A Technology and Innovation Policy Advisor, Mr Jide Awe, on Monday decried WhatsApp threat to leave Nigeria, saying the approach was narrow. Awe, who is also the Founder of Jidaw.com Ltd. a tech solutions company, said this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos while reacting...
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The Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh has issued an apology to Nigerians over the poor outing of the Nigerian team at the just-concluded 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. President Bola Tinubu had approved ₦12bn for the country’s outing at the Olympics and the Paralympics. ₦9bn was earmarked...
This was first written on March 17, 2024, with a different headline. Perhaps we may still find it relevant in these trying times. Last week, we read how the signs are not looking good for a nation like ours that wants to be reckoned with internationally. We concluded...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said the change of government through coups in West African countries has had unintended consequences and threatened democratic values in the region. Musa made the call at the opening of the 42nd Ordinary Meeting of the Economic Community...
“It is beyond ironic that rights of protest secured with the heroic sacrifices of Nigerians under colonial bondage are now endangered over six decades after Independence at the hands of a government that trumpets its electoral legitimacy supposedly through the votes of the same Nigerians whose rights to protest...
History-making Nigeria’s D’Tigress will face reigning USA champions in the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics women’s basketball competition on Wednesday, following the draw on Sunday. The Nigerians are the first African nation ever to reach the last eight of an Olympic basketball tournament, men and women included....
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called on security agents to be tactical in the handling of the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests, to avoid fatalities Soyinka made the call in a statement on Sunday while reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s address to the nation. The Nobel laureate and global...
Some residents of Kano have called on protesters to sheath their swords and embrace the path of dialogue. They made their position known while reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday broadcast. Speaking in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano metropolis, the residents described...
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Abubakar Kyari has said the country is expecting a bumper harvest before year-end. Food inflation has reached 40 per cent according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), pushing the prices of essential commodities beyond the reach of millions...
The Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress, made history at the Paris Olympics 2024 by qualifying for the last 8, claiming a 79-70 victory over Canada. That feat made them the first ever African team (men or women) to play in the quarter-final of an Olympic game. Nigeria,...
Nigeria’s Favour Ofili has qualified for the women’s 200metres semi-final at the Paris 2024 Olympics Ofili stormed to 22.24s which was her season’s best to win heat 6 of the event She booked her place in the semis ahead of Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Gambia’s Gina...
A former Presidential Spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said President Bola Tinubu has not disappointed Nigerians in his address to the nation on the nationwide protests on Sunday. Okupe, a former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, made this remark in an interview with the...
A violent clash between security operatives and protesters defying a government-imposed curfew has left several people feared dead and many others injured in Kano. The unrest erupted during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance demonstrations in the state. Eyewitnesses reported that at least eight people, including women and children, were shot...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has said 41 African countries are set for stronger economic growth in 2024. Edun, who doubles as the Chairperson of the African Caucus, said this on Friday at the 2024 African Caucus Meeting in Abuja....
The much-publicised nationwide protest against bad governance began across states of the federation on Thursday in different magnitudes and dimensions. The protest with hashtag #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria is planned to end on Aug. 10. It is aimed at drawing Federal Government’s attention to the economic hardship facing Nigerians. Most states...
By Christiana Lot, Jos – Stakeholders have emphasized the urgent need for increased religious tolerance in Nigeria amidst persistent religious tensions and conflicts. This appeal was made during a recent grassroots sensitization program held in Jos, Plateau State. The program featured the presentation of a survey report focused...
Some protesters of the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria’ have blocked the Keffi-Abuja highway, preventing motorists from Keffi metropolis from entering. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protests will run from Aug. 1 to 10, to demand an end to bad governance, hunger and high cost of living in the...
A former Super Eagles player-turned sports pundit, Ifeanyi Udeze, has said the Super Falcons’ exit from the Olympic Games on Wednesday in Paris was disappointing. Udeze, who is now a sports broadcaster, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Super Falcons...
The International Police Organisation’s investigation has shown that every hour, hundreds of thousands of dollars are being laundered out of Nigeria across the world. This disclosure was made in Abuja on Monday by the Interpol Vice President for Africa, Garba Umar, while declaring open a four-day training workshop...