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Nigeria set for World Sambo Championships debut

Nigeria will make history as the country debuts at the 2024 World Sambo Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, from November 6 to 10, following their impressive outing at the African Beach Sambo Championships in Morocco. The Nigerian contingent, led by blind sambist Samuel Oladele Kekere, will join athletes from 79 other countries at the wrestling palace...
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Osimhen rules out January move to Chelsea

Victor Osimhen has confirmed he will not be joining Chelsea during the January transfer window, stating his commitment to remain with Turkish giants Galatasaray until the end of his loan spell, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 25-year-old striker, who was heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge during the summer transfer window, made his...
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CAF confirms date for Eagles final AFCON qualifiers

The Nigeria Football Federation, on Tuesday, confirmed the dates and venues for the country’s senior men’s national team final two Group D matches for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification series against Rwanda and Benin, The PUNCH reports. According to NFF, the Confederation of African Football has scheduled November 14 and 18 as the...
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Stop ad-hoc FX auctions, W’Bank tells CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria has been urged to refrain from intervening in the foreign exchange market through forex auctions. It was also advised to continuously reaffirm the commitment to exchange rate flexibility by adopting a comprehensive, systematic, and transparent framework for foreign exchange interventions. The policy advisory issued by the World Bank was included...
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Inmates to get N1,150 daily feeding allowance

The Nigerian Correctional Service has disclosed that the 2025 budget will capture new inmates’ feeding allowance. The spokesperson for the Nasarawa State NCoS Command, Stephen Abene,  confirmed this on Tuesday to The PUNCH, explaining that the adjustment aims to align with current economic realities. He said the increase to N1,150 per day from N750 was...
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