In what some analysts have described as a “`fall from grace to grass”, former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu was on May 5, sentenced to nine years and eight months in jail after a United Kingdom (UK) court found him, his wife, and his doctor culpable in...
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Dr Abdulmalik Durunguwa, Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission, has assured that the 2023 Census will address the myriad of problems bedeviling Nigeria. Durunguwa, who is representing Kaduna State at the commission, stated this during a chat with members of the Southern Kaduna Journalists Forum in Abuja on Friday. He...
Chika Obi, a sports analyst, has expressed optimistic that Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will win their 3rd match against South Africa at the ongoing 2023 African Under-17 Cup of Nation’s on Saturday. Obi, who expressed his optimistic while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ota, said...
President Muhammadu Buhari has again expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, considering the turnout of voters and the generally peaceful atmosphere under which it took place. The president, who stated this while addressing his colleagues at the Commonwealth Leaders Summit on Friday in...
Football fans have called on Nigeria international,Victor Osimhen to replicate club form for the national team as Napoli bag Serie A title on Thursday night. Some fans who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Friday celebrated Osimhen and Napoli for the great feat. Mr...
Political vibrant youths must connect with peers in rural areas to make better difference – Osinbajo
Political vibrant youths must connect with peers in rural areas to make better difference – Osinbajo
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – In order to promote and secure victory for the kind of candidates they want in elective public positions, knowledgeable young Nigerians must reach out further to connect and build bridges with their colleagues in semi-urban and rural areas who are not as privileged and...
Organisers of the inaugural African Heroes Penalty Cup have announced the participation of some of Africa’s finest football stars in the tournament scheduled to hold in Lagos later in the year. The organisers of the event, ABAJ Multilinks, at a press briefing on Wednesday in Lagos, said the competition...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved unified USSD codes for all mobile networks in Nigeria. The harmonized shortcodes (HSC) will work across all mobile networks in the country. This means all mobile network services will be using the same customer care number, the same...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for London, United Kingdom later today, Wednesday, May 3 to join other world leaders invited to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort of the...
The Federal Government says Livestock sub-sector accounts for more than 40 per cent of global agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to Dr Ernest Umakhihe, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the sub-sector also provides more than 33 per cent of World’s protein intake. Umakhihe, who stated...
The House of Representatives has appealed for leniency from the UK government over the sentencing of former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu for organ harvesting. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Toby Okechukwu (PDP-Enugu) at plenary in Abuja on Tuesday titled ”...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured the general public that the implicated Indomie Instant Noodles ‘Special Chicken Flavour’ is not registered by NAFDAC for sale in Nigeria. The assurance followed the news of recall of Indomie instant...
A renowned Professor of History, Jide Osuntokun, has explained that true federalism and fiscal arrangement would make Nigeria attain the desired height and greatness. The University don made the call in Ibadan on Monday at the 28th Annual Distinguished Lecture organised by the House of Lords. The News Agency...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Centre for Legal Rights Advancement (CLRA), a non-governmental organization, has decried the practice of all forms of corporal punishment in Nigeria, describing it as a serious violation of Child’s Rights Act 2003 and the International Conventional on the Right of the Child among other...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says it has become imperative for Africa to develop an education curriculum that will be relevant to the changing world and available jobs. Osinbajo expressed this view on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya, while featuring as a panelist at the first session of the 2023 Ibrahim...
Gov. Nyesome Wike of Rivers has said that the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has the capacity to turn around the fortunes of the country in the interest of all. Wike said this on Friday in Abuja when he, alongside his Oyo State counterpart, Gov. Seyi Makinde, visited Tinubu. The...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria, as a nation, needs to consider investments in Green Hydrogen in view of energy transition. Osinbajo made the call while unveiling a book titled “Understanding Natural Gas: A Nigerian Perspective” on Thursday in Abuja. The Vice President urged the Nigeria National Petroleum Company...
The Federal Government has suspended the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products by the end of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed, this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of The National Economic Council (NEC)...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor says Nigeria requires an all of society approach to curtail the various forms of insecurity facing it. Irabor said this on Thursday in Abuja, at a two-day workshop on “Use of Broadcasting in Complementing the Military in Conflict Mitigation and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has set a new dawn in the relationship between Nigeria and France with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Campus France on collaboration in the areas of joint research and promotion of innovation, training of qualified...