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President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of free train rides on the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, also called the Metro Rail, for the next six months until the end of the year. The President gave the approval during his address at the inauguration of the commencement of operations of the Abuja metro rail in Abuja on Wednesday. The PUNCH reports that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had earlier announced free train rides for two months, to ease the burden of commuting for residents of the FCT. However, the President appealed for the extension to offer hope to the people…

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Laolu Afolabi writes on the huge challenges facing the Bola Tinubu administration as it addresses poor  infrastructure  in  the country Nigeria, spanning 356,668 square miles (923,769 square kilometres) with a 530-mile coastline (853km), is Africa’s most populous nation with over 230 million people. It borders the Republic of Benin to the west, Chad and Cameroon to the east, and Niger to the north. Despite its vast potential, Nigeria’s infrastructure is severely lacking. The 2019 Global Competitiveness Index Report ranked Nigeria 130th out of 141 economies for infrastructure quality, scoring just 48.33 out of 100. This indicates a significant infrastructure deficit.…

This video can not be played'Where's this Man Utd been?' – pundits reflect on Man Utd FA Cup victorySenior figures at Manchester United have begun conducting an end of season review, with one item dominating the agenda – the future of manager Erik ten Hag.The club never discovered whether they were right to sack Louis van Gaal after he won the FA Cup in 2016.At 64, his best days in management were behind him. The only frontline job he did after leaving Old Trafford was to answer an SOS call from the Netherlands hierarchy to qualify the national team for…

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The trial of the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, continued on Tuesday with a former Director of Operations at the apex bank, Ahmed Umar,  telling the court that the naira redesign embarked upon by Emefiele late 2022 did not have the approval of the Committee of Governors. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on May 15 arraigned Emefiele before Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court on charges bordering on alleged unlawful redesign and printing of the new naira notes. In the charge marked CR/264/2024, the EFCC alleged that Emefiele carried…

SUNSPORT tipster James Anderson takes a closer look at this weekend's sporting action, bringing you his best bets, top tips and a special 7/1 accumulator.This weekend's betting bonanza includes selections from Liverpool vs Arsenal at Anfield, the Premier League and the best of the action from the Championship, League One and League Two!Anfield was the scene of last week's underwhelming heavyweight contest between Liverpool and Manchester United.It didn't live up to top billing, but I'm more optimistic that this top-of-the-table showdown will be far more entertaining.That's a low bar, admittedly, but neither of these sides would dream of putting 10…

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Vincent Kompany had a two-year spell in Germany with Hamburg during his playing careerBurnley manager Vincent Kompany has agreed a deal in principle to become the new Bayern Munich coach.The German club moved for Kompany after a series of rejections in their search for a successor to Thomas Tuchel.It is understood Kompany has agreed a deal until 2027, with Bayern set to pay Burnley £10.2m in compensation.Craig Bellamy, Kompany's assistant at Burnley, will not accompany the Belgian to the Allianz Arena but Floribert Ngalula and Bram Geers will form part of his backroom staff. Bayern had targeted Bayer Leverkusen boss…