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December 9, 2019 Joshua welcomes Usyk fight

Joshua welcomes Usyk fight

Anthony Joshua insists he is ready to “rock and roll” with Oleksandr Usyk, if a WBO title defence is enforced next after his points win over Andy Ruiz Jr.

Britain’s heavyweight star regained the WBO, WBA ‘super’ and IBF titles in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night, and WBO president Paco Valcárcel was quick to tweet that mandatory challenger Usyk must receive a title shot within 180 days.

“In 180 days? Let’s rock and roll mate,” said Joshua at his post-fight press conference, when asked about Usyk.

“No problem,” he added.

“There’s an IBF mandatory, there’s a WBO mandatory,” promoter Eddie Hearn said

December 4, 2019 Federal Government Says About N1.3 Trn Has Been Spent On Importation Of Rice, Fish, Sugar And Wheat In The Last 12 Months.

Federal Government Says About N1.3 Trn Has Been Spent On Importation Of Rice, Fish, Sugar And Wheat In The Last 12 Months.

The Federal Government says about N1.3 trillion has been spent on the importation of rice, fish, sugar and wheat in the last 12 months.

 

This information was released last night by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

 

The bank’s Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Edward Lametek, gave the information at a seminar organised for Finance reporters in Owerri, Imo State.

 

Speaking on the theme: “Galvanising development finance and monetary policy for growth”, the bank chief restated the bank’s commitment to local production of the commodities, saying that they put a lot of pressure on the country’s import bill.

 

He emphasized on economic diversification as a sustainable way to grow the economy.

 

Lametek noted the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, which was launched in November 2015, was designed to build partnerships between small holder farmers and reliable large-scale agro-processors, with a view to increasing agricultural output, while improving access to credit for farmers.

December 4, 2019 Gas Explosion At An Hotel On Victoria Island, Lagos, Injures Three Persons; Several Cars Damaged.

Gas Explosion At An Hotel On Victoria Island, Lagos, Injures Three Persons; Several Cars Damaged.

No fewer than three persons have been injured in a gas explosion that occurred at Four Point by Sheraton Hotel, on Victoria Island, Lagos.

 

The explosion also affected part of the hotel building and damaged several cars.

 

The management of the Hotel confirmed in a statement that two of those injured were employees of the contractor working on the site of the Gas.

 

The statement also commended the prompt arrival of emergency officials while it called for proper investigation into the circumstances that led to the explosion.

 

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency in a statement said preliminary investigations revealed that the gas cylinder used by welders working in the hotel premises exploded due to a leakage of one of the gas cylinder hose.

December 4, 2019 Chukwueze is world’s ninth best U-21 player

Chukwueze is world’s ninth best U-21 player

Nigeria’s Samuel Chukwueze has been voted as the ninth best under-21 player in the world.

This was revealed in the voting details for Kopa Trophy Award revealed on Tuesday.

Chukwueze tied for ninth place with Valencia’s Lee Kang-in, who won the Golden Ball award at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On Monday, Juventus’ Matthijs de Ligt won the Kopa Trophy at the ceremony of the Ballon d’Or at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

Jadon Sancho, Joao Felix, Vinicius Junior and Andriy Lunin were among the top five players.

Arsenal midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi was the best ranked player representing a Premier League club, finishing joint sixth with Kai Havertz, while Everton’s Kean was eight in the classification.

An U-17 World Cup winner with Nigeria in 2015, Chukwueze joined the Eagles at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Chukwueze – who came close to joining Arsenal in 2016 – arrived at Villarreal from Nigeria’s Diamond Academy in August 2017.

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