What NPFL/StarTimes Broadcast Deal Brings to the League By Harry Iwuala A new vista pointing to a growth trajectory for the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) opened on Thursday, November 2 when StarTimes and the League penned a deal worth a total of ₦5.9 billion over five years. It was for many, an end to years of broadcast anomie as the last six years saw all manner of deals put on the table leading to erosion of broadcast quality and eventual loss of value for the most important asset of any football league. “Put the league on tv or when…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and Saudi Export-Import Bank (Saudi EXIM), a premier export credit agency in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have announced a partnership aimed at strengthening business growth and enhancing economic cooperation between their economies. To this end, both institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday, 9 November, 2023, to foster economic cooperation and trade relations between the two entities. The MoU was signed on the side-lines of the Saudi and Arab African Summits in Saudi Arabia. The partnership between UBA Group and Saudi EXIM Bank outlines the guiding principles for…
All relevant institutional and statutory agencies have been asked to adequately respond to and mitigate the adverse effects of climate change on agriculture and food production in order to ensure food security in the country. Speaking at the First Regional Workshop on Climate Smart Soil in Abuja organized by the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) in collaboration with African Climate Action Partnership, the Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Climate Change, Hon. Chris Nkwonta said soils are integral to the functions of all terrestrial ecosystems and to increased and sustainable food production. He noted that: “Consequently, conscious efforts…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 20 Nigerians to serve as Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC) with nine current Federal Commissioners being appointed to a second term in office. This was disclosed via a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday, 8 November, 2023. According to the statement, those appointed by the President are: (1) Hon. Emmanuel Trump Eke — Abia (2) Dr. Clifford Zirra — Adamawa — Reappointed (3) Mr. Chidi Christopher Ezeoke — Anambra — Reappointed (4) Barr. Isa Audu Buratai — Borno —…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that construction work has commenced on the Sagamu-Papalanto-Ilaro Road under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement between Ogun State, the Federal Government and Dangote Group. Governor Abiodun, who disclosed this at the commissioning of the Abeokuta branch of Providus Bank at Oke-Ilewo, said the dual carriage way which would be made of concrete, represent a successful story of how PPP could be used for the good of the people. The road, the Governor said, when completed, would ease traffic on the Abeokuta-Siun- Sagamu road, which is currently providing a link from the…
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima on Wednesday, 8 November, 2023, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, reiterated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment towards the overall development of the Niger Delta as well as other parts of the country. Senator Shettima who represented President Tinubu at the grand finale of the All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial rally in Bayelsa State ahead of Saturday’s election noted that Bayelsa State, like every other state in Nigeria, remained dear to the visions and developmental focus of the Tinubu administration. The Vice President revealed that a wholistic plan for the development of the Niger Delta…
President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, 9 November, 2023, depart Abuja for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,to attend the Saudi-Africa Summit, which is scheduled to take place in Riyadh on November 10, 2023 at the Saudi-Africa Summit, the President will underscore Nigeria’s commitment to attracting more Foreign Direct Investment and expanding business partnerships, which are strongly reinforced by his administration’s ongoing domestic economic reforms. Discussions at the first Saudi-Africa Summit will revolve around supporting joint action, enhancing political coordination, addressing regional security threats, facilitating economic transformation through research, and the local development of new energy solutions, all while bolstering cross-sectoral investment cooperation.…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, 8 November, 2023, signed the N2.176 trillion Supplementary Appropriation Act in Abuja to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture and address Nigeria’s critical infrastructure deficit, amongst other considerations. The President signed the Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2023, in his office at the State House in the presence of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume; Majority Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele; the Chairmen of the Appropriation Committees in the Senate, Sen. Olamilekan Adeola; and the House of Representatives, Hon. Abubakar…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that adequate dredging and channelisation of the Ogun River would go a long way in curbing the perennial flooding of Isheri and its environs. Governor Abiodun made the suggestion when he received the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, who paid him a courtesy call in his office at Oke-Mosan Abeokuta at the weekend. Abiodun also observed that water released from Cameroon contributed to the disaster He said: “We have identified some immediate causes. We have the Oyan Dam, and it is being overseen by the Ogun-Osun River…