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2018 Australian Open Dates: 15-28 January Venue: Melbourne Park Coverage: Watch highlights on BBC Two, the BBC Sport website and app. Live commentary on the best matches on BBC Radio 5 livesports extra and online. Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov ended home hopes of a first men’s champion in 42 years...

Tottenham Hotspur were forced to a 1-1 draw away to Southampton at the Saint Mary’s Stadium in an English Premier League clash on Sunday. Southampton got off to a flying start in the encounter with Davinson Sanchez scoring an own goal in the 15th minute. The Colombian international turned …...

IBEH GODWIN ONYEWUCHI The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Barrister Solomon Dalung, provided the big impetus that steered the Super Eagles to a 1-0 victory over Libya on Friday at the 5th African Nations Championship, which has now taken the team close to a place in the...

Jose Mourinho has hailed a “great improvement” from forward Anthony Martial as competition in attacking areas looks set to hot up with the expected arrival of Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez. Manchester United’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho reacts after the UEFA Europa League final football match...

Alexis Sanchez arrived at Manchester United’s training ground ahead of his expected move from Arsenal on Sunday, reports said, as his swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan edged closer. Earlier, the Chile international posted a video on Instagram, apparently showing him walking across an airstrip...

The completion of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail project set for December, 2018; may not be feasible due to some major challenges facing the project. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi had given December 2018 as deadline for the completion of the project, which was originally...

A member of Osun House of Assembly, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged the Federal Government not to allow the slight improvement in the price of crude oil at the international market affects its economic diversification policy. via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2BicERB Get more: Nigeria...

When someone tells you that they build computers for a living, you may be impressed. Rightfully so in lots of cases where the people have a deep technical knowledge that can only be achieved after years of learning at the highest level. These people deserve respect. The world is … via...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is intensifying search for oil in the Sokoto and other basins stressing that it is eyeing massive investments in the nation’s Oil and Gas Industry with a view to improving the nation’s revenue and creating jobs for the citizenry. … via...

The Nigeria Football Federation and WAPIC Insurance PLC on Friday in Lagos signed an agreement that conferred on the insurance giant the title of ‘Official Insurance Services Provider and Co-Sponsor of the NFF.’ NFF President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick expressed his delight and that of the...

Lagos and its environs was at the weekend once again put in state of distress as queues returned to filling stations after two weeks of temporary relief from fuel scarcity. This signals another excruciating weeks for motorists. A check at various filling stations around Lagos metropolis...

The first legally compliant digital currency based on a physical asset, OilCoin, was announced last month. Each token will reportedly represent the value of one barrel of oil. A team of banking and technology managers, and US regulatory commissioners who launched the digital currency claim it...

Twitter’s big bet on live video might be running into trouble. Wall Street Journal sources have claimed that COO Anthony Noto, the exec that has been driving Twitter’s live video push, is in talks to become the CEO of online lending startup Social Finance. Noto has reportedly been eager to take...

The Tony Elumelu Foundation on Friday urged the people of Taraba State with good business ideas to apply for support from the foundation to actualise their dreams. The Chairman of the foundation, Mr Tony Elumelu, disclosed this through a live streaming Facebook interaction with prospective...

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has released the 2017 Preliminary Report of the global civil aviation activities. This comes as a new record of 4.1 billion passengers were carried by the aviation industry on scheduled services in 2017. According to ICAO in the report...

Chief executive officer of Royal Dutch Shell, Ben van Beurden, has said the company would be investing between $1-2 billion on annual basis in new energies and buying back at least $25 billion in shares, while ramping up focus on improving safety performance of its facilities and doubling its …...

The President, Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe in this interview says the foreign exchange rate might hit N400 per dollar if spike is not curtailed. He further urged regulatory bodies to fine-tune policies to aid the association’s collaboration with...

A multi-million dollar industry, called ‘Potentiam Revolutionary Block-chain Global Music Platform,’ has been launched by two U.K.-based Nigerian entrepreneurs, just as they await stakeholders, creators and music lovers to take advantage of the platform. The user-created content on social media...

Lake Rice In its bid to ensure an extensive distribution of Lake Rice in Lagos, the state government has taken it to shopping malls and supermarkets.The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau, who held a meeting with representatives of shopping malls and supermarkets, … via...

According to Adesina, “The African Development Bank was were there when it mattered most. For a partner in times of need, is a great partner indeed. The African Development Bank approved and disbursed budget support of $600 million to Nigeria, as it faced its worst recession in decades. Our...