Guinea Bissau Coach Basiro Candé has described the Super Eagles as one of the best in Africa ahead of their clash with the Nigerian team at the ongoing 2021 AFCON in Cameroon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will on Wednesday file out against...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has called on polytechnics and Colleges of Education (COE) to strengthen their academic programmes’ innovation to position the country on the path of rapid development. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Professor Suleiman Bogoro, made the call on Tuesday in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it will release the timetable for 2023 elections immediately President Muhammad Buhari signs the electoral amendment bill into law. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who made this disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja during...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, flouted an order of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court where he is facing trial for N32.9 billion fraud. The EFCC prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, made the allegation before an...
The Federal Capital Territory Internally Revenue Services (FCT-IRS) on Tuesday in Abuja commenced an aggressive campaign to inculcate tax paying culture in both individuals and organisations in Abuja. The acting Chairman of FCT-IRS, Mr Haruna Abdullahi, who led a road show to press home the need to meet the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee Chairman Mai Mala Buni has announced February 26 as the date for the APC convention. Buni, who is also the governor of Yobe State, said this on Tuesday at the national progressive women conference 2022 holding at the International Conference Centre (ICC)...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate, Bar. Fidelis Onyebueke, has said that the Nigerian Senate as presently constituted cannot override President Muhammadu Buhari even though they have the capacity to do so. NATIONAL ACCORD recalls that over 73 senators have indicated interest to override...
Authorities on Tuesday said 82 lives had been lost in a spate of severe summer weather that has seen South Africa pummeled by persistent downpours for days. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs said most of the deaths were due to drownings and lightening strikes. Nkosazana Dlamini...
The federal government says it will inject 10,000,000 cylinders of the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) into circulation nationwide to increase access to the commodity. Alhaji Musa Ibrahim, the Managing Director of the Nigeria LPG, made this known during a two day sensitization workshop in Bauchi on Tuesday. He said...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – Tragedy was averted on Tuesday as a 40-feet container fell at the Ado-Odo/ Ota Local Government Area of the Ogun State. It was gathered that the accident, which occurred at about 7. 00 a.m., was as a result of over speeding and reckless driving....
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the outbreak of Avian Bird Flu, with an estimated population of 107,807 birds, in farms in three Local Government Areas of the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ibrahim Hussaini, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) on...
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, has said that the entrance of a former Lagos State Governor, Sen. Bola Tinubu, into the 2023 presidential race will “bring light at the end of the tunnel“. He said this on Monday in Abuja at...
The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu stalled on Tuesday after he objected to the fresh charges brought against him by the Federal Government. The Federal Government had filed fresh terrorism charges against the detained leader of the proscribed IPOB leader before...
BY EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Football viewers are poised for extended action from the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations 2021 in Cameroon as SuperSport will televise matches from the third round of the tournament on GOtv and DStv. Round 3 completes the Group Stage of the Total Energies...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the sale of its expression of interest and nomination forms ahead of the 2023 general elections. For House of Representatives positions, the form costs N3,850, 000. Forms for the State House of Assembly positions, cost N850, 000, while female aspirants and physically...
Human Rights Lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) will now lead the delegation of lawyers representing the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. One of the counsels for the IPOB Leader, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed this to journlaists on Tuesday as Kanu’s trial is also set to commence....
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – A former Minister of Aviation and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode, has called on Nigerians to unite against the foreign elements that are bent on killing innocent citizens and destabilising the country. Fani-Kayode, made the call while commiserating with...
The Super Eagles take on the Guinea Bissau team at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), in a match that has been termed by sports enthusiasts as a “dead rubber game’’ for Nigeria. This is coming on the heels of Nigeria’s qualification to the Round of 16....
The Federal Government has commended the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited for suspending the exportation of cooking gas while approving 100 per cent domestic supply of the product. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Jan. 14,the NLNG said the move is designed to increase LPG...
The Super Eagles will on Wednesday take on the wild dogs of Guinea-Bissau in a David versus Goliath last group D match at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria which currently top the group and have secured qualification for...