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  Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Italian midfielder Jorginho from London rivals Chelsea in a £12 million deal. The Gunners have confirmed the arrival of the 31-year-old midfielder after he underwent a medical on Tuesday morning. Jorginho has signed an ...

  Arsenal have confirmed the £21million signing of Poland defender Jakub Kiwior from Serie A side Spezia.   The 22-year-old was in London over the weekend and was at Emirates Stadium for Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Manchester United on Sunday January 22.   Kiwior ...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has been begging commercial banks to pick up the new Naira notes. The apex bank had redesigned N200, N500, and N1000 notes, saying the old ones will cease to be legal ...

The 2022 edition of “#DecemberIssaVybe” by FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution, has stood the test of time as it yet again created exciting opportunities for individuals and families to come together to celebrate the end of the year. The listed ...

  Tesla boss and Twitter owner Elon Musk, the former richest man in the world, has broken a new record as he became the first person to lose $200 billion from his net worth in human history. According to Bloomberg ...

  Cristiano Ronaldo completed a lucrative move to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on Friday in a deal that is a landmark moment for Middle Eastern soccer but will see one of Europe’s biggest stars disappear from the sport’s elite ...

The US house of representatives has ordered its staff to delete TikTok from any house-issued mobile devices. According to NBC News, an internal memo reveals the house also forbade them from downloading it in the future. The email was said ...

Lagos State Government has ordered the full closure and suspension of activities at the Kiddies section of Wonderland Lagos, an event venue, after a guest was electrocuted. The event centres was meant to deliver a holiday experience of fun and ...

  Liverpool are set to beat Manchester United to the £44 million ($53m) signing of PSV forward Cody Gakpo. Liverpool have beaten out top rivals to the World Cup star with the Netherlands, further fortifying an attack that can go ...

The Lagos State Government has shut down the popular nightclub, Quilox, at Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria Island area of the state. The government, through its Environmental Protection Agency, shut down the club on Saturday over non-compliance to LASEPA’s directive and ...

  The YouTube video platform has won the right to broadcast most NFL football games in the US next year, it announced Thursday, a major win by the Google subsidiary that underscores the growing role of streaming in sports. Google ...

  Adidas have run out of Lionel Messi shirts in Argentina colours following the incredible World Cup triumph over France. Messi’s popularity is at an all-time high having spearheaded a thrilling victory in Qatar, scoring twice during the game and ...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has countered claims that its new policy limiting cash withdrawals is targeted at point-of-sales (PoS) agents in particular. Though the apex bank, on December 6, set the weekly withdrawal limit at N100,000 and ...

The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has said that Nigerian skit makers, bloggers, comedians and other content creators using digital platforms will, henceforth, be punished for not getting approval before publishing their online advertisements. According to the federal government ...

  The Central Bank Of Nigeria has imposed fresh cash withdrawal limits on individuals and organisations, which takes effect from January 9, 2023. According to a new memo to banks issued on Tuesday and signed by the Director of Banking ...

  The Federal Government denied yesterday it planned to hike the pump price of petrol, despite the increase in price from N180 per litre to N235 by independent marketers. The government in a statement by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream ...

The Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP) has raised the price of sachet (‘pure’) water to N300 per bag. National President, Clementina Ativie made the announcement in a statement. The decision was unanimously reached during the ATWAP national convention in ...

Police beat workers protesting over a pay dispute at the biggest factory for Apple’s iPhone, whose new model is delayed by controls imposed as China tries to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases. Foxconn, the biggest contract assembler of smartphones ...

The Naira on Monday appreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N445.38. The figure represents an appreciation of 0.07 percent compared with the N445.67 for which the dollar exchanged at the close of business on ...

Alcohol will not be sold at the World Cup’s eight stadiums in Qatar after Fifa changed its policy two days before the start of the tournament. Alcohol was set to be served “in select areas within stadiums”, despite its sale ...

  Dollar Crashes At Parallel Market To N730 The naira, which has been falling against major currencies in the past two weeks, has staged a comeback, recording gains on the parallel market as it exchanged for about N730 to a ...

  An auction of paintings and sculptures from the collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen fetched a record $1.6 billion over two days, Christie’s auction house said on Thursday. The successful auction in New York, where five works fetched more ...

  Kaduna is agog with excitement as preparation for this year’s First Bank of Nigeria Limited sponsored Emir of Zazzau African Patrons Cup and Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign gathers momentum. The African Patrons cup is an annual polo tournament which ...

  With Elon Musk fully takin over twitter, former Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is set to launch, Bluesky another social network app to rival Twitter. In the past 48 hours alone, 30,000 people have signed up for Bluesky. In this ...

  Kenya Airways flights were disrupted on Saturday as a strike by its pilots demanding better working conditions grounded over a dozen planes, affecting thousands of passengers, the country’s transport minister said. The airline, part-owned by the government and Air ...