Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has said plans are underway to reposition the video game animation industry in Nigeria. Musawa disclosed this during the third quarter edition of the Xbox Developer Hangout, organised by Microsoft, in Lagos. According to her, this will...
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A Nigerian chef and former Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, philanthropist, Prada Uzodinma, and real estate entrepreneur, Bright Shekoni, have been nominated for the Under-30 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Awards. The Chairperson of the awards Committee, Mrs Mina Obeten, in a statement, on Saturday in Abuja, said...
The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has again cautioned Nigerians against illegal migration, urging them to do proper research before travelling to other nations. She made the comment on Friday in view of a growing number of Nigerians migrating out of the...
Colombian superstar Shakira has paid 6.6 million euros ($7.2 million) to a Spanish court investigating her for unpaid taxes, her agent said Friday, just days after she reached a deal to avoid trial in another tax case. Spanish prosecutors in July opened a second case against...
A total of 24 hostages — 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and one Filipino — were handed over Friday to the Red Cross in Gaza by Hamas, Qatar, which mediated the deal, said. “Those released include 13 Israeli citizens, some of whom are dual citizens, in addition...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says prices of beef, rice, beans, tomato, and other food items increased in October. It said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for October 2023 released in Abuja on Friday. The report said that the average price of 1kg of...
Monitoring the Black Friday conversations on social media, most Nigerian online shoppers revealed lack of trust, as many believed that e-commerce companies were simply boosting their sales without really offering great discounts. A tech blogger, Wale Ladipupo, said the concerns of customers were reasonable since the major platforms...
The Inspector General of Police (IG-P), Kayode Egbetokun, has said his administration has planned to double the manpower strength of the Police Force in the country. Egbetokun disclosed this on Friday during a one-day visit to the Kwara Command in Ilorin. He acknowledged the shortage of manpower...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 10 Nigerians to serve on the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI). The presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He gave...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has promised to resuscitate the party’s Rivers chapter. Ganduje said this on Friday in Abuja when he inaugurated a seven-member Caretaker Committee for the chapter following Wednesday’s dissolution of the executives by the national body. He...
The police command in Kano has cautioned against the planned protest by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the New Nigeria People’s party (NNPP). Mr Hussaini Gumel, the state Commissioner of Police, said this when he spoke in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Friday said the judiciary had once again shown its commitment to upholding the rule of law in the country, with the appeal court judgment on the March 18 governorship election in the state. The governor spoke in Abeokuta on Friday while reacting...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service . The president gave the approval in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Friday in...
The Federal Government has expressed its resolve to collaborate with state governments to deliver dividends of democracy to Nigerians. The Minister of State, Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Alhaji Bello Goronyo, made this known during a courtesy visit to Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa in Yola on...
The troops of Sector 3, Multi-Naltional Joint Task Force(MNJTF), said it had neutralised four Boko Haram terrorists in Malam Fatori in northern part of Borno State. Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, Chief Military Public Information Officer of MNJTF, who disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday, sacked Abubakar Suleiman, the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, from his seat as the member representing Ningi Central Constituency of Bauchi State. Suleiman, the immediate past Chairman of the Conference of...
President Bola Tinubu has advised governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives’ Congress (APC) to always put the interest of the people first and work for the good of their states. He said this when he received Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi , the...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, upheld the election victory of Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi. The three-member panel, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Aminu Bande, for lack of merit. The appellate court,...
The Federal Government on Friday said the renewed fight by the Nigeria Navy was partly responsible for the current rise in crude oil production in the country. The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle lauded the navy during the inauguration of Chief of Naval Staff Annual Sea...
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has advised groups and individuals seeking to foment trouble to steer clear of Nigeria in their own interest. He gave the warning on Friday in Port Harcourt, at the flag-off ceremony of this year’s Chief of Naval Staff Annual...