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Admin I Tuesday, August 04, 2026 YAMOUSSOUKRO – Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles will be aspiring to book a WAFU B tournament final ticket when they take on host nation Cote d’Iivore in a semi final clash on Wednesday evening at Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro. The Flying Eagles finished as runners-up in Group B having lost to Young Stallions of Burkina Faso 0-2 in their last group game. Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire last met in a crucial last group game in 2024 in Togo with Flying Eagles coming from behind to win the encounter 2-1 in Lome.…
Admin I Tuesday, August 04, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – A five-man team from the Confederation of African Football on Tuesday concluded its inspection of facilities put forward by Nigeria to host the organisation’s 48th Ordinary General Assembly and the 2026 CAF Awards. Led by Dr. Christian Emeruwa, the CAF team that also included Hervé Dassoundo (Commercial & Branding), Inas Ahmed (Travel & Accommodation), Salah Mostafa (Transport) and Mohammed Bakeer (Technology) inspected the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the Transcorp Hilton Hotel and the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. After arriving in Lagos on Sunday, the team…
Admin I Tuesday, August 04, 2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – Cup-holders Nigeria have their eyes trained hard on a ticket to the quarter-finals as they confront Egypt in Wednesday’s final match of Group C of the Women Africa Cup of Nations finals. Defeat by debutants Malawi in their opening match, shocking as it was, has been forgotten and replaced by the determination to push aside all before them to earn a FIFA World Cup ticket and retain the trophy. The champions showed grit and incredible energy in pipping Zambia 1-0 in their second game, to put their campaign back on…
Admin I Tuesday, August 04, 2026 ASABA, Nigeria – The NDDC Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has urged public and private organisations to invest in the Niger Delta Region as it is now conducive and safe. Speaking during the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit 2026 in Asaba, Delta State, Ogbuku described the oil-rich region as richly endowed and a haven for investors. The NDDC boss acknowledged the efforts of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, stating that the Renewed Hope Agenda has transformed the Niger Delta region into a peaceful and viable environment…
By Emmanuel Thomas I Tuesday, August 04, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria — When Central Bank of Nigeria regulators dissolved the board of First Bank of Nigeria in 2021, the nation’s oldest lender sat burdened by more than ₦2 trillion in non-performing credit facilities and years of compromised governance oversight. Firm shareholder control with due regard for minority interest is a key ingredient to executing reforms and restructuring to deliver value to all stakeholders,” Otedola stated in an exclusive interview with Nairametrics. “To date, I have invested over ₦600 billion of my personal wealth in FirstHoldCo—a figure that speaks not…
By Blaise Udunze I Tuesday, August 04, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Do you know that history rarely produces leaders whose names become synonymous with development? In Nigeria’s post-independence political history, only a few governors have achieved that distinction. And, among them stands Dee Sam Mbakwe, whose tenure as Governor of the old Imo State between 1979 and 1983 permanently and to date altered public expectations of what purposeful leadership could accomplish. One of the enduring criticisms of many Nigerian states is their dependence on monthly allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), with limited attention paid to…
By Emmanuel Thomas I Tuesday, August 04, 2026 ASABA, Delta, Nigeria — The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has partnered with private sector organisations across the Niger Delta region to train women on leveraging their skills, talents, and local resources for sustainable wealth creation and economic independence. The initiative was highlighted during an empowerment programme organized to commemorate the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD) in Asaba, Delta State. Speaking at the event, the Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, represented by his Special Assistant, Dr. Godwin Edozie, challenged women to take practical steps toward financial autonomy…
Admin I Tuesday, August 04, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Interswitch Group, Africa’s leading integrated digital payments and commerce company, together with global banking software provider Temenos, jointly paid a courtesy visit to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week, in a continued demonstration of their strategic partnership to advance the modernization of Nigeria’s financial services sector. It would be recalled that earlier in June 2026, Interswitch and Temenos officially announced a strategic partnership across Africa which will see Interswitch leverage Temenos solutions – across core banking, digital banking, payments, wealth management and financial crime mitigation – to provide cloud-hosted…
By SCM Foreign Desk I Monday, August 03,2026 A WILD scheme to surround a high-security prison with live crocodiles has been sensationally frozen by a top judge after animal rights campaigners stepped in. Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wanted to unleash giant man-eating Nile crocodiles into a specially dug trench surrounding Ketziot Prison, where Palestinians are held. The high-security facility—sprawled across the sun-baked Negev desert—holds thousands of high-risk Palestinian prisoners. Heavy machinery had already begun carving out a massive 560ft (170m) moat around one of the prison’s most secure wings. Officials insisted the plan was…
Admin I Monday, August 03, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – First HoldCo is now worth more than ₦6 trillion, its chairman has become its largest shareholder with a 25.8% stake, and one of Nigeria’s most closely watched corporate turnarounds appears to be entering a defining new phase. Femi Otedola rarely grants interviews, making this conversation with Nairametrics particularly significant. It also comes at a pivotal moment for both the billionaire investor and First HoldCo. Having committed hundreds of billions of naira of his personal wealth to the institution, Otedola has said little publicly about why he made that bet,…