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Former England footballer John Fashanu, who is of Nigerian descent, has apologised to his daughter, Amal, for spreading misinformation about her. He also announced he’s divorcing his wife, Vivian, over the issue. In May, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Fashanu, in a video, denied claims involving Amal and said she was not managing his affairs. He also dismissed claims that he had suffered health problems from heading footballs and said he wanted some distance from her. At the time, the English television presenter also said he was happily married to Vivian and accused his daughter of attempting to defame him. However, the…

 K BOLANLE ATI-JOHN urges the country to move from establishing university as status to education as capability There is much in the federal government’s emerging education reform agenda that deserves acknowledgement. The renewed emphasis on technical and vocational education, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM), student financing, education data, innovation and quality assurance reflects an important recognition by the Tinubu administration: Nigeria’s education system cannot remain detached from the economic, technological and demographic realities reshaping the country. Perhaps even more significant was government’s decision last year to halt the proliferation of new tertiary institutions. The reasons were sobering. Education…

Lolade Aiyepola The future of Nigeria’s pension industry will not be determined solely by investment performance or regulatory compliance. It will be determined by how effectively institutions anticipate uncertainty, build resilience, and transform risk into a strategic advantage. For many years, risk management in Nigeria’s pension industry has largely been viewed through the lens of compliance, an essential function designed to satisfy regulatory requirements, prevent operational failures, and avoid sanctions. This approach has undoubtedly strengthened governance and contributed to the credibility of Nigeria’s Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s most significant financial sector reforms since the…

‘Some people call it putting a jumper on’: Tim Wilson suggests housing energy efficiency standards could be optionalShould energy efficiency standards in housing be optional? The opposition is considering it.Andrew Bragg says under his 80-page national construction code essential structural, fire safety and health requirements will be compulsory but additional features will be “optional”.The shadow treasurer, Tim Wilson, is in the RN Breakfast hot seat after Jim Chalmers and is asked whether that sounds about right to him.Wilson says there are “risks on all side” in whether you make energy efficiency standards compulsory or not, and that different parts of…

The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) equities market on Tuesday reversed its four-session bullish run, losing N1.166 trillion in market capitalisation amid sell-offs in key stocks. Market capitalisation fell by 0.73 per cent from N160.421 trillion to N159.255 trillion, while the All-Share Index (ASI) shed 1,806.18 points to close at 246,723.57. The market’s year-to-date return also declined to 58.55 per cent, despite the positive breadth, which recorded 28 gainers against 27 losers. Thomas Wyatt Nigeria led the losers, declining 9.97 per cent to close at N2.89, followed by AVA Capital, which fell 9.60 per cent to N8.95. International Energy Insurance dropped…

Accel has closed a new $550 million India fund, less than two years after raising its previous India-focused vehicle, as part of a coordinated $3.5 billion global fundraising effort. The new India fund was oversubscribed and closed within weeks, people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Accel still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for investment, the people said, underlining that the latest raise came despite ample capital remaining in its earlier vehicle. The fundraising comes as Accel bets that India’s next startup wave will be driven not only by AI, but also by…

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Video from the Ohio Department of Transportation captured the moment a powerful storm swept through the city of Columbus, flipping a vehicle. No injuries were reported. The storm brought strong winds, heavy rain, flooding and widespread damage across parts of central Ohio, and at least one fatality has been reported.Governor Mike DeWine has activated the Ohio National Guard and urged residents to prepare for additional severe storms and flooding in the coming days.

Jeremy Doku says he is “not against” the journalist who criticised his plan to leave the Belgium camp during the World Cup to attend the birth of his first child.Doku’s wife Shireen was due to give birth during the second week of July and he told Reuters, external before the start of the tournament he intended to leave the camp to be at the birth even if his side were still in contention. But it brought fierce criticism from L’Equipe channel presenter France Pierron, who labelled a father “completely useless” at the time of their child’s birth.L’Equipe later apologised and…

On the comedy podcast, Egerton went on to describe his Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle co-star Colin Firth as a “fatherly figure”.The films – released in 2014 and 2017 – saw Egerton play Gary “Eggsy” Unwin, while Firth played his mentor Harry Hart.Egerton admitted that while filming the movies, director Matthew Vaughn threatened to let him go because of his partying.He said: “Colin was amazing. I remember I was going through a difficult time. I broke up with my first girlfriend and I was like really aggressively partying to deal with it and was coming in,…