The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has debunked a claim on the Tik Tok platform of total darkness on the earth from April 8 for some days, due to the eclipse of the sun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports there is a viral message...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The deficit of off-campus housing plaguing Nigerian tertiary institutions would soon be over, as the Federal Government has kick started the process of constructing 36 state-of-the-art hostels across the country for the year 2024. This is even as the government has indicated...
Nigeria observed 2024 World TB Day, honouring the millions who have succumbed to tuberculosis while raising awareness of the disease’s prevalence in the country. Despite the ongoing burden of tuberculosis, Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja, celebrated the strides made by the National Tuberculosis Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control...
Former Nigeria forward, Finidi George will occupy the chief’s corner in the dugout when the Super Eagles confront West African arch-rivals Ghana in an international friendly in Marrakech on Friday. A statement by Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Tuesday said George had been...
The Palestine Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Shawesh has called on the European Union (EU) and the international community to increase their peaceful, legal, and diplomatic tools to pressure Israel not only to put an end to the expansion of settlements but also to dismantle them as a real...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has called on the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), during the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, to support President Bola Ahmed Bola Tinubu, to move the country forward. Governor Sule, made the call when Peter...
The Federal Government’s partnership with a U.S Cybersecurity Institute, Lab Four, will generate 50,000 Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) jobs in three years, an official has said. Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Anite, said this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday...
MainOne, a Digital Infrastructure Service Provider on Saturday said that it had restored service to some customers and was actively working on restoring all services through capacity acquired on available cable systems. The organisation made this known via a statement on its website in response to news reports...
Purchasing land in Nigeria is one of the most major real estate investments, requiring careful thought and extensive research. While purchasing land has enormous potential for growth and financial gains in the future, there are a number of obstacles that potential buyers must avoid to guarantee a...
Nigeria’s men handball team defeated their Malian counterparts 30-18 on Friday to qualify for the semi-finals of their event at the ongoing African Games in Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that team, also known as the Golden Arrows, won their first match 38-19 against Togo....
MainOne, a Digital Infrastructure Service Provider on Friday declared a force majeure, and explained steps taken to restore internet connection to service providers. Mainone said in a statement on its website that it became necessary to declare a force majeure subsequent to testing of its cable system. It...
Pastor Chinedu Ezekwesili of The Everlasting Arms Parish (TEAP), Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Garki, Abuja, has called for restructuring of the country, to ensure speedy development. The Pastor, husband of ex-Minister, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, made the call on Friday at the Purposeful Men Symposium organised to...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – A combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries of West Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cote de Ivoire, among others. The Nigerian...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the aggregate Value Added Tax (VAT) stood at N1.20 trillion in Q4 2023. This is according to the VAT Q4 2023 report released in Abuja on Thursday. The report shows a growth rate of 26.61 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis...
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said crude oil output increased mainly in Nigeria and Libya, while production in Iran and Iraq decreased. OPEC said based on secondary data sources, total OPEC-12 crude oil production averaged 26.57 mb/d in February with 203 tb/d higher, month-on-month (m-o-m)....
Can l rhetorically ask whether Nigeria has really attained nationhood with the myriad of problems that is bedeviling her? Will restructuring resolve all of these problems? If so, why then is the restructuring campaign not making any appreciable headway? My answers to these questions are simple. Yes, Nigeria...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Confederation of African Football (CAF), have granted Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) request to move the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament final qualifying fixture, first leg encounter between Nigeria and South Africa by one hour. This is contained in a statement issued by the NFF’s...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions against that country with immediate effect. This directive is in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government...
The Federal Government says improved security in the Niger-Delta is responsible for the increased crude oil production to 1.65 million barrels per day as against the 1.25 million bpd previously recorded. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, stated this in Abuja...