NFF re-appoints Falconets’ coach
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has re-appointed Peter Dedevbo as Head Coach of the national under-20 Women team, the Falconets.…
Falcons crashes out of 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have crashed out of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup after suffering a 1-0 defeat against the…
Peace Committee faults Saraki’s emergence as Senate President
[tweet][stumble][Google][pinterest][follow id=”TheEconomy9ja” size=”large” count=”true” ] The National Peace Committee (NPC), a non-political advocacy body has declared the controversial election of…
Saraki pledges review of legislators’ wardrobe allowances
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has assured Nigerians that the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) will undertake a review…
Corruption scandal: More trouble for FIFA
Nobel Peace Centre has announced that it is ending its formal cooperation with FIFA over the “Handshake for Peace” programme.…
Sudan denies threatening South African peacekeepers amid Bashir dispute
SUDAN’S army denied a report that its troops surrounded bases in Darfur where South African peacekeeping forces are stationed while…
Scientists frustrated at lack of progress on MERS vaccine
Three years after the mysterious Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus first emerged in humans, scientists and drugmakers say there…
Buhari eyes Cameroon trip over Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to visit Cameroon to cement a regional fighting force against Boko Haram, he told AFP…
Mugabe blasts ICC over Al-Bashir’s failed arrest
Zimbabwean President and Chairman of African Union (AU), Robert Mugabe has sensationally lashed out at the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
Buhari explains delay in appointment of ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the delay in appointment of his ministers to the late submission of the transition committee’s…