By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – “You cannot wish the country well and vote for someone you do not believe in,” according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday night in a rousing speech where he spoke of a new Nigeria of great possibilities and...
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The Super Eagles have vowed to put things right ahead of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Sierra Leone and São Tomé and Príncipe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eagles confront familiar foes Sierra Leone at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium...
The World Bank says economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is expected to decline to 3.7 per cent in 2022 as against 4.2 per cent recorded in 2021. This is according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospect Regional Outlook on Sub-Saharan Africa Report released on Tuesday. According...
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to increase Nigeria’s cocoa production from the present 340,000 tonnes to 500,000 tonnes by 2024. A statement by Mr Mohammed Gana, Information Officer II, in the Ministry said the minister made...
Mr Austin Jonah, an observer from Bayelsa has urged all members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to love and work for its success. Jonah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), at the venue of the APC special national convention on Tuesday, that the party was supreme. “We...
Pope Francis was “deeply saddened” by the “horrible attack” in Owo, his number two, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin wrote in a telegram to the bishop of Ondo. The pope assures “all those who are affected by this unspeakable act of violence of his spiritual closeness”, he...
Amidst renewed calls for gender inclusion, Ichechi Okonkwo, CEO of renowned real estate firm, Victoria Crest (VCH), has supported calls for more female participation in the Nigerian real estate industry, asserting that Nigerian women can excel at anything they do if they have the right resolve and are willing...
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has donated N50 million to victims of the attack on Sunday at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Chairman of the NGF and Ekiti State Governor, Dr John Kayode Fayemi, made the donation when he paid...
The Transition Monitoring Group(TMG) says the increasing use of money by politicians seeking elective positions is a sign of bad omen for Nigeria. Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, the Chairman, TMG, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “The use of money openly by...
President Muhammadu Buhari has appraised the series of consultations held so far towards getting a widely acceptable presidential standard bearer for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in a statement, said Buhari stated this at a meeting held...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government on Saturday said the current drop in electricity generation is as a result of the partial shutdown of Oben Gas Plant in Edo State. The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu disclosed this in a statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday in Accra, Ghana, attend an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the political situation in Mali and other parts of the sub-region. The President’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina disclosed this in...
Football enthusiasts in Enugu on Friday called for calm, as the Jose Peseiro-tutored Super Eagles early Friday morning in New Jersey, U.S.A., lost their second international friendly match 0-1 to Ecuador. The defeat was coming barely one week after Mexico handed down a 2-1 defeat to the Super Eagles...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, will on Aug. 29 delivered judgment in the extradition suit filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) against the suspended DCP Abba Kyari, over his alleged link with Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, an alleged internet fraudster held United States. Justice Inyang Ekwo...
Malam Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, NNPC Ltd., has reiterated the commitment to sustain the strategic energy partnership between Nigeria and Spain. Kyari made this known while addressing Nigerian and Spanish business leaders on investment opportunities in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry in Madrid, Spain. A statement by...
IITA GoSeed, an early generation seed company, made significant progress in 2021 as sales of improved cassava planting materials averaged $267,277 despite COVID-19 restrictions, the company revealed recently during the annual meeting of the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) today. “Sales were driven...
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Mr Kola Abiola, says he drew inspiration from his deceased father, Chief MKO Abiola to take interest in the 2023 presidential election. Chief MKO Abiola was the presidential candidate of the defunct Social Democratic Party at the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended warm wishes and congratulations, and that of Nigerians, to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee as the British monarchy. In a congratulatory message issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Thursday...
The world governing body for basketball, FIBA, has replaced Nigeria’s female basketball team, the D’Tigress, with Mali for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 in Belgrade. Nigeria was disqualified after President Muhammadu Buhari suspended the country from participating in all international basketball competitions and activities for a period...
Officials for the 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture between Nigeria and Ethiopia are scheduled to arrive in the country on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the officials include Senegalese referee Mame Coumba Faye, who will take charge of proceedings. She will be...