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The striker found himself among the goals in a victory over Newcastle on Saturday but has been far from his prolific best this term Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang admits that he has been “struggling a lot” to replicate his best form this season, but feels that he has the tools and the attitude to turn things…
RESUMPTION of schools on Monday is threatened by the rising COVID-19 infections last December, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 advised against early resumption of schools and recommended January 18. However, some states reopened schools last week. Others reopened on Monday. But positive cases have been on the rise since the beginning of the month…
The Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief (Mrs) Alaba Lawson, has again been described as an icon of outstanding leadership quality, sent by her Creator to liberate and raise many people of her generation, in various sectors of economy, particularly, in Commerce and Industry. This was the centre point of descriptions attributed to the New entrant, into…
The government are set to spend over $576 million(N220 billion) on COVID-19 vaccine, as the government plans to immunise 70% of Nigerians who are at risk of the virus, Director of National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA) Dr. Faisal Shuaib said. According to him, free vaccine to immunise 20 per cent of those to be…
Registration of applicants for the National Identity Number (NIN) was stalled on Thursday across the country as workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) began a nationwide strike. In Abuja, many of the applicants who arrived at the commission headquarters as early as 8 a.m were locked outside the office, while officials discussed the…
The Crystal Palace winger made it clear to the Gunners that he was keen on making a move, but another Ivorian forward was snapped up instead Wilfried Zaha has claimed he gave Arsenal a green light to make a move for him in the summer of 2019, but the Gunners “chose Nicolas Pepe over me”. The Crystal Palace winger emerged…
The Gunners boss appreciates questions will be asked why a big-money acquisition has been allowed to leave, but he still believes in the 19-year-old Mikel Arteta appreciates why questions are being asked of Arsenal’s decision to send William Saliba out on loan – with £27 million ($37m) having been invested – but the Gunners boss says the…
Anthony Joshua has acknowledged that he is coming towards the end of his career and has hinted that he will have less than five years left in the sport before retiring. The world heavyweight champion confirmed he could be approaching the most significant period of his career, with ongoing negotiations about two massive unification fights…
Thousands of applicants have been locked outside of the offices of the National Identity Management Commission following a strike embarked on by NIMC staff, The PUNCH has learnt. The notice of strike was signed by the President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC branch, Lucky Michael, and its Secretary, Odia Victor.…
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has opened its portal for institutions to upload names of shortlisted applicants for the 2020/2021 admission. The board said all admission processes must go through the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) for approval. It noted that only qualified candidates as recommended by their institutions for admission will be…
