Rio: Nigeria beat Honduras to win men’s football bronze, make history as first African country to complete medal sweep
Nigeria, the 1996 Olympic football champions, are now the first African country to complete an Olympic medal sweep having ...
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Rio: Nigeria defeats Denmark 2-0, faces Germany in semi finals
Nigeria's football team, Dream Team VI, on Saturday in Salvador, Brazil defeated Denmark 2-0 to advance to the semi ...
South Africa overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy
South Africa is once again the biggest economy on the African continent, a position it reclaims from Nigeria, thanks ...
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifiers: Sudan edge out Nigeria 4-3
Nigeria, the World Under-17 champions, failed to reach next year's Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Zambia, falling to ...
Nigeria’s future belongs to Nigerians, says U.S. envoy
The outgoing United States (U.S.) Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, on Thursday night, said that it was important for ...
Policy somersault responsible for Nigeria’s underdevelopment, says don
Policy somersault has been linked to the lack of progress Nigeria has experienced since its independence in 1960. A ...
Thirteen threats to Nigeria, by Tola Adeniyi
With this title, several readers will jump to the conclusion that the dreaded but now degraded Boko Haram terrorist ...
Cameron: Nigeria, Afghanistan ‘fantastically corrupt’
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has been caught on camera describing Nigeria and Afghanistan as “fantastically corrupt countries” on the ...
Nigeria fined for overcrowding at AFCON qualifier against Egypt
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fined Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) $5,000 for overcrowding at its 2017 Africa Cup ...
Preparing for post-2020 Nigeria of global economic stature, by Roberts U. Orya
Year 2020 is forty-four months away. According to the 2009 perspective planning of the National Planning Commission, the Vision 20:2020, ...
Nigeria-China currency deal to boost economies of both countries, says FG
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Wednesday said the currency deal signed between Nigeria and China during the recent ...
UK spends £222m in Nigeria annually
The UK Minister for International Development, Nick Hurd, said on Friday that UK had spent 222 million pound sterling in ...
Boko Haram: Nigeria, U.S. Bi-national Commission meet; U.S. to invest $600m in Nigeria in 2016
The Nigeria, U.S. Bi-National Commission (BNC) has noted the continued threat to peace and security posed by Boko Haram, which ...
FG, Switzerland sign pact on repatriation of $321m looted fund
The Federal Government and the Swiss Government said on Tuesday that negotiation was ongoing in the process to repatriate $321 ...
Nigeria, Brazil play March 24
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) have confirmed that their U-23 squads will play ...
Egypt not aware of change of date against Nigeria
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has said that they have not received any official notification regarding the postponing of their ...
Japan grants Nigeria 1.3bn Yen to improve electricity supply
The Japanese Government on Thursday granted Nigeria 1.3 billion Yen (approximately $11 million) to improve electricity supply in the country. ...
FIFA rankings: Nigeria move up three places as Belgium remain top, Hungary, Palestine climb
Nigeria moved three places up as Belgium maintained first place in the latest football world rankings issued on Thursday by ...
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