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Oyo State government and Euro FMCG Universal Beverages Limited, a Chinese company based in Singapore, have entered into a partnership to develop the Oluyole Free Trade Zone and boost the state’s economic prosperity. The chief of staff to the Governor Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, represented by the commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof. Musibau Babatunde, […]
Oyo State commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, has urged Nigerian youths to steer clear of drugs and negative internet influences, warning that both vices have ruined many promising lives. At the opening of Forge Camp 3.0, a mentoring outfit for 100 boys held at the Olubadan Stadium, Ibadan, Oyelade described youthfulness as an exciting […]
Tennis star Jelena Ostapenko has denied she was racist after reportedly telling Taylor Townsend she has “no class” and “no education” during a fiery exchange at the US Open.
Liverpool and Paris St Germain are pursuing a move for former Crystal Palace midfielder Michael Olise, with Bayern Munich ready to sell the French international for around 75 million euros, and Olise said to be interested in a departure after just one season in the Bundesliga. Liverpool are desperate to sign a new midfielder before the transfer window closes, and PSG have funds to spend on new players.
Bayern Munich have entered the race to sign Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli, who could be allowed to leave the Emirates Stadium this summer as the Gunners have made a move to sign Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke. The North London outfit are looking for around andamp;pound;80 million for Martinelli, and club sporting director Andrea Berta is locked in talks with several clubs interested in the Brazilian winger.
Arsenal have accepted a bid from Crystal Palace for 25-year-old winger Reiss Nelson, believed to be around andamp;pound;15 million. Nelson spent last season on loan at Fulham, and the Cottagers had hoped to bring the player back to West London but were unable to match the Gunners’ valuation.
Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman’s proposed move to either Napoli or Inter Milan has hit the rocks, with the player’s club refusing all offers so far. However, Tottenham are now in the race and confident that a transfer fee can be agreed with the North London outfit, with September 1st the transfer deadline day fast approaching.
Director and founder of the Kaduna International Film Festival, Israel Kashim Audu, has urged filmmakers to handle social issues with care, truth and sensitivity. Audu made the call at the opening ceremony of the festival’s eighth edition, which is holding from August 26 to 30 in Kaduna. In his address, the director and vice chairman […]
The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has launched a Housing Fraud Reporting web-based platform to allow citizens to report fraudulent activities in the housing and real estate sector. The director of press and public relations of the ministry, Badamasi S Haiba, who, in a press statement yesterday in Abuja, revealed that the platform […]
Nigeria’s aviation industry generated N215.6 billion for the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2023, with three states — the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos, and Rivers contributing N150.9 billion. This represents 70.04 per cent of the sector’s total output The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which disclosed this in its latest state GDP report […]