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Momas Electrical Meters Manufacturing Company Ltd (MEMMCOL) Metering School says it will train no fewer than 4,000 Nigerian youths on meter installation and manufacturing in 2022. Mr Kola Balogun, Chairman, MEMMCOL, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Balogun noted that the huge metering gap in the electricity sector was an opportunity to create employment for young Nigerians to enable them contributes to nation building. He said: “We trained more than 2,000 young Nigerians in 2021 on meter manufacturing, installation and maintenance. “Our projection is to be able to double that capacity…

Morocco advanced to the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 victory over Comoros in Group C. Selim Amallah fired in a loose ball to open the scoring, and Zakaria Aboukhlal slotted in to complete the win for the Atlas Lions in the last minute. They will be far from satisfied with a wasteful performance which included a missed penalty by Youssef En-Nesyri. Comoros keeper Salim Ben Boina put in a hugely impressive display but could not prevent a defeat for the debutants. Morocco have maximum points from their opening two games but were sloppy in…

Arsenal have requested the postponement of Sunday’s north London derby with Tottenham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium because of a lack of available players. The Gunners said they have “reluctantly taken this step” because of injuries, positive Covid-19 cases and players away with their countries at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Premier League board will consider Arsenal’s request on Saturday. The have been 20 Premier League games postponed this season because of Covid. Earlier on Friday it was announced that Burnley’s home game against Leicester City on Saturday has been postponed because of Covid-19 cases and injuries within the Turf…

SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to extended action from the Premier League and Serie A, with matches scheduled to run from Saturday 15 to Monday 17 January 2022. A top of the table Premier League clash between league leaders Manchester City and title hopeful Chelsea would kick-off at the Etihad Stadium early on Saturday. The Citizens and the Blues are both seeking to claim an all-important three points off a fellow title rival – while Liverpool are sure to be watching closely ahead of their home clash against Brentford later the same day. City manager Pep…

Downing Street has apologised to Buckingham Palace for two staff parties in No 10 on the night before Prince Philip’s funeral. The gatherings, first reported by The Telegraph, took place on 16 April 2021 and went on until the early hours. The PM’s spokesman said it was “deeply regrettable that this took place at a time of national mourning”. Boris Johnson was not at either party – but he faces questions over alleged Covid rule-breaking at No 10. The latest party revelations led to a backlash from opposition parties, who contrasted the behaviour of No 10 staff with pictures of…

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says Manchester City are the “benchmark” and best team in England right now ahead of their Premier League meeting on Saturday. Tuchel added the way top-flight leaders City have dealt with injuries and Covid-19 this season is the difference between the two sides. Chelsea go into the game at Etihad Stadium 10 points behind their rivals. “Maybe it’s luck, maybe they do it better, but they have less injuries from key players,” said Tuchel. “[They have] less players out and less weeks where they miss them. “And they did not suffer from Covid as we did…

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the interim forfeiture of N110.4 million traced to one James Erebuoye and seven other suspects by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) being proceeds of crime. In an ex parte motion filed by Raheem Adesina, lawyer of ICPC before Justice D. Okorowa, the commission further prayed for an order of interim forfeiture of a Toyota Lexus and a Toyota Venza SUV, including an Ipad device. According to a statement on Thursday by the ICPC spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, titled, “ICPC secures interim forfeiture of N110.4m traced to…

North Korean hackers stole almost $400m (£291m) worth of digital assets in at least seven attacks on cryptocurrency platforms last year, a report claims. Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis said it was one of most successful years on record for cyber-criminals in the closed east Asian state. The attacks mainly targeted investment firms and centralised exchanges. North Korea has routinely denied being involved in hack attacks attributed to them. “From 2020 to 2021, the number of North Korean-linked hacks jumped from four to seven, and the value extracted from these hacks grew by 40%,” Chainalysis said in a report. The hackers…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to give federal government attention to Sango Ota-Idi Iroko road in Ogun state. Buhari who inaugurated five key projects in Ogun State, assured Nigerians that two major Federal roads under construction, the Sagamu-Benin Expressway and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, would be commissioned before the end of 2022. Responding to requests by the state governor to give priority to the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta and the Sango Ota-Idi-Iroko Roads respectively, the President assured the people of Ogun State that these roads will receive Federal Government attention. The President announced that the Federal Government would consider extending tax credit as…

Australia has revoked tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time in a row over his right to remain in the country unvaccinated. The decision by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke on “health and good order” grounds means he could be deported. However, the 34-year-old Serbian can still launch another legal challenge to remain in Australia. The men’s tennis number one was scheduled to play in the Australian Open, which begins on Monday. “Today I exercised my power… to cancel the visa held by Mr Novak Djokovic on health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in…