By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has urged the Super Falcons to continue to be worthy ambassadors of Nigeria in their quest to conquer the FIFA Women World Cup. The Super Falcons are in Australia and New Zealand for the 2023 world cup and would be playing Australia in theirContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu said that an ECOWAS mission has been sent to the Niger Republic to intercede in the attempted coup in the country. The president spoke after a meeting with Benin Republic President Patrice Talon at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday in Abuja. He said thatContinue Reading
By Temitope Ponle The Federal Government said Diaspora home remittances in 2022 stood at US$ 21.9 billion through official channels. Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said this at the 17th annual National Diaspora Day (NDD), 2023, at the Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. The theme of the dayContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday raised the country’s Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 18.5 per cent to 18.75 per cent. The Acting Governor of the CBN, Mr Folashodun Shonubi made this known on Tuesday, while presenting the communiqueContinue Reading
By Toba Ajayi The Kwara Government has expressed appreciation to the Nigerian Army for her role in the fight against insecurity, insurgency and other related security issues in the country. Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara made the commendation while receiving the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Ibadan, Maj-Gen. ValentineContinue Reading
Ministers By Naomi Sharang President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday, send the much awaited ministerial list to the senate, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele has said. Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) made this known at the launch of a book he wrote titled: “Leadership Through Communication” (Volumes 1and 2). The senate leader saidContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB), has reiterated the need for an integrated approach to address housing deficit in Nigeria and the African continent. The AfDB Director-General, Nigeria Country Department, Lamin Barrow said this at the Annual Africa International Housing Show (AIHS) with the theme, “Beyond Rhetoric toContinue Reading
By Eric James Ochigbo The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has inaugurated an Ad hoc Committee to investigate alleged 9.05 billion dollar-revenue loss from gas flaring in the last one decade in Nigeria. Abbas, at the inauguration of the House ad hoc committee on Gas FlaringContinue Reading
By Polycarp Auta Mrs Martha Paul, a 60-year-old resident of Tudun Wada Community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau, has decried the rising intake of dry gin, popularly known as “Goskolo”, among youths in Plateau. Martha told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Jos thatContinue Reading
By Olawale Alabi The women’s World Cup being hosted by Australia and New Zealand is on track to be the best attended in the competition’s history, world football governing body FIFA has announced. Ticket sales have now exceeded 1.5 million in just five days, a new benchmark for any FIFAContinue Reading
