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A youthful Super Eagles team came close to bringing down Ukraine at the Dnipro Arena on Tuesday before suffering loss of concentration that saw them draw 2-2 conceding two goals in 45 seconds. Debutant Joseph Ayodele-Aribo put the seal on a frenetic beginning at the 31,000 –capacity venue when he cleverly connected home a cross by Alex Iwobi after great work by Samuel Kalu had left the Ukrainian defence in tatters. In the event, the Glasgow Rangers FC of Scotland forward became the 60th player to score right on international debut for Nigeria. Two minutes later, Samuel Chukwueze drove into…

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja will today deliver judgment in the case instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the outcome of the February 23, 2019 presidential election. At about 8.31 am on Wednessday morning  heavy security agencies surrounded the venue – at least 20 police officers and three DSS officers sighted. 8.18 am   It was gathered that arrangement has been put in place for a live broadcast of the judgment but the faces of the judges will not be shown – cameras will be focussed on the bar and the gallery.…

International students will be allowed to stay in the UK for two years after graduation to find a job, under new proposals announced by the Home Office. The move reverses a decision made in 2012 by then-Home Secretary Theresa May that forced overseas students to leave four months after finishing a degree. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the change would see students “unlock their potential” and begin careers in the UK. But campaign group Migration Watch called it a “retrograde” step. The change will apply to international students in the UK – there were around 450,000 last year – who start courses…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Nelson Braimbraifa, as well as his directors were absent   as  the House of Representatives  began probe of abandoned projects in Niger Delta  in Abuja on Tuesday. The House Committee on NDDC, who frowned upon the development,   therefore ordered  Braimbraifa  and his directors to appear  before them on Friday. However, they asked Emefiele to appear on Monday. The panel  threatened to order their  arrest if they failed to invitations. A member of the committee, Buba Yusuf, raised a point of…

Residents of Adamawa on Tuesday lauded the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) that was flagged off by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the state. The residents displayed placards that showed their acceptance of NLTP and disapproval of the suspended RUGA. One the placards read, “No Foreign Herdsmen” while another read, “No To Mobile Livestock Husbandry”. The placards were carried by the beneficiaries of the scheme who fully supported the Plan which emphasizes ranching and crop farming side by side. The Gongoshi farm has 192 crop farmers and a ranch. The placards which said “No foreign Herdsmen” and “No settlement of…

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) at the Gongoshi Grazing Reserve in Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa. Inaugurating the project on Tuesday, Osinbajo said the plan is designed to run from 2019-2028 as part of Federal Government’s initiative in collaboration with States under the auspices of the National Economic Council (NEC). He said the plan, targeted at supporting the development of Nigeria’s livestock sector, is to be implemented in seven pilot states of Adamawa, Benue, Kaduna, Plateau, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara. According to the vice president, the plan will be implemented…

The Federal Government received two trillion naira as revenue  from January to June 2019, Director-General of the Budget Office, Mr Ben Akabueze, has said. Akabueze disclosed this at the Public Consultative Forum on the 2020 to 2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) in Abuja on Tuesday. He explained that within the period under review, about N3.3 trillion was expended by the Federal Government. The director-general said that there was an average of 1.6 million barrel of crude oil production per day on base production. He disclosed that an aggregate of four trillion naira revenue was collected…

The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, has said that the first batch of the Nigerian returnees from South Africa would depart South Africa for Lagos on Wednesday. Adama told NAN in a telephone interview  that the first batch of returnees, are expected to depart South Africa by 9:00 a.m Wednesday. The consul general also disclosed that Air peace had indicated interest to evacuate over 600 Nigerians that were willing to return to their country following the latest xenophobic attacks. “The first flight leaves by 09: 00 hours  this Wednesday with about 320 passengers and the second batch…

The House of Representatives Committee investigating abandoned projects in the Niger Delta has summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emiefele to appear before it on Sept. 16. The committee also summoned the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and all the directors of the commission to appear. This followed a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Yussuf Buba sequel to the failure of the officials to honour invitation of the committee to appear for an investigative public hearing on Tuesday in Abuja. The committee resolved to issue a warrant of arrest on any…

US President Donald Trump has announced he fired his hawkish National Security Adviser John Bolton, adding that he disagreed “strongly” with him. “I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning,” Mr Trump tweeted, saying he will appoint a replacement next week. But Mr Bolton insisted he had quit, and vowed to have his say “in due course”. I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)…