The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos State Wing, has commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, for his many interventions in education, especially in his Surulere Federal Constituency 1. Mr Badejo Adewale, State Deputy Chairman of NUT, who gave the commendation in an interview...
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The indigenes of Ufuma community in Anambra, Abuja branch on Saturday, celebrated the 2021 New Yam Festival to mark the tradition inherited from their ancestors. Speaking at the occasion, Mr Ikenna Nwankwo, Chairman Ufuma Development Union (UDU), said the significance of the festival was to hold the continuity of...
A Fintech expert in Ibadan, Mr Olukayode Ariyo, has lauded the e-money initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria, urging entrepreneurs to key into the new technology for profitability. Ariyo, the keynote speaker and Managing Director, Global Accelerex, Nigeria, stated this at the 30th anniversary luncheon and award of...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria needs to invent and produce cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for education, business, medicine and security. He said that effective collaboration between public and private sectors to build world-class institutions focused on innovation in science, technology and management sciences would help proffer solutions...
The Federal Government has assured the people of the republic of China that Nigeria would continue to explore ways of expanding vibrant bilateral cooperation with China. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the bilateral cooperation would be strengthened through the Ministry of Information and Culture. The...
The 2021 African Women’s Senior Nations Volleyball Championship, on Saturday ended abruptly following a disappointing end by the Rwanda Volleyball Federation and Rwanda Ministry of Sports. This comes on the heels of an order from the Rwanda Volleyball Federation to all its participating teams and officials to vacate the...
Sadio Mane scored his 100th Liverpool goal as the Senegal star inspired a 3-0 win against Crystal Palace that sent his side top of the Premier League on Saturday. Mane’s milestone strike came in his 224th appearance for the Reds, breaking Palace’s rearguard action late in the first half...
Martin Odegaard scored his first goal since his permanent switch to Arsenal on Saturday to further ease the pressure on Mikel Arteta as Sadio Mane helped fire Liverpool to the top of the Premier League. Defending champions Manchester City dropped two points at home to Southampton after a 0-0...
Lens defeated reigning French champions Lille 1-0 on Saturday in a northern derby overshadowed by a pitch invasion that delayed the start of the second half by 30 minutes. Dozens of Lens supporters stormed the Stade Bollaert-Delelis pitch at half-time to confront the visiting Lille fans nestled away in...
Guinea’s ruling junta on Saturday ruled out exile for detained former president Alpha Conde and said transition towards civilian rule would be done in accordance with “the will of the people”. The statement from the ruling council came in defiance of international pressure for Conde’s release and a six-month...
A former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, has warned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party against presenting a northern candidate for the 2023 presidential election to avoid another major defeat. The PDP chieftain stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Saturday. Okupe argued that the zoning...
The Enugu State Government says it has captured an additional 251 functional hotels in its database, as part of drives to improve hospitality and tourism businesses in the state. The General Manager of Enugu State Tourism Board, Chief Steve Odo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar The former Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Vena Ikem has emerged the Cross River State’s Chairman of the party. Chairman of the PDP Congress Committee and member of the National Executive Committee Bar. Oke Muo Aro, declared Vena Ikem as the winner of...
At least two people were killed and 21 others wounded in four separate explosions in Afghanistan on Saturday, multiple sources confirmed. In Jalalabad city, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, two people were killed and 19 others wounded in three blasts targeting Taliban vehicles travelling along roads in Police District...
Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika died has died at age 84, reported the state-run television ENTV, citing a statement from the presidency. Bouteflika became the Algerian foreign minister in 1963. He participated in the 1999 presidential election and scored a overwhelming victory. Bouteflika served as president for four consecutive...
Men of The Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested a 28-year-old man for impersonating an officer of the Nigerian Army in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The suspect, identified as Timothy Emmanuel, who is an indigene of Plateau State, was paraded on Friday alongside 60 other suspects arrested for various crimes...
The Management of the Plateau United FC of Jos has fixed Monday to resume training in preparation for the commencement of the 2021/2022 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) The Media Officer of the club, Mr Albert Dakup, disclosed in a statement on Saturday in Jos that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Sunday for New York, United States of America, to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76). The session opened on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Spokesman, made this known...
Operatives from The Niger State Police Command have arrested about 259 suspects over banditry, kidnapping, culpable homicide, rape, farmers/herders conflicts and other crimes in Niger in August. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas, told newsmen in Minna on Saturday that then crimes were committed in 25...