By Victor Okoye Some football stakeholders have hailed the Super Falcons for their heroics at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Falcons on Monday bowed out of the Women’s flagship tournament, after losing 2-4 inContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu Mr Sonny Ogbuehi, Country Programme Director, West Africa Solidarity Centre, has said that about 57 per cent of women have experienced Gender Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) in Nigeria. Ogbuehi said this on Monday at an Integrated Coalition workshop organised by the Centre and the Nigeria LabourContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. (NLNG) says its ‘NLNGChangeYourStory’ skills workshop has benefited over 90 journalists since 2015. The NLNG said the skills workshop aimed at reinforcing their digital communication and social media competencies. Mr Andy Odeh, NLNG’s General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, saidContinue Reading
Encouraging women inclusion in governance; lessons from Kwara A news analysis by Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For Rukayat Shittu, a 27-year-old woman and a member of the 10th Kwara State House of Assemblyrepresenting Owode/Onire constituency in the Asa Local Government Area of the state, it is aContinue Reading
By Gift Bayo Some FCT residents on Sunday appealed to the Federal Government to provide buses and rail transportation in Abuja to ease the high cost of transportation for workers. The residents, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the removal of fuel subsidy had ledContinue Reading
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
