By Victor Nwachukwu The Ikukuoma Sports Development Foundation and the management of the Nationwide League One (NLO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the ponsorship of the Super 16 Cup championship. The MoU was signed in Owerri for sponsorship the tournament slated to hold in Owerri in SeptemberContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Federal Government has urged the country’s women’s national basketball team D’Tigress to shun drug addiction and other forms of social vices for them to enjoy the benefits of winning the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Tournament. Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Sports and YouthContinue Reading
By Mohammed Tijjani No fewer than 294 Army Officers on Sunday commenced a week long Senior Staff Course Qualifying Examination, holding at Jaji Military Cantonment, Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the examination is being conducted by the Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).Continue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has ordered the immediate suspension of Mrs Adenike Adekanbi, General Manager, Lagos State Infrastructure and Asset Management Agency (LASIAMA). Mr Olumide Sogunle, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The governorContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha Sen. Ikechukwu Abana, Chairman, Lifebridge Diagnostic Medical Centre, Abuja said on Sunday that he would continue to use the facility to impact positively on the lives of Nigerians. Abana said this in Abuja at the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the medical centre, which he describedContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Ministry of Health has urged citizens to enable breastfeeding by supporting working parents with conducive workspaces to improve health of the baby and address malnutrition. Ms Patricia Deworitshe, Director, Media and Public Relations in the ministry, made the call in a statement in Abuja aheadContinue Reading
By Babatunde Ogunrinde D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women national basketball team, on Sunday in Kigali, Rwanda advanced into the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2023 AfroBasket Championship after defeating their Egyptian foes 83-65. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian team were in their usual devastating form in theContinue Reading
By Esenvosa Izah The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) on Sunday said there was urgent need to protect the objectives of sustainable enterprise, decent work and national development. NECA’s Director-General, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, said this in a statement, in view of the proposed Aug. 2, protest by the NigeriaContinue Reading
By Oladele Eniola The Managing Director, Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr Tayib Odunowo, says the ongoing Multilateration (MLAT) surveillance project carried out in the Niger Delta region is 90% completed. Odunowo said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the 27thContinue Reading
By Ephraims Sheyin The rising number of people dying from snakebites across the country has heightened the calls for local production of Anti-Snake Venom (ASV) vaccines, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Reports from across major snakebite treatment centres indicate that the incidences of the attacks have continued toContinue Reading
