Football: English Premier League Set To Reduce To 18 Clubs Per Season

The Football Association is reportedly set for talks with the Premier League over reducing the number of teams involved in England's top flight.FA chairman Greg Dyke – who is responsible for finding ways to improve the national team – is behind the plot.The Times report that Dyke plans to speak to Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore about cutting the division down by two teams.That would, however, have a knock-on effect on the tiers below. So, representatives from the Championship, League One and League Two wouldalso need to be consulted.The size of England's top flight last changed in 1992 an extra team was relegated from the Premier League and one fewer was promoted to reduce the number from 22 to 20.Any move to carry out this plan is likely to be metby huge opposition from clubs in the country's toptwo tiers, while the effect it would have on the hopes of the national team are debatable.The idea is that with fewer games to play England's stars will be less tired by the time competitions come around.But current broadcasting contracts run until 2019 so any deal would be unlikely before then.Do you support this move by the FA?

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EMIR OF KASTINA TELLS PRESIDENT BUHARI TO SIGN PEACE CORPS BILL

The Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Usman, has declared support for the Peace Corps bill passed by the National Assembly. The bill, which seeks to turn the Peace Corps, a non-government organisation, into a government paramilitary agency, has elicited mixed reactions from Nigerians. Proponents see it as an avenue to create jobs for thousands of youth while critics describe as a duplication of functions already being performed by existing agencies and creation of another bureaucracy at a time the country is finding it difficult to pay workers' salaries. The bill was opposed by existing military and security institutions in Nigeria and the Peace Corps leader Dickson Akoh is currently being prosecuted for alleged fraud. Apart from lawmakers, the bill is also supported by some prominent Nigerians including the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, who also asked Mr. Buhari to sign to it. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Katsina emir made a similar call on the president on Thursda...

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CBN Says It Can’t Reverse The Ban On ATM Card Use Abroad

The decision of Deposit Money Banks, DMBs, to place a restriction on the use of ATM cards abroad by bank customers is due to scarcity of foreign exchange, the CBN has said.The CBN said although it sympathizes with Nigerians for the sufferings they are experiencing in carrying out transactions abroad, it can't reverse the decision of DMBs and the CBN is in support of it as it would assist in reducing the pressure on the Naira.The Director, Monetary Policy Department, CBN, Mr. Moses Tule, explained that the restriction might continue until Nigeria could increase its foreign exchange earnings. He said if banks had not taken the decision to restrict the use of the ATM cards abroad, some of them would current be experiencing challenges meeting the overseas demand of their customers.May GOD help Us.. AMEN!!!

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