By Emmanuel Afonne No fewer than 120 golfers are set to participate in the maiden TopFX Golf Tournament scheduled to tee off on Saturday at the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament, billed for the 18-hole course at theContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Africans must stand together to mobilise and efficiently manage the resources required to enhance productivity and create wealth in Africa for Africans. The African Development Bank’s (AfDB), Vice-President and Chief Economist, Kevin Urama, said this in Abuja. Urama spoke at the graduation of inaugural set of theContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Dr Muheeba Dankaka, Executive Chairman, Federal Character Commission (FCC), says the commission will partner stakeholders on the collation of accurate data. Dankaka made this known at a sensitisation workshop organised by the commission on Wednesday in Abuja. The aim of the initiative is to achieving equity, fairnessContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The newly-elected President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Chief Emeka Obegolu, says his administration will ensure infrastructure development and ease of business in the country. Obegolu said this at the 33rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) and inauguration of the newly elected officials ofContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internationally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) on Wednesday donated some relief materials to Keffi Local Government Council to assist Persons of Concern’s host communities. The Federal Commissioner, NCFRMI, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, said during the donation in Nasarawa that the aim was forContinue Reading
By Precious Akutamadu Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers on Thursday signed the state N800 billion 2024 budget into law, barely 24 hours after it was presented to a four-man State House of Assembly for approval. Speaking at the ceremony at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Fubara said that the budgetContinue Reading
Sports By Ahmed Ubandoma Abuja, Dec. 14, 2023 (NAN) Dr James Lalu, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), has charged Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to engage in different sporting activities to boost their mental health. Lalu gave the advice on Thursday in Abuja, when he receivedContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu President Bola Tinubu has described the absence of comprehensive data as the major technology affliction affecting Nigeria’s growth and Africa at large. Tinubu represented by the Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shetima, said this at the Comptroller-General of Custom (CGC) 2023 conference on Thursday in Lagos. The conferenceContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says an improved knowledge of digital finance will help young consumers position themselves for a greater future. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, said this at the 2023 National Young Consumer Contest Awards on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh Network Against Corruption and Human Trafficking (NACAT), has donated cash and food items to the Poorest of the Poor Rehabilitation Center, Anawim Orphanage ahead of the Yuletide. Presenting the cash and food items to the center in Gwagwalada, Mr Samson Tega, Executive Director of NACAT said theContinue Reading
