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French Division 1 Féminine side Dijon FCO have strengthened their ranks by signing former Nigeria captain Desire Oparanozie,  informs the official website . The Super Falcon is joining Dijon FCO as a free agent and has inked a two-year contract that will keep her at the club until the end of the 2021-2022 season. Oparanozie is well known in the French Division 1 Féminine, having worn the colours of of En Avant Guingamp, where she spent six years and scored 45 goals in 106 league matches. In her first words as a Dijon player, she said : "I am happy to start a new adventure after six years in Guingamp. I am delighted to be able to discover something else. "I really like this club and the coach's speech, which has followed me for a long time, convinced me. I am very honored to sign at DFCO. " A three-time World Cupper, Oparanozie played for Lüleburgaz 39 Spor (Turkey), WFC Rossiyanka (Russia), VfL Wolfsburg (Germany) and Atasehir Belediyespor (Tur...

ANKARA   President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday launched a $2.6 billion gas pipeline project that will further enhance the country's energy security, local media reported. In a virtual meeting, Buhari said the project will provide gas and also facilitate the revival of moribund industries in the West African country. "Today marks an important chapter in the history of our great nation. It marks the day when our domestic natural gas pipeline networks from Obiafu in Rivers State, Escravos in Delta State and Lekki in Lagos State, are being connected through Kaduna to Kano states thereby further enhancing national energy security,” the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) quoted Buhari as saying. The Nigerian head of state said the project will create direct and indirect employment while fostering the development, technology transfer and promotion of local manufacturing. “We promised the nation that we will expand the key critical gas infrastructure in th...

Probe LADOL’s Nigerian ownership claim, group tells Buhari 2 days ago Oil production resumes on Bonga as operator concludes maintenance 9 hours ago ‘Why gas pricing is critical to power sector growth’ 9 hours ago AKK gas pipeline With proven reserves now at 203.16 trillion cubic feet (tcf), natural gas is one of the hydrocarbons Nigeria has in abundance, yet under-utilised and equally flared. While the challenges are daunting, the need for increased energy generation, industrial production and household consumption, provides an opportunity to harness the nation’s natural gas potential. Will the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Pipeline project aid the realisation of these goals? FEMI ADEKOYA writes. For Nigeria and other African countries to minimize the effects of unstable oil prices and reduce dependence on oil, key investments must be geared towards developing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure to encourage the adoption by local industries. ...

President Muhammadu Buhari named Debo Adesina, ex-Minister of State for defence, Ademola Seriki, Dare Sunday Awaoniyi, among others in 41-man non-career and one career ambassadors submitted to the Senate for screening and confirmation on Wednesday. Senate President Ahmed Lawan read the President’s letter of request on the floor at the plenary on Wednesday. Adesina was picked from Oyo State, Seriki from Lagos and Dare Sunday Awoniyi Kogi State. Details to follow: READ ALSO:    Niger govt cuts salaries by 30 per cent

Five NGO workers captured by the Khalifa Soldiers, part of the Islamic State of West African province, ISWAP group may be killed as others before them, following the policy of non-negotiation for ransom policy by international organisations. The NGO workers who have been speaking to their offices on videos made available to newsmen said they have been in the custody of the Khalifa Soldiers for close to one month but there has not been any indication from their organisations that they will be rescued. A few days ago, the terrorists placed a ransom of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000, which is about forty-three million naira (N43,000,000) each, on the five aid workers abducted between Maiduguri and Monguno, raising fears among families, colleagues and associates that there are likelihoods of them being killed by their abductors if such policy is not change. The aid workers, Lucas Philibuz with the International Rescue Committee, IRC, Abdulrahman Dungus, with REACH Internat...

The Nigerian government has facilitated the release of thirty-nine Nigerians detained for illegally entering Ghana. The Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, disclosed this on its official Twitter page. The Nigerian citizens were arrested at Aflao border as they attempted to enter the country illegally. The statement read in part: “The Nigerian consular team was dispatched by the High Commission to intervene immediately. “On getting there we met with about 30 more Nigerians who were arrested for also trying to enter Ghana through illegal routes due to the border closure.” The consular team, however, appealed to the immigration officials not to prosecute the culprits but allow the easy evacuation of stranded Nigerians.

Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has disclosed that the 2020 budget of over N200 Billion would be reduced by 30 percent. The reviewed budget of N138,279,140,661k was presented to the state Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, by the Commissioner of Planning and Budget, Nura Muhammad Dankadai, for consideration and passing, before transmission to the State House of Assembly. The reviewed budget of over N138 Billion has N78.8b for recurrent expenditure, which represents 57 percent and N54.9b for capital expenditure, which represents 43 percent. Internally general revenue (IGR) stood at N46 billion naira in the original document, with N7.8 billion as actual collection from January to March.

It was another rowdy session yesterday at the National Assembly premises, as members engaged in a shouting match with the Minister of State, Labour and productivity, Festus Keyamo, over the ongoing recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians under the current administration’s Special Public Works Programme (SPWP) across the nation’s 774 council areas. The lawmakers threatened to suspend the exercise. The Joint Committee on Labour and Productivity had invited Keyamo to explain the modalities for the engagement. The atmosphere in the Room 231 venue of the committee meeting suddenly became charged over the mode the deliberation should take. While the panel opted for a closed session, the minister, on the other hand, insisted that it should be made open with full compliment of reporters. The legislators had claimed that members of the SPWP’s state selection committee were lopsidedly appointed, accusing Keyamo of abusing due process in the appointment of additional 12 members after an e...