Non-Governmental Organisation, Life After Abuse Foundation (LAAF) has called on the Federal Government to establish Nigeria’s first Ministry of Men Affairs, to address men’s urgent needs. LAAF’s President, Ms Halima Layeni, in a statement on Friday in Lagos, said that the establishment of the ministry would advance...
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The All Progressive Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and the founder, the Kukah Centre (TKC), Bishop Mathew Kukah, have attributed political corruption to weaker institutions in Nigeria. The duo made this known at a High-Level Meeting with the National Executives of Political Parties and other stakeholders on...
The senior national women teams of Nigeria and Canada will go toe-to-toe for the second time in one year on Wednesday, in a closed-doors training match in Malaga, Spain. The match, which is part of the two teams’ preparations for the upcoming Paris Olympics will begin at 6:30...
The Catholic Church in Nigeria has welcomed the newly-appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty. Crotty, an Irish, was appointed by the Vatican. He will oversee the propagation of the gospel of Jesus Christ through the church in Nigeria. The position, an ambassadorial status, advances cohesion...
Nigeria has shown a promising decline in its cholera case fatality rate (CFR), dropping to 2.9 per cent amid ongoing efforts to combat the deadly disease. The latest data via the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), website stated that as of week 27, the country...
The Nigerian Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has made significant strides in expanding health insurance coverage across the country. The Director-General of NHIA, Dr Kelechi Ohiri, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the inaugural Quarterly Performance Dialogue between the Federal Government, 36 State Governments, and key health sector...
MD/CEO of Jaiz Bank PLC, Dr Haruna Musa, has said the bank is looking forward to Nigeria becoming the centre of Islamic banking in Africa. Musa disclosed this at a send-off ceremony of the retired Board/ Advisory Committee of Experts (ACE) members of the bank on Sunday night,...
The President of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has said Nigeria is positioned to reap immense benefits from the ECOWAS single currency initiative. Uwaleke, who is also the Director, Institute of Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, said this in an interview with...
Are you thinking about selling your property in Nigeria? Or maybe you just want to make your home look better and more valuable? Either way, renovating your property can be a smart move. In this article, we’ll explore different types of renovations that work well in Nigeria and...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Friday, re-arraigned Binance Holdings Limited on four-count charge bordering on tax evasion allegations. Nigerian representative of Binance, Ayodele Omotilewa, who was docked, took a plea on behalf of the company before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja. He...
The National President, Horse Racing Federation of Nigeria (HRFN), Alhaji Mustapha Abubakar-Bida, says a world cup for the sport will soon be organised in Nigeria. “There will be participation from all the countries of the world like it is being done in Dubai,” Mustapha-Bida told the News Agency...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms on Friday over parts of Kano State and Kaduna State. It anticipated thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi State, Gombe State,...
#EndSARS nOWAS Court orders Nigeria to pay victims N2m compensation each The ECOWAS Court of Justice, on Wednesday, ordered Nigeria to pay 2 million naira each to some victims of the October 2020 #EndSARS protests in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protests were organized...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed strong support for Nigeria’s bid for re-election into the FIFA Council. The FIFA Council is the principal decision-making organ of the organization in the intervals of the FIFA Congress. The Council comprises 37 members elected by the FIFA Congress for a...
Following a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by 88 members, the House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the Samoa Agreement until all controversial clauses are addressed and spelt out. In moving the motion on Tuesday, a member of the House,...
Available records show that the first public electricity generation took place at Pearl Street Station in New York in 1882 and that electricity generation in Nigeria began in Lagos in 1886. Therefore, one can safely say that this year marks the 142nd anniversary of commercial electricity globally. It also...
The Chairman, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa, Alhaji Tahir Shehu, has said the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has uplifted the party’s profile by being recognised as the best governor for infrastructural development. Shehu, who said this at a dinner organised in honour of Gov. Fintiri, in...
Leader of Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives, Hon. Afam Ogene, has commended UK’s election process which led to victory for LP over the ruling Conservative Party. Ogene, who represents Ogbaru Federal Constituency, said the opposition party’s victory should be a tonic for action for the...
Head Coach, Chris Musa Danjuma, has called 32 Falconets players to camp in Abuja for the first phase of preparations for the global tournament in Colombia. Those invited with just eight weeks to their first match of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024 included four goalkeepers,...
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed a suit filed by a non-governmental organization (NGO) over alleged claims of human rights violations against Nigeria, for want of evidence. The NGO, the Registered Trustees of Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre (HEDA), had prayed the court to sanction...