The Super Eagles of Nigeria will battle South Africa, Benin Republic, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Lesotho in the Preliminary Round of Africa’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers. The three-time African champions were drawn in group C at the draws held on Thursday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is billed...
Nigeria
Nigeria on Wednesday, redeemed a 500 million dollars 10-year tenor Eurobond with the due date of July 12, 2023. A statement by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday, said that the Eurobond was issued in July 2013 as part of a dual-tranche one billion dollars Eurobond for a...
There exists no ambiguity to the fact that Nigeria is a Federal state with three tiers of government, which consists of the Federal Government at the centre, 36 federating states and 774 Local Government Areas. What is however newsy is that like its global counterparts, the Federal system currently...
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and UN Messenger of Peace, Malala Yousafzai has marked the tenth anniversary of her notable speech in Nigeria. Yousafzai is in Nigeria with the UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed. UN Spokesperson, Mr Stéphane Dujarric disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday at UN...
The Federal Ministry of Health has launched the Malaria Modelling Programme to achieve zero malaria prevalence by 2025. Launching the programme on Monday in Abuja, Dr Perpetua Uhomoibhi, National Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme in the ministry expressed the importance of eliminating malaria with data by 2025. The News...
Following warning on impending floods across the country, three states in the North West have taken new measures, including relocation of people living in flood plains, to avert flood disasters. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) predicted severe flooding in 2023 based on the annual flood outlook released by the...
Nigeria has won the 2023 African U-21 Nations Women’s Volleyball Championship Zone 3 in Niamey, Niger Republic. Nigeria defeated Ghana 3:0 (25-10 25-15 25-10) in the finals on Sunday night to clinch the title. The girls had earlier eased past local rivals, Ghana in their first match of the...
Man-of-the-match Michael Afuwape on Sunday, led the Nigeria National Men’s Basketball team, D’Tigers to their first-ever win at the FIBA AfroCan tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that D’Tigers had lost all their matches after finishing 0-3 in the inaugural edition of the tournament in Mali in...
President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday assured foreign investors of the safety of their investments in Nigeria. Akpabio, gave the assurance while receiving a delegation from Jampur International Group FZE, led by its CEO, Mohanmed Shafiq in Abuja . Akpabio reinstated Federal Government’s commitment to provide...
The federal government says it will support Nigerian firm, UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Limited and its foreign partners fo he timely completion of their gas project. President Bola Tinubu said this on Wednesday in Abuja during an audience with the management of the company and its foreign partners....
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday announced that foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment in the nation’s telecommunications sector reached 75.6 billion dollars as of 2021. They m ade the announcement officially during an interactive session with stakeholders in the communications media ecosystem in Lagos. ...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Following the conflict in Southern Cameroon, over 18,000 refugees are said to have invaded Cross River State in the Southern part of Nigeria. The refugees are expected to go through a verification exercise organized by United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Calabar...
There has been so much talk of late about the Ministerial appointments that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is about to make. Given the fast-paced style of governance that he has adopted so far, it is expected that he would not waste time in coming up with a list of...
SThe Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to reposition Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector to stimulate domestic investments and attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Evelyn Ngige made this known during an event to commemorate the 2023 World...
His Majesty, King Charles III of England, has set up an initiative to tackle unemployment, bridge skills gap and enhance employability of Nigerian youths. This was disclosed during the Prince’s Trust International (PTI) Recruitment Fair on Tuesday in Lagos. The fair was done in collaboration with the Nigeria Employers’...
President Bola Tinubu has said that the current policies being taken by the administration was targeted at engendering a successful economy and secure nation. A statement by Mr Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President, Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. The president said...
It is pedestrian information that while Nigerians were waiting for the commencement of governance, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the day of inauguration, precisely on Monday May 29, 2023, announced the removal of fuel subsidy without putting palliatives in place to assist ameliorate the harsh impact of such policy...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured the business community of his government’s commitment to policy consistency and better business climate to attract investment. The President spoke Monday while receiving the delegation of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) led by the Global Upstream...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has revealed that Nigeria lost 14 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia from the beginning of ongoing 2023 hajj operation to date. Dr Usman Galadima, Chief of Operations and Head of the NAHCON National Medical Team, made this known during a post-Arafat meeting with...