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Ferran Torres scored a penalty as Barcelona rescued a draw in their Europa League last-32 first-leg tie against Napoli at the Nou Camp. Making their first appearance in this competition in almost 18 years, the Spanish giants fell behind in the first half when Piotr Zielinski drove in. But Barcelona were awarded a penalty in the second half by VAR after Adama Traore’s cross hit Juan Jesus’ hand. Torres stepped up to send goalkeeper Alex Meret the wrong way. The goal will have been of significant relief for the former Manchester City striker after he had missed a big chance…

NNPC assures of adequate PMS supply by next week 30 vessels to deliver an additional supply of 2.3 billion litres of PMS into the country till month-end February 2022 5 States/FCT ahead in 70% COVID-19 vaccination target by Dec. 2022 The National Economic Council (NEC) has resolved to encourage the growth of the automotive industry in Nigeria by improving patronage of locally manufactured vehicles, just as the Council got assurances that the current fuel situation in parts of the country would be resolved by next week. Both of these issues formed part of the discussions at this month’s National Economic…

Five persons have been hospitalized following a fire outbreak on Wednesday night which gutted the Nigerian Law School, Lagos campus located on Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island. Eyewitnesses said the incident led to commotion among occupants who fled from the fire. An eyewitness, who identified himself as Segun, narrated that the fire, suspected to have been caused by an electrical fault, started at 10 pm from the first floor of the 5-story building hostel, accommodating about 1500 law graduates on the Lagos campus. “The fire came with a big bang. There was stampede in the hostel. I saw a student…

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has raised alarm over a plot by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun state cause chaos and disrupt the APC governorship election. The former Osun governor who is at loggerhead with his successor said the plan was to precipitate violence and then blame him for it. “Our attention has been drawn to a sinister plot by an array of one-man pseudo non-governmental organizations, hurriedly put together and plotted by the leadership of the state government in Osun on Tuesday evening. “Their agenda is to precipitate crisis, cause chaos in Osun and disrupt the APC governorship…

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.98 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021, the strongest since 2014. This is according to the second-quarter GDP report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday. “Nigeria Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.98%(year-on-year) in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2021, showing a sustained positive growth for the fifth quarter since the recession witnessed in 2020 when output contracted by -6.10% and -3.62% in Q2 and Q3 of 2020 under the Covid pandemic,” the report reads “The fourth quarter growth indicates a steady economic recovery accounting…

VP receives delegation at Presidential Villa, thankful to God for an honest President, fantastic country Adds that Nigeria’s most important resource is human capital They sang indoors and outdoors at the Presidential Villa yesterday evening but the tune and lyrics were the same: President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration has done well and his deputy, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is the President’s ‘personal person.’ A large delegation made up of notable artists, musicians, entertainers and creatives from the Northern parts of the country paid a courtesy call on the Vice President with commendation for the administration while also tabling their requests to…

Orders Task Force to enforce sanity Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has warned petroleum marketers and fuel station owners to desist from hoarding products and creating artificial scarcity in the state. The governor said the warning became imperative after observing the persisting queues at fuel stations in the state, particularly in Akure, the state capital. Akeredolu while noting that adulterated fuel is not sold in the state, frowned at the unnecessary hoarding of the products by fuel station owners. The governor asked all petrol stations in the state to dispense fuel in their tanks at the regulated pump price…

The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has issued an invitation to Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, the executive director, (Research, Innovation and Development) of the agency over ‘serious misconduct’. In a memo dated 15 February 2022 and titled, ‘Invitation To Appear Before The Governing Board’s Investigation/Disciplinary Panel’ the FHA said it will proceed with or without Jibrin’s presence. “Please recall the query issued to you by the Managing Director/CE over allegations of serious misconducts in the course of your official duties and your deliberate refusal to respond to the query as required by the rules of Public Service as applicable to public officers,”…

The Progressive Governors Forum, a platform for governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) has agreed to zone the party’s national chairmanship position to the North Central ahead of the party national convention on 26 February. After a meeting held on Tuesday to deliberate and arrive at a consensus ended in a deadlock, the APC governors finally reached agreement late Wednesday. The APC governors were reported to have been divided on whether to zone the position to either the North Central or North East. On Wednesday, the governors met again and they eventually agreed to zone the national chairmanship position…

Russia’s claim that it is moving troops away from the border with Ukraine is “false”, according to a senior US official, who added that 7,000 extra troops have arrived in recent days. The official also said that Russia could launch a “false” pretext to invade Ukraine “at any moment”. Moscow says it is moving troops away from the Ukrainian border after the completion of military exercises. But Western officials say they have seen no evidence to support the claim. “Russia must take real steps toward de-escalation,” US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed in a phone call…