Author: Amina Mohammed

Paris Saint-Germain are at risk of being banned from the Champions League after Kylian Mbappe reported the club to the French Professional Football League and UEFA over unpaid wages. The French superstar, who left PSG for Real Madrid earlier this year after seven successful years in Paris, claims the club owes him a substantial sum of money from the final year of his contract. According to Le Monde, Mbappe is still owed £46.8 million by PSG, which includes three months of unpaid wages and a £30.6 million signing bonus that should have been paid in February. Additionally, the forward is…

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced today that its online merchants in Nigeria can now accept American Express payments. American Express Card Members – with consumer, business, or corporate cards – will be able to make payments directly to e-commerce businesses using Flutterwave in Nigeria. This service will also be available to Flutterwave merchants in other countries including Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Uganda in the near future. This collaboration facilitates online transactions and offers a range of benefits for both merchants and online shoppers: Flutterwave merchants can attract business from a new customer base of American Express Card…

Barack Obama will hail Kamala Harris as the future of the Democratic Party on Tuesday as she is formally crowned its presidential nominee after a roller-coaster ride in US campaign politics. Former president Obama, still hugely popular and an influential figure in the party, will tell delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago that Harris is the right person to lead the country into an “ambitious future.” Obama’s comments will draw a line under President Joe Biden’s tenure following his stunning departure from his party’s ticket last month. “It’s good to be home in Chicago,” Obama posted on X…

The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced a $27 million aid allocation for Nigeria as part of a larger $536 million humanitarian aid package for Sub-Saharan Africa. This aid is intended to support vulnerable populations and host communities throughout the continent. U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, stated, “This assistance will make a real difference in the lives of those most in need in Nigeria and across the continent.” Mills highlighted the U.S.’s ongoing commitment to helping Nigeria address humanitarian challenges such as food insecurity and climate change impacts. The comprehensive aid package, unveiled by Under Secretary of State…

To end banditry in the Tureta Local Government Area and other adjoining villages, the Sokoto State Government has approved the construction of the Tureta-Gidan Kare road to make bandits’ dens more accessible. Governor Ahmed Aliyu revealed this during his visit to Tureta Local Government on Monday as part of his state-wide tour of the 23 local governments of the state. According to him, the road, when completed, will provide security agencies with easy access to the forests that serve as hideouts for bandits in the area. “As a government, we are committed to providing all that is necessary to make…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in response to the police invitation extended to its National President, Joe Ajaero, on charges related to terrorism financing. The NEC meeting is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at Olaitan Oyerinde Hall, Labour House. All heads of NLC affiliates and state chapters are expected to attend. The notice of the meeting, signed by NLC Secretary General Emmanuel Ugboaja, stated, “I bring you fraternal greetings from the congress headquarters. You are invited to the emergency National Executive Council Hybrid meeting scheduled as follows:…

Mpox cases and deaths are rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the central African country awaits vaccines from the United States and Japan, the health minister said on Monday. The toll this year has risen in a few days from 16,000 cases and 548 deaths to 16,700 cases and “a little more than 570” deaths, Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said. “We are talking about a continental emergency,” Kamba told a press briefing as the World Health Organisation (WHO) called on affected countries to step up vaccination programmes to counter a more deadly strain of mpox. The WHO…

The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Ogun State, Barrister Niyi Ijalaye is dead. The Ogun REC slumped and died in Abuja on Monday evening after a meeting of RECs at the Commission’s headquarters. The cause of his death is yet unknown. A source who spoke on condition of anonymity revealed that the former Resident Electoral Commissioner had returned to his hotel room after the meeting before the incident happened. It was further disclosed that the Ondo-born administrator who was lively throughout the commission’s meeting, retired to a Hotel in the Federal Capital Territory before his…

Politician and former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Abubakar Atiku has criticised President Bola Tinubu over reports on the re-introduction of fuel subsidies. Atiku was reacting to media reports alleging that the president had directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to spend the federation’s dividends on petrol subsidies. The report further alleged that NNPCL is expected to pause the payment of interim dividends for eight months this year — from May to December for payment of subsidies. Responding to the report, Atiku in a statement on his verified X handle on…

The Nigerian Police Force has invited the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, for investigation over allegations of terrorism financing, treasonable felony, cybercrime and other related offences.  The invitation is contained in a letter dated 19th August 2024, and signed by ACP Adamu Muazu on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Response Team. The police warned that a warrant of arrest would be issued if Ajaero fails to comply. The letter reads: “This office is investigating a case of Criminal Conspiracy, Terrorism Financing, Treasonable Felony, Subversion, and Cybercrime in which you have been implicated. “You are…