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• Giants set for quarterfinals showdown The 2022 World Cup has brought the traditional share of strong emotions and footage of supporters from different nationalities coming together to celebrate unprecedented feats at the biggest football tournament, reports africanews.com. FIFA president Gianni Infantino praised the group and historic knockout phase, saying: “Put very simply and very clearly, this has been the best group stage of a World Cup, ever. So, it’s very promising for the remainder of the World Cup. But the matches have been of great, great quality in beautiful stadiums – we knew that already – however, as well,…

Tesla Inc launched two electric vehicle (EV) models in Thailand on Wednesday, marking its first foray into the regional autos hub that has long been dominated by Japanese manufacturers. The launch of two EVs with prices ranging between 1.7 million baht to 2.5 million baht (($48,447 to $71,205) comes as Thailand makes a push for EV adoption and production by offering tax cuts and subsidies. The U.S. automaker plans to start selling its EVs in Southeast Asia’s second-biggest economy via online channels, with deliveries set to start early next year. But it faces stiff competition from Chinese brands like BYD…

Oil edged higher on Wednesday after Brent crude earlier fell close to its lowest in 2022, as hopes of higher Chinese demand offset concern about recession and easing fears that a Western cap on Russian oil prices would curb supply. China announced on Wednesday the most sweeping changes to its anti-COVID regime since the pandemic began, loosening rules that curbed the spread of the virus but hobbled the world’s second largest economy and sparked protests. Brent crude was up 7 cents at $79.42 a barrel by 1230 GMT. It touched $77.74 earlier, the lowest since Jan. 3. U.S. crude added 28 cents,…

The Kano Central Senitoral candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abdulkareem Abdulsalam Zaura, has called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to aligned itself with the enabling laws and follow due process before embarking on any prosecution or arrest. This was as he asked the Commission to meet him at the Supreme Court having been cleared and pronounced innocent of all allegations by the High Court in Kano State The call followed EFCC’s recent declaration to launch a manhunt for the arrest of A.A Zaura, who has been under investigation for an alleged money laundering. Speaking at a press briefing at the Nigerian…

The Senate on Wednesday threatened to withhold the 2023 Capital Budget of 100 Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) until they answer the queries raised against them by the Auditor General for the Federation. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, gave the threat on the floor of the Senate while ruling on a point of order raised by the Chairman, Senate Public Accounts Committee, Senator Matthew Urhoghide. Urhoghide, who came under a point of order, had drawn the attention of his colleagues to the frangrant disregard of heads of federal MDAs to Senate invitations to answer queries raised against…

The House of Representatives at plenary yesterday approved N559 billion budget for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the 2023 fiscal year. The approval followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Committee on Telecommunications by the Committee of Supply, chaired by Deputy Speaker Hon. Idris Wase, who presided over the plenary session. Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Akeem Adeyemi, who laid the report explained that out of the total amount of N559 billion, the sum of N86.7 billion was for recurrent expenditure, N5.2 billion was for capital expenditure and the sum of N35 billion only was for special…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has declared that the nation’s economy has started enjoying the impact of various reforms embarked upon by the Ministry of Information to strengthen advertising practice in Nigeria. Speaking at the National Advertising Conference 2022, held in Abuja, the minister pointed out that the government embarked on reform initiatives of the broadcast space to strengthen the ecosystem, encourage inclusive growth as well as attract investment to the industry. According to him, these initiatives have not only brought improvement to the ecosystem but enhanced the competitive ability of the Nigerian brand. In August, the Advertising…

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has called for the review of relevant civil service laws to address the lacuna bothering on the death of staff on the eve of retirement. Oloyede made the call in Bwari, Abuja at the retirement ceremony held in honour of 24 staff of the board who have attained the compulsory retirement age of 35 years of service. He lamented that the current laws on retirement leave a lacuna such that if a staff dies on the eve of his retirement, he would not be entitled to even…

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced the recovery of over N120 billion, among other currencies, through the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Law (POCA), 2022. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja at the eighth edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration Scorecard series (2015-2023). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the series was launched in October to showcase and document the achievements of the Buhari Administration. The edition featured the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi. In an opening remark, Mohammed said the Buhari Administration’s fight against corruption was very much…

Nigerian singer Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo known as D’banj has been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) over alleged fraud. Premium Times reported on Wednesday that D’banj has been detained by the ICPC after ignoring multiple invitations to explain his role in the alleged diversion of funds earmarked the N-Power project. N-power is part of the Social Investment Programmes (SIPs) set up by the Muhammadu Buhari administration to tackle unemployment and increase social development. The multiple-award-winning singer was arrested and detained Tuesday after ICPC operatives reportedly forced him to surrender himself at the agency’s headquarters in…