Day: April 3, 2025

Osimhen rejects Juve for EPL switch

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Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has reportedly informed Juventus directors that he aims to play in the Premier League next season, making him unwilling to join the Italian giants. JuveFC reports that Juventus were handed a transfer blow during their latest meeting with Osimhen’s camp as the Galatasaray loanee is focused on securing a move to England rather than Turin. According to sources close to JuveFC, “The Bianconeri outlined their vision and ambitions, hoping to convince the Nigeria international to make the switch to Turin. However, Osimhen reportedly responded with gratitude, politely…

MTN: We’ve no reason to steal your data

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The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett, has dismissed accusations that the telecom operator steals customer data, a persistent complaint he says he’s faced in every market during his career, MyJoyOnline, Ghanaian online news portal, reported on Wednesday. His comments come as a wave of similar concerns sweeps through Nigeria, where subscribers are also pointing fingers at the country’s largest telco, with over 80 million users, and other operators for what they claim is the unfair depletion of their data. It was reported Tuesday that customers have flooded…

W’Bank lends Nigeria $1.08bn for education, nutrition, economic boost

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The World Bank has approved three financing operations totalling $1.08bn to support education, nutrition, and economic resilience in Nigeria. According to a statement on the bank’s website on Wednesday, the concessional loans are aimed at improving the quality of education, building household and community resilience, and enhancing nutrition for underserved groups. The statement read, “The World Bank has approved three operations in Nigeria, totalling $1.08bn in concessional financing, to enhance education quality, build household and community resilience, and improve nutrition for underserved groups.” The approved operations include $500m in additional…

NNPCL board Officials: Why Tinubu sacked Kyari

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President Bola Tinubu’s decision to sack Mele Kyari and other board members of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited stems from mounting concern over performance and a failure to meet key production targets, Presidency officials have disclosed. In an abrupt move on Wednesday, Tinubu removed Kyari, who had been at the helm of the national oil company since 2019, as part of a broader overhaul, which the Presidency said was aimed at boosting Nigeria’s crude and gas output. “President Tinubu removed all other board members appointed with Pius Akinyelure and…