Sarafadeen Olalekan, the Captain, Amputee Football Team, ‘’Special Eagles’’, has appealed to the Minister for Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare, to ensure the payment of the team’s allowances. Olalekan told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that many of the team members were facing a...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested 92 suspected drug traffickers in Kano State in October.The NDLEA Commander in the state, Dr Ibrahim Abdul, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano.He said that the arrest was made...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved ConfluenceUniversity of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State, as the 50thstate university in Nigeria.Executive Secretary of the Commission, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, whoannounced the approval of the university on Tuesday in Abuja, during avisit by Governor Yahaya Bello, said...
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called for further initiatives to be urgently put in place to ensure a quick return to economic normalcy across the country. NECA’s President, Mr Taiwo Adeniyi made the call at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. Adeniyi said that the Federal...
INEC plans to resume its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the first quarter of 2021, the Acting Chairman, Ahmed Mu’azu, said on Tuesday in Abuja. He made the disclosure at the electoral commission’s quarterly meeting with political parties where he solicited the latters’ collaboration and support for a successful...
The Bauchi State Social Investment Program (SIP) has appealed to the Federal Government to introduce trades such as knitting and animal husbandry in its N-Power scheme, to particularly benefit non-graduate females. The state SIP Focal Person, Hajiya Amina Katagum made the appeal during a town hall meeting held on...
The South Africa Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the efforts by the different strata of government to address the attendant mayhem and loss of lives that that greeted the nationwide #EndSARS protests. The party in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos said it was of...
Dr Sam Onyeka, an insurance expert has appealed to the Federal Government to establish a specialist insurance tribunal to handle cases associated with insurance in the country. Onyeka, also the Lead Director, Transparent Protection Ltd./Guarantee (TPL), an insurance NGO said this at a webinar organised by TPL in Abuja...
A prosecution witness, Okunrinboye Titus, on Tuesday, alleged that he transferred various sums of money to some beneficiaries without formal documentation to back the payments. Titus made this known while giving his evidence-in-chief in the ongoing trial of former Minister, Taminu Turaki, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal...
The Minister, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, has called for a greater involvement of the youth and women in agriculture. Nanono made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the “Debriefing of Outcomes of Socio-economic Surveys in Nigeria’’ led by the International Crops Research...
Niger state government on Tuesday tasked the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to strengthen collaboration with stakeholders through innovations to protect children in emergencies. Alhaji Mamman Musa, the state Commissioner for Budget and Planning, stated this during the 2020 End-Year Review and Planning meeting organised by Niger state government...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated relief materials to victims of flood in Tambuwal and Bodinga Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Sokoto State. NEMA Director General, retired AVM Mohammed Muhammad, presented the materials at a ceremony in Tambuwal, headquarters of Tambuwal LGA on Tuesday. Represented by NEMA...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Married men in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State have demanded for more supply of condoms to help them in child birth spacing (CBS) in order to have a healthy family. The Chairman, Ward Development Committee (WDC) of Kafin Madaki Primary Health Care Center, Mustapha Ibrahim,...
Minna, Nov. 10, 2020 (NAN) A Communication and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Dr Haruna Penni says inter-tribal marriage among corps members will strengthen the philosophy of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Penni made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in...
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has assured Nigerians of victory against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone, in the 2021 AFCON qualifiers to take place in Benin. Musa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Abuja, before flying to Benin, that the team was ready to...
Dr Gabriel Adakole, a Public Health expert says with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is still months away from public availability, Nigerians should not lose their guards in observing the prescribed health protocols. Adakole said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja....
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General (D-G) has warned that vaccine cannot address the global under-investment in essential public health functions and resilient health systems. Ghebreyesus gave the warning at the ongoing World Health Assembly (WHA) being held virtually in Geneva. The director-general said vaccine could not...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has assured OCP Africa Fertilisers Nigeria Ltd. of 100 per cent returns on the 13 million dollars fertiliser blending plant being set up in the state. The governor gave the assurance on Tuesday when he visited the construction site of the company. The...
Mali’s former president, Amadou Toumani Toure, who steered the Sahel nation to democracy and led it for a decade before being ousted in a coup, has died in Turkey aged 72, a family member and a doctor said on Tuesday. Toure “died during the night of Monday to Tuesday...
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of ”Operation Fire Ball” have eliminated eight terrorists of Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) in recent encounters in the North East. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, in a statement on Tuesday, said that ”Operation Fire...