Cultural troupes from Ghana, Cameroon and 15 states in Nigeria were among those that shone at the 2023 Cultural Carnival in Calabar on Wednesday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. The event, which witnessed cultural performances from the 18 Local Government Areas of Cross River, had...
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By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has condemned the killing of over 150 persons and destruction of 221 houses in some communities in Barkin Ladi, Mangu and Bokkos Council Areas of Plateau. The group called for restructuring and emplacement of state policing system to address...
The launch of e-Naira in Nigeria on Oct. 25, 2021 marked a significant milestone toward positioning the country as a pioneer in Africa’s digital currency landscape. Mr Godwin Emefiele, then Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), had explained then that the digital currency was expected to complement...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has called on all Nigerians to have love for and confidence in Nigeria and fight together for its peace and progress. Musa made the appeal on Monday when he visited ailing personnel at the Defence Headquarters Hospital, Abuja, to...
A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Jean-Miguel Auguste has commended the stand of Catholic Bishops in Africa on blessing same-sex couples, saying “Africa is the only continent that will save the world’’. Auguste, a priest of Brooklyn diocese, who said this in his homily at St. Pius X Parish,...
It is no longer news that the debate on climate change is among the most presently discussed topics on the earth’s surface. Making this perceived climate change challenge look alluring was the recent news report that to tackle the problems, the World Bank Group has committed about $70...
The nation’s correctional centres have 3,413 inmates on death row, according to Mr Abubakar Umar, spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS). Umar told newsmen on Friday in Abuja that the total number of inmates in centres across the country is 77,849 comprising 76,081 males and 1,768 females...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Monday, 25, Tuesday, 26 and Jan. 1, 2024, as public holidays to mark Christmas and new year celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration in a statement on Friday in Abuja, on behalf...
An economist, Prof. Uche Uwaleke has urged the National Assembly to allow the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to determine the most suitable exchange rate management strategy for Nigeria. Uwaleke, who is the President, Capital Market Academics of Nigeria, gave the advice in an interview with the News...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Air Peace Airline on Friday said it is set to resume direct flight connectivity to Guangzhou-China on Dec. 28. The spokesman of the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa, announced this in a statement on Friday. He said that passengers could also now fly Accra-China-Accra,...
A Business and Property Court in London presided over by Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Courts of England and Wales has refused to grant an application by Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) seeking to appeal the judgement stopping the enforcement of its $11 billion award against Nigeria....
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the Federal Government is committed to strengthening national security for the peace and prosperity of the country. The minister made this known while giving an overview of the achievements of President Bola Tinubu administration across key sectors,...
Nigeria’s total public debt stock hit N87.91 trillion (114.35 billion dollars) as of Sept. 30, according to a statement by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday in Abuja. The DMO said that the amount represented the domestic and external debts of the Federal Government, the...
Coach Christopher Musa Danjuma has called up 25 players to the camp of the Nigeria’s U-20 Girls, the Falconets for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Burundi. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stated this in a statement on Wednesday in...
President Bola Tinubu, has assured the international investment community that his administration would ensure that Nigeria remains a top-level destination for offshore and onshore investments. The president gave the assurance when he received the Group Chairman and CEO of Total Energies Worldwide, Mr Patrick Pouyanne, on Monday...
The Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire to Nigeria, Kalilou Traore, has reiterated his country’s readiness to host the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Traore stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. NAN reports that the tournament is scheduled to hold...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has confirmed the death of 200 persons from Lassa fever, representing 17.1 per cent in 28 States and 114 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 2023. The NCDC, via its official website on Sunday, said that aside from the fatality,...
In the first part of this write-up, we saw how in 1983, the National Party of Nigeria (NPN), afraid of defeat, capitalised on Shehu Shagari’s perceived likeability and reversed the election timetable and started with a vote for the president. They relied on what they christened...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Saturday in Ibadan stated that Nigeria’s private sector has a very big role to play in the country’s development. Shettima stated this at an event at the University of Ibadan to honour a former governor of Oyo State, the late Sen. Abiola Ajimobi. The...