World football –governing body, FIFA on Wednesday provided the Local Organizing Committee with a final go-ahead to stage the maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament, otherwise known as Aisha Buhari Cup. The six-nation invitational is being organized in honour of the name and Office of the... Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation says it has deferred to FIFA’s own record of 98 caps for Super Eagles’ captain Ahmed Musa, following the nullification of two of the matches he played in which should have made his tally 100. “We defer to FIFA in this regard, so Ahmed... Read more
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has poured encomiums on the Super Eagles for their fighting spirit in coming back from a goal down on a difficult pitch in Mindelo on Tuesday to earn three precious points that established Nigeria’s firm leadership in Group C of... Read more
The Bank has been at the forefront of promoting financial inclusion in the country, impacting Nigerians, regardless of their locations nationwide. The Bank currently has over 120,000 Firstmonie Agents spread across 772 Local Government Areas in Nigeria The Agent Credit scheme was launched a year ago to empower its... Read more
The phase one of infrastructure projects donated to the Nigerian Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Delta State by The Shell Petroleum Deveopment Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and its joint venture partners has been describesd as a great enhancer of learning and research. Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, made this known at... Read more
Nigeria got their campaign for a seventh FIFA World Cup finals appearance off to a bright start with a 2-0 win over Liberia in wet conditions in Lagos on Friday. England –based Kelechi Iheanacho, who was also among the goals when the Eagles commenced their Russia... Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday sealed a partnership agreement with Air Peace that made the frontline indigeous airline company the Official Airline Sponsor of Nigerian National Teams, and which President of NFF and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick described as “an ordained union of two super... Read more
Nigeria’s football firmament was emblazoned in all-yellow on Thursday as the Nigeria Football Federation and MTN Communications signed a partnership agreement that made the telecommunications company the “Official Communications Partner of the Super Eagles and other National Teams.” At an event attended by, among other eminent dignitaries the Honourable... Read more
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the names of judges in the Rivers Judiciary it accuses of apparent issuance of what it called ‘black market’ injunctions against it while pandering to the wishes of ‘desperate politicians in the State.’ The APC said in... Read more
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says he has approached governance with human face through ambitious investment in basic infrastructure and creation of the necessary environment for economic growth in the State. The governor has also maintained that the enormous infrastructural achievements recorded by his administration has been made possible by the prudent management of State... Read more
