By Victor Okoye Gboko City Chiefs on Friday defeated Mak Town Flyers basketball club to emerge champions of the 2023 Sam Oguche/Bullet Energy Drink Invitational Tournament at the Mo Arena in Abuja. Both Gboko City Chiefs and Mark Town basketball club reached the final having defeated FCT Hard Rockers 87-100Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has inaugurated a procurement integrity and transparency training partnership initiative that will ensure integrity and transparency in procurement processes in the country. The second Deputy President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, inaugurated the initiative on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Olusegun Aganga, former Minister of Finance, says continuity and implementation of the nation’s various policies is critical to engendering economic transformation. Aganga who is also Chairman, Leadway Pension PFA, said this at the 2023 edition of the Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoD) Annual Directors Conference onContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Ms Ijeoma Akwara, the National Coordinator, National Festival of Tolerance and Peaceful Coexistence Programme, has described tolerance as the key to sustainable peace and unity in Nigeria. Akwara said this on Thursday in commemoration of the National Festival of Tolerance and Peaceful Coexistence day celebrated worldwide everyContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Some researchers have expressed concern over the poor funding of the National Mathematical Centre (NMC) and called for more funds to be allocated to it. They spoke at the closing ceremony of a research oriented course in “Modern Aspects of Theoretical Physics and Applications to Physical Problem”Continue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has charged religious leaders to preach tolerance, perseverance and complete trust in God at this trying period. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mr Olanrewaju Kayode, gave the charge on Thursday at Ikeja, during the event marking theContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Prof. Titus Ibekwe of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Abuja, has been elected Chairman, International Advisory Board (IAB) of the American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAOHNSF). Ibekwe was elected into the position at AAO-HNSF meeting held in Nashville Tennessee State, USA recently.Continue Reading
By Edith Nwapi The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has presented its 2024 to 2027 proposed Strategic Plan (SP) to the public, for proactive engagements. The plan was presented to stakeholders at a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Speaking at the presentation, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mr AnthonyContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah Alliance for Deepening Democracy (A4DD), a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other stakeholders to take practical steps to ensure credible elections in the future. The group which was represented by its Vice Chairperson, Faith Waziri, made theContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) ISO 9001:2015 recertification for another three-years. The certificate is in recognition of the excellent services being rendered by the CAC, the Deputy Director, Budget, Planning, Research, and Statistics, Uzoma Oji, said on Tuesday inContinue Reading
