By Nana Musa The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun says Nigeria and the World Bank are working toward strengthening mutually beneficial bilateral relations. Edun said this when he received the World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Ms Anna Bjerde, who was on onContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Hosts Cote d’Ivoire will lock horns with Nigeria in a final showdown of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Abidjan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Cote d’Ivoire booked a ticket to the AFCON final after beating DR Congo 1-0 thanks to Sebastien Haller’sContinue Reading
By Olayinka Owolewa Super Eagles and Chippa United FC goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, has said that criticism motivates and makes him stronger to give his best. Nwabali, who was voted man of the match against South Africa, said this during a post match news conference on Wednesday in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire.Continue Reading
By Sadiq Hussain and Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday issued Certificates of Return to winners of Saturday’s rerun and by-election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presentation was done at a ceremony in INEC headquarters in Abuja. Those who got the certificatesContinue Reading
By Ali Baba-Inuwa Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has promised to prioritise the welfare of workers in the agency. Ali stated this when he received some members of the agency’s Staff Bus Welfare Committee in his office in Abuja. He said that theContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences (NSPS) has advised the Federal Government to invest in creating an enabling environment for research, innovation and education in physical sciences. This is contained in a communique signed by the President of NSPS, Dr Oladiran Abimbola, at the end of itsContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku Mr Augustine Okutu, the Community Health Officer in Ijiraga Community Primary Healthcare Centre, Yala Local Government Area (LGA), says the use of drone is bridging vaccination gap in rural Cross River. He made this known on Monday during a visit by journalists to the facility to ascertainContinue Reading
How granite mining is exposing Kaduna community to health, economic challenges By Mustapha Adamu Yauri, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Malam Ahmed Abubakar, like most residents of the Farakwai Community in Igabi Local Government Area (LGA), Kaduna State, received the granite mining companies in the community with euphoria. Abubakar, popularlyContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Ibrahim, has inaugurated a committee for review of the Nigerian Youth Investment Fund (NYIF). The Head of Press, Public Relations Unit of the ministry, Mrs Maryam Yusuf, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, adding that theContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Dr Yetunde Adeniji, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Home Grown School Feeding, says President Bola Tinubu is passionate about sustaining the programme. She said this when she paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger in Minna, saying the programme hadContinue Reading
