Manchester, England, Nov.6, 2020 (Reuters/NAN) FIFA will push ahead with plans to cap commissions on transfer fees for agents and enforce a licence scheme, even if its new regulations are opposed by some agents. FIFA announced last September a cap that would limit agents of the selling club to...
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Presidential Support Initiative seeks inclusion of traditional rulers in national security apparatus
Presidential Support Initiative seeks inclusion of traditional rulers in national security apparatus
The Presidential Support Coalition Initiative, an NGO has urged the Federal Government to ensure the inclusion of traditional rulers in the national security apparatus to curtail the lingering security challenges in the country. Amb. Ahmad Abdulazeez, National President of the initiative, gave the advice at a news conference on...
Kogi Government on Friday restated its cmmitment to enhance adequate security of lives and property in various tertiary institutions across the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, gave the assurance at a sensitisation meeting in Lokoja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
OPPO, one of the world’s leading smartphone companies, on Friday in Lagos launched its latest OPPO A93 in Nigeria, a trendy technology that makes one’s style stand out with an Ultra Sleek smartphone body. “This means that you’ll get cutting-edge AI portrait photography features packed into a truly premium...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Concerned Members Forum has advised Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party against tenure elongation. The forum gave the advice at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, adding that the committee should also stop its proposed...
Umuda Isingwu Community in Umuahia North Local Government Area, Abia, on Friday prayed for the final declaration of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General (D-G) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The one-day prayer summit tagged “God’s Sovereignty to Over Rule’’, which held at the village square, was attended by...
Ebonyi Government has banned the use of high-speed motorcycles for both private and commercial purposes in Abakaliki and other urban centres in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Uchenna Orji, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that a 28- year-old man, Musa Muhammed, who allegedly defiled an 11-year-old girl, be remanded in Kirikiri Custodial Centre. The police charged Muhammad, a trader who resides at 21, Wharf Road, Apapa, Lagos with defilement. The Chief Magistrate Mrs Ejiro Kubeinje,...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it has so far made a total of N3.5trillion disbursements to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s economy. This is contained in a review of the 132nd communique of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting obtained from the apex bank’s...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Olatunde Owosibo as the Provost of Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology (FCAH&PT), Ibadan. The FCAH&PT’ Deputy Registrar who is also the Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nathaniel Jolaiya announced this in a statement on Friday in Ibadan. The...
The Kwara branch of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), has enrolled 200 Almajiri children in a school in Ilorin to ensure a better future for them. Hajia Halimat Yusuf, Chairperson, Education Committee of the association, said on Friday in Ilorin that the children have the...
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a 12-year-old marriage between Itunun Osin and estranged husband, Kehinde over his refusal to get a job and cater for his children In a petition, Osin, a hair dresser prayed the court for a divorce on grounds that Kehinde was...
An NGO, the Fight Against Corruption in the Judiciary (FIACIJ), on Friday urged the Lagos State Judiciary to put in place modalities for remote court sittings following the burning of some court complexes in the state. Mr Bayo Akinlade, the Convener of FIACIJ, in a statement in Lagos made...
A two-day first-in-Africa drive-through exhibition of arts and crafts is on-going in Abuja. Staged by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) the exhibition has “Networking Nigerian Crafts to the World’’ as its theme. It is the 2020 edition of the International Arts and Craft Expo and it...
UNICEF says the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) will not stop its support and interventions toward the welfare and protection of rights of children in Nasarawa state and the country in general. Dr Zakari Adam, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Kaduna, gave the assurance in an interview with News Agency of...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have called for urgent actions to protect most vulnerable children from deadly measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 disrupts immunisations. The UN agencies made the call in a statement posted on WHO website. According the statement, the agencies...
A reinstated member of the House of Representatives, Suleiman Lere, representing Lere Federal Constituency in Kaduna State, has affirmed his confidence in the nation’s judiciary. He also affirmed his commitment to meeting his constituency’s needs Lere said these while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja...
A non- governmental organisation, Civil Society for Cancer Eradication in Nigeria, has commended the Federal Government’s review of the National Palliative Care and Chemosafe Policies. The National Coordinator of the organisation, Elijah Elijah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, that the review would help to address...
Ashamu Austin Adelani Nigeria needs ethical leaders to ensure sustainability in the post-oil era as government takes positive steps to diversify the economy, Prof Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC)/CEO of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has recommended.His recommendations came on the heels of the present federal government’s resolve...