Vice President, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), South-West zone, Ayodeji Ogunsakin, has described the death of a former Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu as a big loss to the football stakeholders. Ogunsakin said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti....
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Seplat Energy Plc has said it is increasing domestic gas supply in Nigeria by installing over 850 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) of infrastructure. Chief Operating Officer, Mr Samson Ezugworie, stated on Sunday that the company is working diligently to address Nigeria’s persistent energy poverty. Ezugworie confirmed...
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that the prevailing barrage of tariffs imposed by the United States (U.S) may be a blessing in disguise for African countries. Alake stated this during the Fireside Chat session on Foreign Direct Investment, titled ‘The Alchemy of Foreign...
A member of the Governing Council of Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, Dr. Olufemi Oyinsan, has called for rapid production of more medical personnel to fill gaps created by emigration of medical workers in search of greener pastures. Oyinsan, however, said that the rapid production should not compromise standards. This...
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top US law enforcement agencies to release confidential information generated on President Bola Tinubu during a “purported federal investigation in the 1990s.” The judge, Beryl Howell, made the order on Tuesday, saying that protecting the information from...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received a State Department representative from President Donald J. Trump led administration, Mr. Massad Boulos, Senior Advisor for Africa, on Thursday in Paris. A statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the meeting focused on developing a strategic economic...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a joint border operation with Customs personnel at the Nigeria/Cameroon border, Mfum, Cross River state arrested a trans-border drug trafficker, 35-year-old Odoh Peter Ikechukwu, with 8,740 ampoules of assorted opioids, weighing 395kg. They include:...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed deep sorrow after it was confirmed that Christian Chukwuemeka Chukwu, who captained Nigeria’s 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad and later coached the team, had died in his native city of Enugu on Saturday. Nicknamed ‘Chairman’ because...
The Federal Government said the statement by the National Assembly North – East Caucus that its zone was ” completely excluded” from the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) programme was not correct. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, stated this on Saturday in Abuja, while...
Late Christian Chukwu’s AFCON I980 winning teammate, Ifeanyi Onyedika (MON), has expressed deep shock over the demise of the defunct Green Eagles skipper, noting that the news thoroughly dazed him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former Super Eagles coach died on Saturday in Enugu after...
Renowned human rights lawyer and activist, Mr Femi Falana, has urged youths to reclaim the country. Falana gave the advice on Saturday in Lagos, during sixth Annual Youth Leadership Conference, tagged Resilience, Innovation, Social Responsibility and Entrepreneurship (RISE 2025), held at the University of Lagos. Falana said things were...
The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) has said the gas sector has attracted more than five billion dollars in new investments as at 2024. President of the NGA, Mr Akachukwu Nwokedi, disclosed this during a news conference on Saturday in Lagos, ahead of the 29th World Gas Conference (WGC 2025)...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has responded to circulating claims of lopsidedness in federal appointments, categorically refuting the allegations. Director, Information and Public Relations, Office of the SGF, Segun Imohiosen, said in a statement that all appointments are made...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In a ceremony held at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on April 9, 2025, Major General John Ochai, the Commandant, bid farewell to Cadet Covenant Toluwanimi Ogunmola, who has been selected to attend further military training at the prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Chairman, Air Peace Ltd., Dr Allen Onyema, has pledged to bring back Nigerian underage girls trafficked to Ivory Coast (Cote D’Ivoire) free of charge. Dr. Onyema in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, expressed concern over the recent discovery of the act by a...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Friday said that the nation’s crude oil reserves stood at 37.28 billion barrels (bb) as at Jan. 1, 2025. The commission also said that Nigeria’s gas reserves hit 210.54 trillion Cubic Feet (tcf). Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive, NUPRC, who...
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has advised African countries to overhaul their development models, embrace investment-led strategies instead of continuing to rely on aid for economic growth. Adesina gave the advice while delivering a keynote at the 14th Convocation Ceremony of the National...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has approved $100 million for the establishment of the Nigerian Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank. President and Chairman, Board of Directors, AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this in Abuja on Friday, when he delivered the 14th Convocation Lecture of the National Open University...
The former President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief John-Nnia Nwodo, has expressed serious concern over what he described as “a drastic decline” in the quality of education in the country. He said, “It pains me that children of our contemporaries in the university cannot get the quality education that...
A former Minister of Police Affairs and PDP chieftain, Alhaji Adamu Waziri, has stressed the need for an urgent repositioning of the party. Waziri stated this on Friday in Potiskum, Yobe shortly after addressing members of the party drawn from across the state. According to him, this has become...