Former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo is about to become the first ever Nigerian to play for Manchester United after agreeing personal terms to a 6 month loan deal from China. Details loading…
One of the developments the social media spawned as a vehicle of information dissemination in northern Nigeria was the emergence of news outlets that operate outside the norm. Many of them are located in popular applications such as Facebook and Instagram. They may be regarded as “one-man show” and operate without formal structure such as office space, unfiltered or even Read More
A former presidential candidate of the National Action Council (NAC), Dr Olapade Agoro, on Friday said “Nigeria needs convocation of National Security Parley to fashion out ways of solving series of security challenges presently facing the country.” Agoro in a statement issued in Ibadan declared that the “present security situation in Nigeria is beyond mere sacking the nation’s security chiefs.” Read More
Serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have started receiving alerts of N33,000 increased allowance by the federal government, nearly a year after the new minimum wage law was signed. President Muhammadu Buhari had in April 2019, signed the national minimum wage bill into law — a move that gives workers a conditional right to take legal action if they’re Read More
Nationwide league side Phoenix Athletic sports club have announced the appointment of Tope Olaifa, as its new general manager. According to a statement by the Ado-Ekiti based football club, the appointment of Olaifa became imperative in view of the plans to reposition the club, ahead of its scheduled activities for the new year. Olaifa, a seasoned football administrator and former Read More
Preparations have reached final stages for the maiden edition of the Adonko Festac football tournament, scheduled to hold Saturday February 8, 2020 at the popular FHA playground, Festac town, Amuwo-Odofin local government area in Lagos. The tournament which is being sponsored by Adonko Herbal Bitters, is a one day event, expected to feature eight teams drawn from across the Festac Read More
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has reacted to the news making rounds that it rejected the visa application of Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners’ Chapel International. A newspaper had reported that the cleric was denied visa, a report which went viral on social media. The US, in a tweet on Friday, Read More
As part of strategic plan by the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to build capacities among the Internally Displaced Person’s (IDP’s) in the FCT for self-reliance and wealth creation, it has trained more than 500 IDP’s in different IDP settlements on improved rice processing technology in collaboration with Japan International Corporation (JICA). The FEMA Director General, Alh. Idriss Abbas made Read More
Former governor of Zamfara state, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, has declared that the incumbent governor of the state, Bello Matawalle, can not stop the state’s pension policy which confers him the right to benefit. Zamfara state governor, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, had accused his predecessor, Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, of paying himself N360 million from the state pension funds shortly before he left Read More
Manchester United have completed the signing of Nathan Bishop from Southend. Goalkeeper Bishop, 20, has moved to Old Trafford for an undisclosed fee. The youngster joined Southend at the age of 16 and made his first-team debut two years later. Bishop has already made 17 appearances this season for the League One side and will now make the big step Read More
Late Blueprint Deputy General Manager (Administration) Mr Thomas Imoniche Joseph, who died on December 22, 2019, after a brief illness, has been buried in his hometown Uzzeba, Ulleha, Owan West LGA of Edo state on Friday January 31, 2020. The burial was preceded by a wake at his C26 Mahaji Street, Kudenda, Kaduna on Wednesday January 29, 2020 and another Read More
Tireless Dominic Thiem came from a set down to outlast German Alexander Zverev and make his first Australian Open final Friday, booking a showdown with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic. The 26-year-old fifth seed, the first player from Austria ever to reach the Melbourne decider, battled past seventh-ranked Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4) on a sweltering evening. Defending champion Read More
The United State Embassy in Nigeria has described as false report that it denied Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Faith Tabernacle in Ota, Ogun state and Living Faith Church Worldwide visa. Some sections of media (except Blueprint) had reported that the US Embassy denied Oyedepo Visa and that the preacher blew hot over the denial of visa. But the US Read More
Scores of Okada, Gokada and Opay riders, Friday are currently staging a protest around Lagos State House of Assembly following ban imposed on them by the state government in 15 local councils areas, major highways and bridges in the state. Ahead of the ban which takes effect from February 1, 2020, the protesters, are demanding for a reversal of the Read More
The federal government has flagged off the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Karu Model Primary school, Abuja, in an effort to address malnutrition of school age children and secure a better future for them especially the disadvantaged children. Speaking at the occasion, Friday, in Abuja, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Read More
Scores of suspected kidnappers numbering over 50 besieged Thursday Gayari district in Gummi local government council of Zamfara state, and killed police officer. The fierce-looking men later kidnapped the district head of Gayari Alhaji Hassan Muhammad and his son. A resident of the area identified as Muhammadu Ibrahim Gayari in an interview with Blueprint via telephone conversation said,“They came to Read More
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is armed with a petition which it plans to hand over to the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) through their various embassies. The petition is to be handed over to the countries and organisation on Friday, January 31. In the petition, the PDP would be Read More
The nationwide death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak has risen to 213, with nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed, the National Health Commission said on Friday. In its daily update, the commission said 43 new deaths had occurred as a result of the virus, all but one of them in hardest-hit Hubei province where the virus first emerged. The latest numbers Read More
A newborn baby was on Thursday morning found naked at the premises of a female hostel at the University of Maiduguri. The baby, who was said to have been found few minutes after birth, was seen with blood stains and was crying. Many female students confirmed the incident and said it’s fast becoming a usual occurrence. At about 4am today, Read More
No fewer than three people on Wednesday lost their lives as a result of chieftaincy tussle in Ankpa local government area of Kogi state. Blueprint gathered that the long term disagreement between two clans in Akwu community over who produces the village head, degenerated into skirmishes that led to the death of the victims on Wednesday night. Source who pleaded Read More
The federal government was Thursday directed to immediately take steps at ensuring that all persons arriving from China, especially Chinese citizens resident in Nigeria who travelled for the Chinese Lunar New Year festivities, are put in self-isolation(quarantined). Giving the directive at plenary, the Senate specifically advised affected persons to stay indoors in their various homes for at least two weeks before mixing with Read More
The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has formally received the letter conveying his emergence as Silverbird Man of the Year, 2019. A press statement from his Special Adviser on Media and Puboicity Muhammad Bello confirmed that the award is in consideration of his achievements in the areas of education, infrastructure development and job creation. According to the release, Read More
MTN Group Ltd. pledged to invest $1.6 billion to expand its operations in Nigeria after settling the latest major dispute with authorities in its most profitable market. Africa’s largest wireless carrier announced the investment after a meeting between senior executives including Chief Executive Officer Rob Shuter and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. The two sides appeared to patch up Read More
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has stated that the National Bioeconomy Strategic Framework for Nigeria is expected to serve as a key pillar of the forthcoming Medium-Term National Development Plan. Speaking at the opening of a two-day National Bioeconomy Strategy workshop in Abuja on Thursday, Prince Agba explained that this was in line Read More
Rising insecurity and uncertainty in policies have slowed investors’ appetite as the country lost a whopping N148.002 billion in capital flight arising from plunge in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) between June and September 2019. This translates to over 45 per cent drop when compared to the figure posted the quarter before. Okwu Nnanna, Deputy Governor Economic Policy, Central Bank of Read More
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