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The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday personally submitted the list of Nigerians already cleared as ministers to President Muhammadu Buhari inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Nigerian Funsho Bamgboye (centre) vies for the ball with Brazilian Dodo (left) and Guilherme during their FIFA U-17 World Cup match in Vina del Mar, Chile… on Sunday. PHOTO: AFP. NIGERIA’S performance so far at the on-going FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile has shown that given the right environment the country’s youths can hold their own against the best of their peers from other parts of the world. That was the submission of former national team captain, Christian Chukwu, following the Golden Eaglets 3-0 defeat of Brazil on Sunday to qualify for the semifinals of the Cadet World Cup.

Contrary to reports of plans by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to introduce a new electricity tariff that would see increased cost for power consumption with effect from the beginning of this month, the commission says the plan has not been concluded and that there is no decision yet on the matter. Describing reports on the plan as media speculation, Chairman of NERC, Dr. Sam Amadi, said the commission was only reviewing new proposals from electricity distribution companies or Discos for increase in the retail rates they charge to consumers. The retail rates, which covers a 10-year period, is being reviewed by NERC’s technical team to ascertain the authenticity of their details, Amadi stated.

…Experts say outlook for nation’s crude not fantastic …19m barrels of November volume still unsold Despite the current glut of products in the international market, Nigeria is expected to export at least 56.29 million barrels of oil in December. This is according to provisional loading programmes, which translate this figure to 1.82 million barrels per day, mb/d. All is, however, not likely be sold as market watchers say the outlook for Nigeria’s crude was not fantastic.

Final moments of disaster in Sinai which killed 224 people revealed in flight data as it emerges crew went unpaid for two months 3Debris from the wreckage in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula Suspicions that foul play or terrorism caused the passenger jet crash in Egypt were growing as the Russian airline's owners said the plane could only have been brought down by “external factors”. "We rule out a technical fault of the plane or a pilot error," Alexander Smirnov, deputy general director of Metrojet, told a news conference in Moscow.

Pius Ayinor The Confederation of African Football has released a shortlist of the 10 players still in the race for the 2015 Glo/CAF African Player of the Year award with no Nigerian player on the list. Former Super Eagles captain Vincent Enyema and the new captain Ahmed Musa, who were on the 37-man list, dropped off when CAF released the top-10 names on Monday. The stark implication is that a Nigerian cannot win the most prestigious individual award for African players across the world.

FOLLOWING the posting of rockets manufacturing and bomb making factories by the Boko Haram terrorists’ group in the internet and foreign news organizations which has sent shivers down the spine of many Nigerians, security agencies told Vanguard under condition of anonymity that the allegations and pictures were make belief. A military in the entourage of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, said the pictures were arranged insertions posted with a view to cause panic among soldiers and Nigerians purporting that the December deadline to end Boko Haram terrorism is not achievable.

NIGERIA Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has expressed concerns over the failed road networks across the country, stressing that it posed grave danger to the life of citizens and the economy at large. Director-General of NECA, Mr. Olusegun Oshinowo, in a statement, lamented that the worst hit were the 194,000-kilometre network of federal roads that had deteriorated over the years and cut off many states and communities.

MTN Group CEO Sifiso Dabengwa has arrived in Nigeria to negotiate with the Federal Government over the N1.04trn fine imposed on the telecom firm by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) ) for violating its directive on SIM deactivation. Dabengwa, who led a powerful team from South Africa, is currently in Abuja where he will be engaging Nigerian authorities concerning the company’s fine.

Jose Mourinho faces one of the most significant moments in his long and illustrious career when Kiev visit Stamford Bridge for a match he cannot afford to lose. Jose Mourinho is facing a race against time with calls for his sacking. © AP