By Victor Okoye Igoche Mark has lauded Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, D’Tigress for their victory at the 2023 Afrobasket championship in Kigali, Rwanda. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that defending champions D’Tigress on Saturday, defeated their Senegalese counterparts 84 – 74 in the final of the championshipContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Mr Segun Odunmbaku, the Chairman, Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), says 14 mini-buses have been released to ease movevent for residents in the LCDA. Odunmbaku said this in a statement on his two years in office on Saturday in Lagos. He said the release of theContinue Reading
By Toba Ajayi The Federal Polytechnic, Ayede in Oyo State, on Friday matriculated its 211 pioneer students for the 2022/2023 academic session. The maiden ceremony of the institution took place at the polytechnic’s temporary site in Iresa-Pupa, Surulere Local Government Area of the state. In a speech, the Rector, DrContinue Reading
News analysis by Victor Okoye, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) There were fairytales in the first two weeks of the ongoing Women’s World Cup being hosted by Australia and neighours, New Zealand with Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco, Norway and Australia zooming into the round of 16. The notable losers? Second-rankedContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says the Gwagwalada Independent Power Plant (GIPP) project is a giant step towards achieving its gas and power mandate to add five gigawatts into the national power generation by 2024. Malam Mele Kyari, Group CEO, NNPC Ltd., made this knownContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says 171,107 meters were installed in Quarter 1 (QI), 2023. This is contained in NERC First Quarter, 2023 report posted on its website on Friday in Abuja. The report said that the 171,107 meters installed represent an increase of 6,495 comparedContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has scaled up advocacies to increase exclusive breastfeeding practices to promote nutrition for children and mothers. Mr Uruakpa John, Director, Micro Nutrients Deficiency Control (MNDC), Federal Ministry of Health, disclosed this on Friday during a sensitisation walk in commemoration of the 2023 World BreastfeedingContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Financial Technology (FinTech) firm, Bankly has unveiled Bankly Microfinance Bank, to deepen financial inclusion in the country. Bankly specialises in payment processing, through Point of Sale (PoS) terminals. The Chief Executive Officer, Bankly, Tomilola Majekodunmi, in a statement described the unveiling of the bank as a significantContinue Reading
By Ikenna Uwadileke Transmashholding (TMH), Russia’s leading manufacturer of railway rolling stock, says Africa is in dire need of modern railway infrastructure to propel the continent to rapid development. The Chief Executive Officer of TMH, Mr Kiril Lipa, told newsmen in Moscow Russia, that absence of railway infrastructure in someContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A non-governmental organisation has urged the Federal High Court, Abuja to nullify all certificates of no objection issued by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) since 2007 over alleged breach of the agency’s law. The NGO, under the auspices of the Registered Trustees of Network for the ActualizationContinue Reading
