Gambia on Friday defeated Zambia 2-0 to book their place in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The Young Scorpions netted twice in the second half to secure victory which was their second in Group C. Cape Town City forward Kajally Drammeh firedContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Wangari Mathai Institute, have reiterated the importance of improving food security in Africa. Prof. Patrick Verkooijen, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GCA, in a statement issued on the AfDB website,Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue About 100 Nigerian girls aged between 12 and 25 are participating in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), coding camp in Niamey. A statement issued on the UNECA’s website said the training was part of its “Young African Women Connected Coding Camp” initiative. UNECA saidContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Prof. Olalekan Akinbo, Expert Supervisor at Centre of Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), said STI can facilitate Nigeria’s economic growth if the right policies were put in place. Akinbo spoke in a telephone interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFP) urged security agents to go all out against vote buyers as Nigerians exercise their franchise in Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. Chairman of the organisation, Mr Shalom Olaseni who made the call in a statementContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Habu Gumel, President of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has urged sports federations in the country to step up preparations for the three major games Nigeria would be attending this year. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three major Games include the African Games toContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Thursday said the association would establish solid mineral plants in the six geopolitical zones of the country. The Acting President of the association, Alhaji Musa Muhammad, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.Continue Reading
Congo coach Marie Madienguela says the Red Devils have to be tight in midfield after being held to a 2-2 by Uganda in the ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Congo scored in the second half to share the spoils after Uganda had gone 2-1 up inContinue Reading
Angel Di Maria scored a hat-trick on Thursday as Juventus thumped 10-man Nantes 3-0 to reach the Europa League round of 16. Juventus who are playing away qualified on a 4-1 aggregate. They played to a 1-1 draw against the French side in the home leg as they eyed aContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Four political parties in Lagos State on Thursday announced endorsement of the APC Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima, in Saturday’s General Elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the political parties are the National Rescue Mission (NRM), ActionContinue Reading
