By Muhyideen Jimoh Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan on Thursday failed to defend her world title after finishing sixth in the final of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Jamaican Danielle Williams, 30, won the title in a season-best of 12.43s, while Olympic champion, Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn came secondContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye Former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said he would complement the Federal and Yobe State Governments’ efforts by providing 9,000 bags of grains as palliatives to his constituents. Dr Ezrel Tabiowo, Lawan’s Media Adviser, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Tabiowo said the interventionContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti The Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun, on Thursday inducted 39 of its students into the nursing profession. Dr Deborah Onisile, the Acting Head of Department of Nursing Science of the university, said during the induction, awards and oath taking ceremony at the institution premises, that the inductees successfullyContinue Reading
By Razak Owolabi The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has expressed support for the establishment of Anti Corruption and Transparency Units (ACTUs), describing it as a laudable initiative of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The commendation was given in Abuja on Thursday by Mr BukiContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Critical stakeholders in the Niger Delta have lauded the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) for bringing relative and sustainable peace for oil and gas activities to thrive in the region. The stakeholders, who unanimously commended the programme, said the situation had positively impacted the overall wellbeing of theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FCT FEMA) has confirmed the collapse of a two-storey building on Wednesday night, at Lagos Street, Garki Village, Abuja. The Head of Public Affairs of the agency, Mrs Nkechi Isa, said in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, that 37Continue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) began the distribution of relief items to 18,644 households affected by the 2022 floods in Edo on Wednesday. Other beneficiaries were vulnerable persons in the state. The beneficiaries are part of the 660,884 households verified nationwide and targeted under the 2023Continue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has welcomed with high expectations, the growing interest of the organised private sector, banks and financial institutions, in the implementation of beneficial ownership disclosures. Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary, NEITI, told a regional Conference of Member States of theContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) said on Wednesday that plans have been concluded to construct Golden Jubilee Estates across the six-geo political zones of the country. The Managing Director, FHA, Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, said this at the unveiling of the logo for the commemoration of the authority’sContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Business community stakeholders on Wednesday, urged entrepreneurs and exporters on the integration of e-commerce to fully exploit the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) 3.4 trillion dollars market. They spoke at a masterclass workshop and exporters on-boarding in Lagos with the theme: “Operationalising the AfCFTA Agreement forContinue Reading
