Fidelity Bank Plc has been awarded Euromoney’s 2025 Nigeria’s Best Private Bank.According to a statement by the bank on Thursday in Lagos, the recognition was formally unveiled at the awards ceremony held recently at The Savoy in London. The Euromoney Awards for Excellence are prestigious annual honors and a...
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Head coach of U-20 national team, Flying Eagles, Aliy Zubairu, has unveiled a 24-man squad for the upcoming U-20 AFCON in Egypt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will take place from April 27 to May 18. Zubairu named...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria said it has put measures in place to prevent examination malpractice in the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) holding May/June 2025. Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Dr Amos Dangut, at a news conference on Thursday said...
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has paid a courtesy visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari to express appreciation for his unwavering support during his tenure at the Bank. Adesina’s second term as AfDB President concludes in September. He said the visit was an opportunity...
Only political will can achieve 24-hour port operations, says a former President of the Nigeria Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr Eugene Nweke. Nweke stated this on Thursday in Lagos during the Fifth Town Hall Meeting, organised by JournalNG. According to him, 24-hour port operations are achievable...
Manchester United are in the Europa League semi-finals after Harry Maguire’s late goal secured them a dramatic 5-4 win against Lyon in extra-time. Manuel Ugarte and Diego Dalot gave United a 2-0 lead in the first half. But the French side roared back with Nicolás Tagliafico and Corentin Tolisso...
The Nigerian Army has appointed Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele as its first female Director of Army Public Relations in an acting capacity. Anele was one time Public Relations Officer in the Office of the Chief of Army Staff, during the tenure of retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai. This is the first...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – As Christians all over the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), representing the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rev. John Joseph Hayaphas decried the persistent violence in parts of the North,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– Journalists in Plateau State have been encouraged to enhance their knowledge of digital rights laws as a crucial defense against the increasing incidents of online harassment, unauthorized surveillance, and data breaches. The call was made during a one-day Digital Rights Roundtable Engagement hosted in Jos...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to return to Nigeria after the Easter holiday, according to a statement released by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy. Despite his temporary absence in Europe, Mr. Onanuga said President Tinubu remains fully engaged in...
Kogi Police Command on Thursday confirmed that gunmen attacked Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s (PDP-Kogi Central) family residence in Obeiba Community in Okehi Local Government Area. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Miller Dantawaye, who confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Thursday,...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is too important to be left in the hands of opposition political parties. Ganduje said this on Thursday in Abuja while receiving some members of the opposition political parties, including the Peoples Democratic...
Senator Binos Yaroe, representing Adamawa South (Peoples Democratic Party PDP), has categorically said that he will not contest for governorship position in 2027. Yaroe disclose this in an interactive session with Journalists on Thursday in Yola. The senator insisted that he remained committed and loyal to PDP, adding that...
The Federal Government has said it plans to pay Power Generation Companies (GenCos) two trillion Naira out of the four trillion Naira debt owed them before the end of 2025. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 6th Edition of the...
Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of Super TV CEO, Michael Ataga, on Thursday, narrated how she discovered his lifeless body in a Lekki short-let apartment on June 15, 2021. Ojukwu, a former 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, narrated this before a Lagos...
No fewer than 390 repentant Boko Haram members graduated from Federal Government’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme in Gombe State. Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said this during the graduation ceremony in Malam Sidi in Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State on Thursday. He said...
Google on Thursday opened applications for the 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Programme, a three-month initiative designed to support early stage startups using Artificial Intelligence to address Africa’s most pressing challenges. The Head of Startups Ecosystem, Africa, Google, Mr Folarin Aiyegbusi, said in a statement that across the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have executed two successful air missions, targeting terrorist strongholds in Sambisa general area and the Southern Tumbuns, Borno. Director, Public Relations and Information of The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, who disclosed this...
The Concerned PDP Youth of Gombe State has urged the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to step back from active political contest and pursue an advisory role in shaping the future of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Chairman of the group, Jamilu Adamu stated this at a press...
Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, on Thursday said the sector generated additional N700 billion revenue in 2024, reflecting a 70 per cent increase from what was collected in 2023. Adelabu said this during the 6th Edition of the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing Series in Abuja on Thursday. “It...