The WHO says Nigeria is one of the countries that have reported cases of monkeypox. It says more than 3,200 cases have been confirmed in 48 countries and in five of its regions globally. “In Nigeria, the proportion of women affected is much higher than elsewhere. “It is critical...
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Randy Waldrum, the Head Coach of the Nigeria National Women’s Football Team, Super Falcons, on Thursday said the team was ready for the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Morocco. Waldrum disclosed this to newsmen at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja after the two friendlies...
Since his appointment as MD/CEO of First Bank of Nigeria Limited in 2016, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan has completely transformed the financial institution and has made it attractive to every strata of the society. From an institution that used to be perceived as an old-generation bank, FirstBank is now a...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja –Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has identified industry collaboration as very essential to successful deployment of 5G Services in Nigeria. Danbatta stated this while speaking at the 90th Edition of the Telecom Consumer Parliament (TCP) hosted...
“We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe”– Charles R. Swindoll Chase Your Interests with DiscernmentIf there is one thing closest to the heart of every human beings, it is the issue of interest. Everyone has one interest or the other. People...
Nigeria’s commercial capital city, Lagos, has been ranked as the world’s second least liveable urban area due to social unrest, terrorism and conflict. According to the latest 2022 Global Liveability Index, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked Lagos 171 out of 172 countries in the list of most liveable cities in the world for...
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) says the party is almost certain of winning the July 16 Osun governorship election. He said this on Thursday in Abuja when he inaugurated the 86-member APC National Campaign Council for the election. Adamu said although the election...
The Nigerian Communications Commission ( NCC) has said it would rollout the Fifth Generation (5G) technology by August. The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said this at the 90th Edition of Telecom Consumer Parliament ( TCP) held on Thursday in Lagos. Danbatta said that NCC, through the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Zamfara State says it has extended the daily closing hour for its staff to capture more eligible registrants at the centres in Gusau. Prof. Saidu Ahmed, Zamfara INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters says troops and other security agencies have recorded significant successes against criminals across theatres in the last few days. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja,. said the troops of...
Some members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in the South-East say they will no longer guarantee the supply of products at the approved pump prices. The marketers spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Thursday. They said that...
The House of Representatives has queried the 2019, 49 million dollars contract for integrity test on Nigerian refineries awarded to Technimont company, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Rep. Ganiyu Johnson, the chairman of the House ad hoc committee investigating the state of the refineries issued the query...
The technical working group on repatriation of Nigerians displaced from the North-East on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, submitted its report to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. President Muhammadu Buhari, had in February, inaugurated a Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Returns and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in the North-East...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Great Britain where he again reiterated his resolve to respect the maximum term limit in the Nigerian Constitution. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, who confirmed this in a statement in...
Info Digital Africa (ID Africa), owners of Nigerian Entertainment Today (Netng) and People’s Choice Awards, have announced the nominees for the sixth edition of the awards. Multi-award-winning artistes, Wizkid and Simi lead the pack of NET Honours Class of 2022 nominees with four nominations each. This was disclosed by...
24 hours after the official release of the video of popular song , “Buga”, by Oluwatobiloba Daniel, popularly known as “Kizz Daniel”, it has hit over 2.2 million views on You Tube. Kizz Daniel announced the release of the visual of the song on his verified Instagram page on...
The Federal Government says it has started the implementation of the N10 taxation per litre of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) to reduce the incidences of Non-communicable Diseases. Mr Dennis Ituma, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Department of Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives, made this known in an interactive session...
Document shows Sen. Ekweremadu applied for kidney transplant visa for David Ukpo, homeless Lagos boy
Document shows Sen. Ekweremadu applied for kidney transplant visa for David Ukpo, homeless Lagos boy
A letter that accompanied the visa application of an alleged homeless child showed Senator Ike Ekweremadu informed the UK authorities that he was taking the person abroad for a kidney transplant for his daughter. The document seen by Peoples Gazette showed Mr Ekweremadu applied for visa for David Ukpo...
Registration for the eNaira hackathon, geared towards ideating innovative solutions for the newly launched digital currency, organised by the Africa Fintech Foundry (an innovative hub established to identify and accelerate innovative startups in Africa), in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is billed to open on June...
The Management of the Nigerian Communications Commission has appointed Reuben Muoka, an innovative journalist and consummate public relations practitioner, as its new Director of Public Affairs (DPA). Reuben Muoka takes over from Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, who has assumed duties as the Director of Special Duties Department of the Commission....