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Young Educators Foundation, an NGO, has announced that Nigeria and Ghana will represent Africa at the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee, that will be hosted in the U.S. in 2025. Mrs Eugenia Tachie-Menson, Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, disclosed this in a statement made available to the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Johannesburg, South Africa, held a private meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa. The Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said before the closed meeting, which was...
Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped by eight points from 30th to 38th in the FIFA World Ranking for June after lacklustre performances in the World Cup Qualifying matches. According to the ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria dropped from 1,520.27 points...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has debunked reports circulating on online platforms that Super Eagles player Victor Osimhen has been banned from the team due to his recent social media outburst. It will be recalled that Osimhen recently went on a rant on...
The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN), has said Nigeria spends 600 million dollars on palm oil importation annually. Mr Alphonsus Inyang, National President of the association, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He described the expenses...
President Bola Tinubu has said it is imperative for Nigerians to have a change of value system for the nation to make progress. The President said this in Lagos when he received a delegation from the National Assembly who came to felicitate with him on the occasion...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday departed Lagos at 11.06 a.m. for Pretoria. The president was transported in a Dassault Falcon 8X aircraft with registration number 9H-GRC. He is to attend inauguration of re-elected South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. The president will return to Nigeria after the ceremony....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued an urgent call to action to prevent the spread of cholera in Nigerian schools. With the recent outbreaks of cholera reported in Lagos and other states, UNICEF emphasized the need for extensive measures to safeguard school...
The Nigeria team has won Bronze at the 2024 Chovken World Championship held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Patron of NSK Polo team and Resort, Alhaji Nura Sani Kangiwa, disclosed this in a statement by Joesef Karim, Media Assistant to Vice President, African Region, International Chovken Federation on Monday in...
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said Nigeria needed sacrificing citizens to fulfill the dreams of its founding fathers. Tinubu made the remark while addressing newsmen after observing the 2024 Eid-el Adha prayers at Dodan Barracks, Lagos. The President emphasised the need for the people to follow the...
Contrary to the narrative of John Grisham’s fictional thriller, The Racketeer, this was a real-life, long-overdue gesture of genuine friendship and partnership, a testament to the shared interest in combating trans-border crimes that pose a significant global threat. The visit of one of the longest-serving Federal Bureau of...
The immediate past Vice Chairman of Ondo State Football Association, Dele Ologbese, has described the resignation of Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Finidi George as a welcome development. Ologbese said his resignation would pave way for the appointment of a more experienced tactician. “It will not be good if...
President Bola Tinubu has called for stronger collaboration between Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in the fight against cybercrime, terrorism, and other related crimes. The FBI is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States of America, and...
Online streaming platform, Spotify, says Nigeria, South Africa, United States, United Kingdom and Germany are the top five countries that have streamed Amapiano music in the last 10 years. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music in Sub Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in commemoration...
GIABA, an inter-governmental action group against money laundering in West Africa, has said Nigeria recorded significant achievements in its war against money laundering and terrorism financing in 2023. GIABA said this in its 2023 annual report unveiled for ambassadors of member states, technical and financial partners on Thursday...
The lawmaker, who who represented Kaduna Central in the 9th Assembly, Shehu Sani, has told President Bola Tinubu that the national anthem or the constitution cannot unite a nation. He said the people could only be united on the ideals of freedom, justice, and equity. Mr Sani stated...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against the potential spread of cholera through contaminated water sources. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja. Cholera is a...
President Bola Tinubu has said he would approve a new minimum wage that the government can afford. He stated this on Wednesday at a dinner to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of unbroken Democracy in Abuja. The President appreciated those who stood by him over the years and promised...
Some rights activists and followers of late Chief MKO Abiola on Wednesday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to declare the acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential Election as ex-President. They spoke at the “2024 Memorial Programme for the Commemoration of June 12, 1993 Election” in Lagos....