club’s agreed to split his wages across the course of the season. Bale arrived at London Luton airport on Friday afternoon along with his Real teammate Sergio Reguilon, who Read More
The federal government on Friday reversed its decision on self-certification, and apologised for asking all account holders in the country’s financial institutions to register their details again. The apology contained in a statement was issued by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) via the Government of Nigeria twitter handle @NigeriaGov. According to the statement, “This is to clarify the publication Read More
Gunmen in the early hours of Thursday attacked Gidan Madi town, the headquarters of Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state, killing a divisional police officer and an inspector of police, with three housewives abducted in the process. A reliable source from Gidan Madi told Blueprint that at about 12.20am, the bandits carrying dangerous weapons, stormed the police station shooting sporadically and in the Read More
Minister of State Federal Territory(FCT) Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu has said with the validation of the social register, the administration has identified over 700, 000 vulnerable households in the territory, just as Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) scored the administration high on the palliative distribution to vulnerable members. The minister made this revelation during the presentation of a scorecard of the Read More
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that “all sensitive materials for Edo governorship election have left the custody of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Benin City to the various local government areas in the state. According to INEC, in a statement on Thursday by the National Commissioner and chairman Information and Voter Education Barrister Festus Okoye, “Agents of Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised political parties, candidates and security agents to behave responsibly in the forthcoming Edo state gubernatorial elections. The president, in a message to voters, political parties, election officials and security personnel, said: “I am passionately committed to free and fair elections, but my own commitment is not enough if other actors at ground zero refuse to Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria Police Bill, 2020, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said on Thursday. In a statement issued in Abuja, Adesina said the president communicated his assent to the Bill to the National Assembly in a memo dated September 16, 2020, through the Clerk of the legislature. Read More
Daar communications team heading to Edo state to cover governorship election has been involved in a fatal accident around Auchi. Three of the operatives, including reporter, Omor Bazuaye, is reported to be seriously injured. Daar communications are the owners of African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower. Details loading…
Blueprint has been informed of the passage of a veteran Nollywood actor, Jimoh Aliu. Popularyly known as Aworo, Aliu died at the age of 86 on Thursday in an Ekiti state hospital. Born in Okemesi-Ekiti, the deceased began acting in 1959 after joining Akin Ogungbe Theatre Group and left in 1966 to form his own troupe, Jimoh Aliu Concert Party, Read More
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have climbed to the 29th position in the latest Fifa rankings released by the world governing body on Thursday. The Super Eagles garnered 1493 points, same as the points acquired in the last edition released in March which ranked the West Africans 31st. Nigeria are third in Africa behind 2019 Africa Cup of Nations runner-up, Senegal, who have 1555 Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Wednesday handed down a two-week ultimatum to the federal government, warning it to reverse the recent hike in electricity tariff as well as increment in pump price of fuel or face a total shutdown of the country’s economy. NLC President Comrade Ayuba Wabba made the declaration at the end of the body’s Central Working Committee Read More
Beginning Thursday, the northern part of Nigeria may experience a crisis in the supply of fuel except a drastic measure is taken by the federal government to avert the situation. This followed the order to tanker drivers to immediately stop the lifting of fuel and other petroleum products from Lagos to that part of the country following the road shutdown Read More
Gareth Bale completed his emotional return to Tottenham on Wednesday night in a move that was driven by Jose Mourinho, according to Dailymail.. The Wales international has agreed terms on a year-long deal that Sportsmail understands to be worth more than £13million – part of which will be financed by Real Madrid – and he is relishing the prospect of relaunching his career at the club that propelled Read More
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the transmission of a Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency Bill to the National Assembly for approval.Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the 15th virtual FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.He said Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the logo and theme for Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary.The president unveiled the logo and theme on Wednesday before the commencement of the 15th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.He said the theme for this year’s diamond independence anniversary is “Together Shall We Be,” depicting the country’s unity Read More
Social media is buzzing again after DJ Cuppy revealed that her father and Billionaire Femi Otedola bought three Ferrari Portofino for her and two others. DJ Cuppy took to Instagram with pictures of the car and wrote: “Papa took us shopping and bought one of each!” DJ Cuppy who recently released her first album ‘Original Copy’ had warned her fans Read More
Aston Villa have finally signed goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Arsenal. Details loading…
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Fidet Okhiria has explained that alleged attack on Abuja -Kaduna train attack was as a result of hoodlums who threw stones at the train. Okhiria said the police nabbed one suspect earlier, more hoodlums came out to attack the train in protest against the arrest made in the afternoon. He Read More
The consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 13.22 percent (year-on-year) in August 2020. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its CPI and Inflation Report for August 2020 published on its website Tuesday in Abuja, it showed that the figure was 0.40 percentage points higher than the rate recorded in July 2020 (12.82 percent). This is the Read More
Bandits Monday struck again in the North-west states of Kaduna and Katsina as well as North-central state of Nasawara, as they went on rampage killing several of their victims and kidnapping others for ransom. A major highpoint of the tragedy was the killing of two officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and the kidnap of 10 others Read More
The federal government said Monday that the declining cases of infections suggests that the country is gradually winning the war against COVID-19. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Control of COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, said this at a briefing in Abuja. He said, “Nigeria continues to progressively witness declining confirmed Read More
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has topped the Forbes list for highest-earning footballers in 2020. Forbes estimated Messi’s yearly earnings at $126m with Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo second on $117m. Neymar was in third place, with Paris St-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe fourth. Three Premier League players – Mohamed Salah, Paul Pogba and David de Gea – made the top 10, as did Real Read More
A mild drama ensued on Monday at the venue of the ongoing presidential panel probing when head of the panel, Justice Ayo Salami, ordered two of Ibrahim Magu’s lawyer out of the venue. Salami, Head of the panel, ordering the two lawyers that were part of the legal team of the suspended EFCC Acting Chairman out of the session, recognized Read More
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