By Victor Okoye Festus Porbeni, President of Nigeria Rowing, Canoe and Sailing Federation, has decried the delay of the boats meant for the 1st Olympic Qualifying tournament in the country at the ports. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 1st Canoe Olympic Qualifier is scheduled to holdContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh has underscored the need to regulate sports scouting system in Nigeria in line with international best practices. The minister made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at a meeting with the National President of Prestige Football Academy, UchenduContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman In spite of expectations by stakeholders, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have shelved its bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting for the second time. The meeting, expected to hold on Nov. 20 and Nov. 21, would have been the first to be presided over byContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The acting Manager Director/CEO of Trustfund Pensions Ltd., Mr Uche Ihechere, has underscored the need for adequate awareness creation on pension remittances and operations in order to achieve meaningful growth in the scheme. Ihechere stated this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Continue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Three Nigerian teenagers have been honoured with the Early Achievers Award at the 2023 National Children Leadership Conference for attaining exceptional feat in their respective pursuits. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the teenagers were recognised alongside other Nigerians at the closingContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Environment stakeholders have called for the urgent need to address threat to ocean and aquatic lives, in order to sustain biodiversity in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region. The stakeholders made the call on Monday in Abuja at the ECOWAS Marine Biodiversity of AreasContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Football Stakeholders have called for the immediate sack of Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro following the team’s second consecutive draw in the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles on Sunday, recorded a second consecutive draw after strugglingContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE), a civil society organisation, has called on Amotekun operatives to respect human rights in the discharge of their duties. Mr Rafiu Lawal, the Executive Director of the conflict-prevention and peace building organisation, said this in a statement in Abuja. Lawal saidContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Mr Bamidele Salam, Founder and President of Children of Africa Leadership and Values Development Initiative(CALDEV) has called for a strong national education system to address problems of out-of-school children. Salam made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelineContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) says Nigeria possesses the population of skilled youths capable of providing technical assistance to African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries. The Director-General of DTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub disclosed this on Saturday in a statement issued by Mr Nkem Anyata-Lafia,Continue Reading
