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FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions, following Vladimir Putin’s invasion into Ukraine. The football governing bodies gave the sanction in a jointly released statement on Monday evening. “Following the initial decisions adopted by the FIFA Council and the UEFA Executive Committee, which envisaged the adoption […]

Airbnb, a home rental company, says it is offering free short-term housing to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of their country. The Russian invasion of Ukraine entered Day 5 today with no signs of relentless despite efforts for diplomatic talks among the two countries. Brian Chesky, chief executive officer of […]

Mele Kyari, group managing director, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says international oil companies (IOCs) are not withdrawing investments from Nigeria’s oil industry because of a lack of opportunities. Kyari said they are divesting to meet net-zero commitment as well as shifts in their investment portfolios. The NNPC GMD said this […]

The federal government says its diplomatic mission has received 130 Nigerians from Ukraine at Bucharest, Romania in the past 24 hours. It said 74 Nigerians were received at Budapest, Hungary and another 52 in Warsaw, Poland. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on Thursday, many residents, including Nigerians have been forced […]

The Polish government says it is not turning away Africans and non-white people seeking to cross its border from Ukraine. Since the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on Thursday, thousands of people have been trying to flee the country to neighbouring countries for safety. But there have been reports that non-white […]

A federal high court in Abuja has refused to grant bail to Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP). Inyang Ekwo, the judge, held in a ruling on Monday, that the application has been overtaken by events. On February 14, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) declared Kyari wanted “over his involvement […]

Air Peace says its Banjul-Lagos flight, which had the Emir of Kano on board, was not a connecting one, dispelling misconception about the trip.  The airline, however, said it regretted the inconvenience caused to passengers on board the flight who could not meet up travel time to other destinations.  The airline said […]

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has rejected the electricity bill being considered by the senate. In a letter dated February 22 and addressed to Gabriel Suswam, chairman of the senate committee on power, Kayode Fayemi, NGF chairman, said it is “unconstitutional” for the upper legislative chamber to consider and pass a bill that […]

While many Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief when President Muhammadu Buhari signed the electoral act amendment bill into law, political appointees interested in contesting the 2023 elections may not be smiling just yet. Buhari had rejected the bill four times, the last being in December 2021, after which the proposed law was […]