Boxing is set to be among the sports at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after a new governing body was selected, IOC chief Thomas Bach said on Monday. Bach said the IOC’s Executive Board approved including boxing in the 2028 programme after his organisation recognised World Boxing to oversee the sport at the Olympics, ending years of divisions over the …

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has provided update on the status of some divestments, which have recently received ministerial consent. This included the divestment by Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU), which has been subject to a lot of public attention. According to the NUPRC, the action is in line with its commitment to transparency and belief in the …

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has directed the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) to move away from the Games Village its suspended athlete, Cynthia Ogunsemilore. Tony Nezianya, the media attaché of Team Nigeria, disclosed on Tuesday in Paris that the IOC made the demand as a result of the female boxer’s current situation. It was reported that Ogunsemilore, a 60kg female …

The importation of refined petroleum products into Nigeria is going to continue alongside the production of the commodities by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to prevent monopoly and ensure energy security, the Federal Government has declared. It warned against being over-dependent on the $20 billion refinery located in the Lekki Free Zone in Lagos, stressing that the demand by the refinery …

The richest man in Africa, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, stirred the hornet’s nest recently when he accused the International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria of sabotaging his efforts to put an end to the embarrassing, ridiculous and neck-breaking importation of refined fuel products by Nigeria. Although Dangote exonerated the NNPC Limited (NNPCL) from the alleged conspiracy, it should be obvious …

Ahead of Thursday’s Nigeria Olympic Committee’s election in Jalingo, Taraba State, the President of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Habu Ahmed Gumel has cleared the air on why Nigeria does not have voting rights at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the moment. Gumel debunked insinuations in some quarters that he had been the one blocking Nigeria from having a …

Egypt is planning to apply to host the 2036 Olympic Games, Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi said on Saturday during a reception for International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach in Cairo. Since the inaugural edition in 1896 in Athens, Greece, no African or Arab nation has hosted the major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. “President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has …