By Stephen Benjamin Neurospark FC Coach, Sola Morakinyo, says the club`s target is to secure promotion to the Nigeria National League (NNL) after qualifying for the playoffs stage of the 2026 Nationwide League One (NLO) season. Morakinyo spoke after his team emerged as winners of the Area 10 group inContinue Reading
By David Adeoye Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday in Ibadan, declared his bid to contest the 2027 presidential election under the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Makinde won the Oyo State Governorship Election in 1999 and 2023Continue Reading
By Stephen Benjamin Club officials participating in the ongoing Nationwide League One (NLO) at the Area 3 Football Pitch in Abuja have called for more support for grassroots football development. The officials, who cited funding and welfare challenges affecting teams in the competition, made the call in interviews with theContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., Mr Olusegun Alebiosu, has advised young Nigerians to embrace financial literacy as a tool for fraud prevention, income management and financial security. Alebiosu gave the advice during a Financial Literacy Day programme held atContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Mr Nicolas Forissier, France’s Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, says France is eager to build a win-win partnership with Africa to secure a more reliable future for younger and unborn generations. Forissier spoke on the sidelines of the 2026 Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi,Continue Reading
By Kennedy Sheyin/Ibironke Ariyo The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Malam Shehu Mohammed, says Nigeria is positioned to lead Africa in road safety advancement, collaboration, and integration. Mohammed said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the corpsContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government says more than 1.44 million Nigerians have benefited from the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) nationwide since its inception. The National Project Coordinator of L-PRES, Dr Sanusi Abubakar, disclosed this at the project’s mid-term review meeting. Abubakar said the figure had exceededContinue Reading
Seized illicit drugs by Operatives of the NDLEA By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large consignment of Canadian Loud, a high-potency strain of cannabis, weighing 4,173.5 kilograms with a street value of N10.4billion at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos. A statement byContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) says Nigeria is set to establish a national genomics infrastructure to drive healthcare, agriculture, biotechnology and digital innovation. Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, Director-General of NBRDA, said this in Abuja on Wednesday during a news conference on the National Genomics andContinue Reading
By Oyintutu Oyinkolade/Angela Atabo Vice-President Kashim Shettima says innovative Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) are critical to bridging Nigeria’s housing gap and expanding access to affordable homes. Shettima, represented by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, made this known in Abuja, at the Renewed Hope HousingContinue Reading
