Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), says it arrested 17 suspected pirates and seized infringed materials worth N140 million in Lagos State between January and August. Materials seized included authored books, compact disc digital video (CD), and audio CDs. Mr Mathew Ojo, NCC’s Lagos Office Director, told the News Agency of...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted professional photographer, Sunmi Smart-Cole on his 80th birthday. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Saturday, congratulated the veteran photo-journalist and talented jazz music instrumentalist for capturing history in frames for about half a...
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has named 67-year-old Serbian Milovan Rajevac as the new coach for the Black Stars, its senior men’s national team. Rajevac replaced former coach Charles Kwabena Akonnor who was sacked with his two assistants early this month. He has signed a one-year contract with Ghana...
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on Friday in Yaounde defeated their Senegalese counterparts 73-63 to book a place in the final of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. In a highly-charged semi-final encounter between two West African rivals, Nigeria continued their unbeaten run in the competition with a...
Interventions by the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) have saved African countries an estimated four billion dollars in the last three years. This is according to a statement from the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday. A virtual high-level conference was held on Wednesday to commemorate the extension of...
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) says its Annual Youth Convention (AYC) is an avenue to nurture youths, empower and give them an expression for confidence in life. Pastor Belemina Obunge, Intercontinental Youth Pastor, RCCG, made the assertion at a media briefing on the 2021 edition of the...
The Independent Corruption Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) ) has said empowerment items meant for youths and women in Oyi/Anayamelum Federal Constituency have yet to be distributed, two years after. The ICPC, which made the discovery during the ongoing Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Exercise in the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Group Managing Director, Royal Farms Ltd, Princess Esu Olumba Olumba Obu, has said that the high cost of disel, multiple taxation is possing serious threat in sustaining the group business. Royal Farms she said, runs one of the best, efficient and profitable businesses but...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Hard drugs, Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), foreign rice, and other contraband, worth N1,265,830,809.04, have been seized by Operatives of the Western Marine Command, Nigeria Customs Service, Lagos. The Acting Customs Area Controller, Western Marine Command, Deputy Controller, Enonche Ochiba, who disclosed this at a media...
Buhari lauds America’s support for Nigeria on fight against terrorism President Muhammadu Buhari says the support by the United States of America has made a great difference in Nigeria’s efforts to stamp out terrorism within its borders. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement late Friday, said...
South Sudan is “ready to turn a new page” towards greater peace, development and prosperity, Vice-President Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior said in her speech at the UN General Assembly on Friday. A decade after gaining independence from Sudan, the country remains “on a path of nation-building” and is working...
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, has said that the maritime sector was been opened up for great investment opportunities given the ongoing removal of wrecks. Mr. Amaechi made this known on Friday, in Lagos, at the official launch of the removal of wrecks along the Badagry creek...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned the public to ignore the trending online fake alert on recruitment screening exercise by FRSC. Corps Public Education Officer Bisi Kazeem gave the warning in a statement he signed and made available to journalists on Friday...
The Ebonyi State Government has said it would immortalise its fallen Pioneer Commissioner for Infrastructural Development and Concession, Mr Fidelis Nweze, who died on June 22 at the Turkish Hospital, Abuja. The Governor of the state, David Umahi gave this indication on Friday during a Special Executive Council Valedictory...
OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that ethnicity is one of the greatest challenge to development in Nigeria. According to a statement issued on Friday, Amaechi, the minister said rail projects around the country were built for the growth of the economy rather than...
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) on Friday gave Rwanda the right to host the 2025 road world championship. The 190th Congress held in Flanders, Belgium, the world Cycling decided to give Africa the privilege to host the world championship. This is the first time an African country has been...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria is working on an ambitious Energy Plan towards reducing the energy shortcomings by year 2030. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement late Friday evening, said Buhari spoke in line with Nigeria’s role as a Global Theme Champion for the Energy...
A certificate of the Guinness World Records for the Largest Cupcakes Mosaic was presented to the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday. The presentation was made at the Lagos House, Marina by the Managing Director, Outori Ltd and Lead, Fly Africa Initiative, Mr Wole Olagundoye. Governor Sanwo-Olu...
Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his leadership roles in Africa as well as stabilization of the West African sub-region. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said the Secretary General spoke in a meeting with the Nigerian President...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says the country has saved the sum of $2 billion dollars from the ongoing Train 7 of the Nigeria liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) project as a result of using Nigerian firms. The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Mr Simbi Wabote stated this...