By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – The joint bid by Nigeria and neighbours Republic of Benin has taken the front seat in the race for hosting of the 36th edition of Africa Cup of Nations in 2027, with the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football to vote...
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As part of the build up to the 7th annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), the group is gearing up to host media managers in both private and public sectors to a business luncheon on Wednesday, October 4 at the Abuja Continental Hotel...
The Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has commended the Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, for going round the northern border communities to check up on their plight in view of the consequences of political developments in Niger Republic. The Forum...
The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) has given 78 million dollars as training grant to 150 farmers in Bauchi State and the FCT to boost food security in Nigeria. The beneficiaries are farmers of the Community Allied Farmers Association of Nigeria (COMAFAS). Mrs Massandje Toure-Litse, ECOWAS Commissioner...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday flagged off the construction of 200 units of two-bedroom expanded bungalows, at the Gateway Aviation Village, Iperu in Ikenne Local Government Area of the state. The governor, represented by his Special Adviser on Housing, Jagunmolu Omoniyi, said the project would herald the...
Immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning and prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has felicitated Muslim faithful in the State on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Maulud (birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet Muhammad)....
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang says his administration would do its best to clear the backlog of N20 billon pension it inherited from his predecessor. Mutfwang stated this during a ceremony organised by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Plateau, on Tuesday in Jos to celebrate the party’s recent...
Opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) engaged in a war of words on Tuesday over the state’s finances. While the APC accused Gov. Ademola Adeleke of messing up the finances of the state, the PDP said the governor had...
Lagos State Judiciary will on Sept. 29 begin a coroner’s inquest into the death of a Lagos-based musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba (a.k.a. Mohbad), to ascertain the cause of his death. This is contained in a letter by the Chief Coroner of the state, Justice Mojisola Dada. The letter dated...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has approved the appointment of additional 94 Senior Special Assistants. This is contained in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Malam Bature Dawakin- Tofa, in Kano on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor had earlier appointed 57...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has reassured residents of the FCT of his commitment to improve the city’s infrastructure including roads and healthcare facilities. Wike, who stated this in his Eid-El-Maulud message in Abuja on Tuesday, also called upon the residents to equally...
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has called on over 17,000 of its members, allegedly delisted from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) to remain calm. The National President of the ASCSN, Mr Etim Okon, who said this on Tuesday at a news conference...
The Police Command in Ogun on Tuesday arraigned the impeached Chairman of Ijebu-East Local Government in the state, Mr Wale Adedayo, at a Magistrate Court sitting in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adedayo had accused the state governor, Mr Dapo Abiodun, of diverting statutory Federal...
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has said that he will not impose any candidate on the people in the Local Government Election slated for December in the state. Oyebanji said this on Tueday in Ido Ekiti, during a townhall meeting with stakeholders in Ekiti North Senatorial District, comprising Ido/Osi,...
The Senate confirmed the appointment of Dr Olayemi Cardoso as the Governor of the CBN on Tuesday. It also confirmed the nomination of Mrs Emem Usoro, Mr Muhammad Dattijo, Mr Philip Ikeazor and Dr Bala Bello as the bank’s deputy governors. Their confirmation followed the consideration and approval...
Singer and songwriter, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, who was allegedly suspected to be instrumental to the death of “Mohbad”, has exonerated himself. Naira Marley, who took to his verified Instagram handle, @nairamarley, on Tuesday said he had also been in shock over the death of Mohbad....
The leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) will commence an indefinite strike on Tuesday, October 3. This followed a joint press briefing held by both leadership of the union in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Tuesday (today). ...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and beyond on this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration, charging them to live by the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. The President, in a statement on Tuesday, said beyond celebrating the day marking the birthday...
According to the UNPFA access to safe voluntary family planning is a human right. Family planning is central to gender equality and women’s empowerment, and it is a key factor in reducing poverty. “Yet in developing regions, an estimated 257 million women who want to avoid pregnancy are not...