By Ahmed Ubandoma The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) on Monday in Abuja disclosed plans to build recreational centres for senior citizens across six geo-political zones of the country. Dr Emem Omokaro, the Director-General, NSCC made the disclosure at the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a private developer,Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Editorial Department of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has introduced a quarterly birthday celebration for its members of staff to boost their morale. NAN reports that the maiden edition of the birthday celebration for staffers born in the months of January, February and March wasContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Minister of Sports Development, John Owan Enoh, has tasked the Super Falcons of Nigeria to defeat their South African counterparts in the second leg of their Olympic qualifiers on Tuesday in Pretoria. The minister stated this in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media,Continue Reading
By Yahaya Isah The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. This is contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, on Sunday in Abuja. According to her, the MinisterContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society (AIS), an Islamic NGO has called for unity and religious harmony as a catalyst for engendering peace and development of the nation. The organisation made call on Thursday in Abuja at special interfaith Iftar programme (TIIP) which had christian clerics breaking fast withContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh It was a hot Wednesday morning, July 21, 2001, an accident had just occurred in the upscale Mabushi District of Abuja. Accidents occur everywhere in the world, but there is something unique about this one. It sent a top-ranking minister and his beloved bicycle crashing into aContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) says it is collaborating with the Canadian Government on gender-responsive climate change action in Nigeria. Dr Salisu Dahiru, the Director- General of NCCC, communicated this on Friday in Abuja at a one-day workshop to brainstorm on a draft report onContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma Dr Chike Okogwu, founder, Centre for Ability Rehabilitation and Empowerment (CARE), an NGO, has appealed to the Federal Government to establish disability service desk in all domestic and International Airports. Okogwu said the idea was to assist as well as check cases of discrimination against Persons withContinue Reading
Bayer Leverkusen striker, Victor Boniface will be back in the squad for Wednesday’s German Cup semi-final against Fortuna Dusseldorf following a three-month injury absence, coach Xabi Alonso said on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Super Eagles forward underwent surgery on an adductor muscle injury in January after being injured while preparingContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) say they are collaborating on checkmating the glamourisation of crimes in Nigerian films and other video works. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both organisations agreed on the collaborationContinue Reading
