Dangote Cement to shut Gboko Plant
Management of Dangote Cement Plc on Wednesday concluded arrangement to temporarily close down its four million metric tonnes per annum Gboko plant, as a result of glut in the cement market. A statement...
View ArticleNigeria moves to revive failing climate change talks
As parties to the Kyoto Protocol continue negotiations on the extension of the implementation period for the global pact, Nigeria has called for concerted efforts to ensure that the world does not...
View ArticleGovt issues new licence to Dana Air
The Federal Government on Wednesday issued a new Air Operators’ Certificate to Dana Air, exactly six months and two days after the airline had a fatal crash that killed 163 people in Iju, Lagos. The...
View ArticleNNPC releases strategic reserves to fight fuel scarcity
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Wednesday, said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation had released a lot of the nation’s strategic reserves in its bid to end the...
View ArticleMikel signs five year Chelsea deal
John Obi Mikel has signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea which will keep him at the club until 2017. Mikel, 25, joined the Blues in 2006 and has made 261 appearances, scoring two goals, as a...
View ArticleCAF announces top three for African Player of the Year
The confederation of African Football announces the top three candidates for this year‘s African player of the year. Reigning footballer of the year, Ivory coast and Manchester city Midfielder Yaya...
View ArticleObaseki supports club owners for removing Baribote
Former Nigeria Premier League chairman, Oyuiki Obaseki says he is happy with the action of club owners to remove the immediate past chairman of the Nigeria Premier League, Victor Baribote, on...
View ArticleArgentina to take part in Copa Lagos
Damian Dupiellet, Executive Chairman for Beach Soccer in Argentina revealed his pleasure at Argentina’s inclusion in Copa Lagos 2012. Argentina is one of 3 teams that will be competing against...
View ArticleWheel chair basketball moves tourney to Lagos
Wheelchair Basketball Federation of Nigeria said on Wednesday that the second edition of the Victor Ochei National Open will hold in Lagos, highlighting the various innovations it has added to the...
View ArticleContracts galore: N1tn federal contracts awarded in 16 months
The Federal Government awarded contracts worth about N1.187tn between August 10, 2011 and November 28, 2012, information obtained from the website of the Bureau of Public Procurement has shown. The...
View ArticleMikel banned, fined for confronting Clattenburg
Mikel Obi has been hit with a three-match ban and fined £60,000 for his part in the Mark Clattenburg race row debacle. The Chelsea midfielder ran into the referee’s dressing room at the end of...
View ArticlePlateau coach makes racial claim
Plateau State male basketball coach at the 18th edition of the National Sports Festival, Jacqueline Niagwan, has accused the officials that handled the match between his team and Oyo State at the Rowe...
View ArticleDelta leads in chess event
Hosts Lagos on Thursday won three medals from individual and team events at the on-going 18th National Sports Festival, but in all, Delta remains dominant. The Delta team emerged top in the event which...
View ArticleFloodlight failure stops football match
The second semifinal match between Team Lagos and Team Kwara in the football event of the 18th National Sports Festival at the Agege Stadium on Thursday, was abandoned after extra time after the...
View ArticleGlo Golf Tour final opens in Otukpo
The grand finale of the Glo Golf Tour West Africa 2012 teed off on Thursday at the Otukpo Golf and Country Club with 80 professionals and nine Category One golfers doing battle for glory. The Tour...
View ArticleLagos using home adantage – Delta coach
Delta State female basketball team coach Nosa Uyigue says the host, Lagos State, is employing home advantage to subdue opponents in order to finish among the top teams at the 18th National Sports...
View ArticleKobe Bryant reaches NBA landmark
Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant become the youngest player to score 30,000 NBA career points during his team’s 103-87 road win against the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday. Needing 13...
View ArticleBayern rule out move for Sneijder
Jupp Heynckes has laughed off rumours that Bayern Munich is interested in signing Netherlands international Wesley Sneijder from Inter. The attacking midfielder is unhappy at the Giuseppe Meazza side...
View ArticleMessi not sure of return date after injury
Lionel Messi is unsure of when he will return from injury after being stretchered off in Barcelona’s Champions League draw with Benfica on Wednesday night, but he appears to have avoided major damage...
View ArticleGoal technology debuts in Club World Cup
Japan’s Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat part-timers Auckland City 1-0 in the opening game of the Club World Cup on Thursday when FIFA used goal-line technology for the first time. Toshihiro Aoyama’s dipping...
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