For years, illicit financial flows (IFFs) have continued to undermine Nigeria’s economic growth and weaken the government’s capacity to invest in critical sectors. The latest figures show that Nigeria may be losing as much as $17.8 billion every year to IFFs. The alarming estimate was highlighted during a recent capacity-building workshop for journalists by the…
Real Madrid have finally agreed a deal to sign Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig. The LaLiga giants will pay over €100million for the Ivory Coast. Madrid president, Florentino Perez, has gone all out for Diomande this summer after manager Jose Mourinho requested for the winger. Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, wrote on X: “The fee…
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries pivoted to attacking President Donald Trump when confronted over a recent report that New Jersey has thousands of registered illegal alien voters on its rolls and that hundreds of them voted in elections. CNN’s Dana Bash pressed Jeffries on “one of the most significant disclosures of non-citizen registration” during “State…
From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN), at the weekend, foiled an attempted theft at its 330/132kV transmission substation in Bauchi. In a statement, General Manager Public Relations Officer (PRO), of TCN, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said that the security personnel at the substation intercepted the suspected vandals attempting to remove critical tower members….
Barcelona’s Women midfielder, Aitana Bonmati, has named three players that deserves to win the men’s Ballon d’Or this year. Bonmati, who won the 2023 female Ballon d’Or, named Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Spain duo Rodri and Pau Cubarsi to win the prestigious individual Golden Ball trophy. Speaking to Mundo Deportivo, the 28-year-old said of…
Nigeria has opened a new chapter in its upstream petroleum sector with the successful conclusion of the 2025 Licensing Round conducted by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The exercise, which attracted strong investor participation, is expected to add 500 million barrels to the nation’s crude oil reserves and raise production by 300,000 barrels…
