NIGERIAN-born engineering designer Austin Chenge has entered the race to become the next governor of the US state of Michigan after submitting his nomination papers to the Republican Party.

WORLD Bank officials have approved a sum of $12bn to help developing countries like Nigeria and other African nations purchase Covid-19 vaccines when they become available most likely by the end of this year.

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw with the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in a friendly match played last night at the Jacques Lemans Arena in Austria in what was a lacklustre performance raising fears about the team's prospects.

REMITTANCES from Nigerian diasporans fell to $3.3bn during the second quarter of this year representing their lowest level since 2008 as the Covid-19 pandemic affected the income of many Nigerians living abroad.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Gernot Rohr ruined the match as a spectacle for the fans and also made a mockery of the need to try out new players with his line-up. Playing Semi Ajayi in midfield again after it was shown to be disastrous against Algeria is a sackable offence in my opinion. That is just downright negligence and unpardonable incompetence

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has ratified Nigeria's Bilateral Air Services Agreement (Basa) with four partnering nations in the aviation industry aimed at opening up their airspace to Nigerian carriers.

CRUDE oil probably only has a lifespan of 25 more years during which it will remain the primary source of energy according to a new report just published by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec).

FORMER finance minister Dr Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala has promised to get the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to industrialise the African continent if she gets appointed as its next director-general.

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has come under attack for trying to ban demonstrations protesting the brutality of the Nigerian Police Force and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) across his domain.

NIGERIAN football fans in the UK will be able to watch tonight's Super Eagles friendly game against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia on Sky TV after television house Yanga TV secured the rights to broadcast the match live.