Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin on Saturday crashed out of the 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup following a 0-2 loss to title-holders RS Berkane of Morocco. In their second preliminary round second leg match at Stade Municipal de Berkane, the hosts scored a goal in each half to progress...
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Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Saturday, queried the volume of Nigeria’s daily consumption of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol. Sanusi described as unbelievable the claim by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited that Nigeria consumes 66 million litres of...
The Archbishop Emeritus, Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, His Eminence John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has urged Nigerians to live in harmony toward achieving the desired results as the nation is preparing for the 2023 general elections. Onaiyekan gave the admonition on Saturday at the 2022 Harvest Thanksgiving Mass and Bazaar of...
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen has called for robust investments in the education of the girl-child. Tallen was speaking at the the first Global Reunion and Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Federal Government Girls’ College, Bida Old Girls Association, (FEGGICOBIDOGA) in Abuja on Saturday. The...
Stakeholders and chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River say the party is better organised to win elections, especially the 2023 general elections in the state. Mr Idi Yakubu, an elder and chieftain of the party in Ogoja, stated this during a million-man solidarity walk in...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a 50-million-dollar Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) for Natixis, a French Bank. This is contained in a statement by Fahd Belbachir, Senior Communications and External Relations Officer for North Africa, AfDB. The agreement would enable Natixis to...
Sen. Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, says the newly inaugurated Ekiti Airport will open up the state to partake actively in global commerce and tourism, if fully harnessed and managed. Sirika, who performed the official inauguration of the airport, was among the personalities on board of the aircraft,...
Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that some taxes would go up and tough spending decisions were needed. His remark signals further reversals from Prime Minister Liz Truss as she battles to keep her job just over a month into her term. In an attempt to...
The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, says the institution will not rest on its oars despite improvements in its ranking. Ogundipe was reacting to the recent 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings released on Wednesday, Oct. 12. He spoke on the sidelines of the signing...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says the state government has attracted a total investment portfolio of $4.48 billion comprising actualized and announced investments in the last seven years. Governor El-Rufai also said that the efforts had resulted in creating 75, 750 direct and indirect jobs. He made this known...
Oyo State Ministry of Women Affairs, says no fewer than 10 girls fall victims of sexually abused daily in the state. Mr Lateef Oyediji, Director of Child Welfare, Ministry of Women Affairs, made this known at an advocacy activity to mark the 2022 International Day of the Girl-Child on...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said innovation in agriculture is key to human survival and development. Obasanjo said this at the Grand Award Night for the 2022 Nigeria Prize for Literature, Science and Literary Criticism, organised by the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Friday in Lagos. He emphasised the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Kaduna State for establishing its credentials as an investment destination of choice in Nigeria. President Buhari gave the commendation on Saturday during day three of the ongoing 7th Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit. Buhari was represented by the Minister of State for Industry, Trade...
The Federal Government says the swift destruction of an oil bunkering vessel by security operatives is in line with the rules of engagement. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, stated this on Friday after a National Security Council meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Villa in...
The Federal Government has ordered the reopening of the Obajana cement plant shut by the Kogi State Government last week. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known on Friday at the end of the National Security Council. The Kogi State Government and Dangote Group have been at loggerheads...
The National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) has donated laptops and money to 90 female technicians and Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) to make them financially independent. Director General of NCWD, Dr Asabe Vilita-Basir, made this known at the the closing ceremony of a 5-Day Information Communication Technology (ICT)...
Israel Chukwuyem, also known as Chuks the General, says he is partnering with Blessed Hope Foundation for talent hunt for upcoming comedians at the forthcoming Abuja comedy challenge slated for December. Chuks who said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, noted that potential comedians from different...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Zamfara, says it has adopted proactive security strategies to curtail thuggery and criminal activities in Gusau and environs. The newly posted Commandant of the Corps in the state, Mr Mohammad Muazu gave the indication while addressing personnel of the Corps...
Katsina State Government is taking census of communities ravaged by bandits to provide psychosocial and economic support to them, an official said on Friday. Ibrahim Ahmad-Katsina, the Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Masari on Security Matters, told newsmen in Katsina that the aim was also to address the trauma...
Harry Potter and Cracker actor Robbie Coltrane has died at the aged of 72, his agent has said. The Scottish star, whose real name is Anthony Robert McMillan, was best known for playing the beloved Hogwarts gamekeeper Hagrid and starring as criminal psychologist Dr Eddie ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald in ITV’s...