Orok Duke Urges Govt, Stakeholders to Use Sport to Fight Drug Abuse
By Frank Ulom Prominent sports administrator and Chairman of Cross River State Table Tennis Association,…
Manchesterism Won’t Work
.The political temperaments of Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham couldn’t be more different. While the current prime minister is a sober, plodding proceduralist, whose worldview has been forged by decades of litigation, Burnham’s approach is based on instinct. Yet if media attention, perhaps understandably, has focused on how they speak, or how they dress —…
Golden Eaglets jet off to China for international youth football tournament
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets are off to China to participate in the four-nation China International Youth Football Tournament. The competition will run from 5th -11th July 2026 in the city of Yinchuan. 20 players made the trip alongside head coach Uwejamomere Eboboritse, as well as his assistants Kalli Mohammed Kachalla and Abdullahi Isa. Hosts China, Australia…
FG Visits Bille Over Gas Seepage, Engages Foreign Experts For Probe
[mc4wp_form id=33047] A Federal Government delegation led by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Senator Ekperike Ekpo; has visited Bille Community of Degema Local Government Area, Rivers State, providing immediate humanitarian support and promising a comprehensive solution to the ongoing gas seepage. The delegation which included the Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum…
Africa Finance Corporation Returns to Global Capital Markets with US$500 Million Eurobond, Achieving Record-Tight Pricing and Central Bank Participation
LONDON, United Kingdom, July 2, 2026/APO Group/ — Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has successfully raised US$500 million through a 5-year Reg S Only senior unsecured Eurobond, achieving the tightest pricing ever secured by the Corporation on a 5-year US dollar benchmark transaction. The issuance reached a new segment…
Mortgage Industry Lobby All But Admits Immigration Drives Up Home Prices
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s recent report appears to show that immigration contributes to an increase in home prices. The June report notes that the national housing shortage ranges from “1.5 million to 7.3 million units,” and argues that demographic changes due to immigration policy will weaken housing demands. “Looking ahead, demographic trends are weakening the…
