By Olawale Alabi Team Nigeria’s 4×100 metres relay teams on Thursday in Paris recorded season best times in their respective races but still failed to advance at the 2024 Olympic Games. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both teams failed to qualify for the next round in theirContinue Reading
Embargo By Ehigimetor Igbaugba Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has lifted the 25-year embargo on employment into the State civil service. Dr Erasmus Ekpang, Commissioner for Information, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Wednesday. While noting thatContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has faulted former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s statement warning security agencies against using lethal force against looters and arsonists. Onanuga, in a statement on Tuesday, said that Atiku’s tweeted message was absurd:. Atiku had warned securityContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Ayudantes Empowerment Initiative (AEI) an NGO has called on Nigerians to put an end to the ongoing nationwide protest to avoid pushing the nation to the brink. The Executive Director of AEI, Mr Amechi Oyema, made the call while briefing newsmen on the security implications of theContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Agora Policy, an Abuja-based think tank, in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, has called for enhanced accountability, democracy, and good governance in Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). This was the thrust at a Policy Dialogue on Enthroning Accountability in Local Governance in Nigeria in Abuja. MrContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed security agencies to crack down on those flying Russian flag in the country. Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, said this while briefing State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting. He said the service chiefs briefed theContinue Reading
By Peter Amine The coalition that led the nationwide protest in Jos has suspended its street protests for two days to give room for dialogue with relevant stakeholders. The coalition spokesperson, Mr Enoch Vilret, who announced the suspension while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Jos, said that the suspension wasContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the #Endbadgovernance protesters to sheath their swords and embrace dialogue. Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, Director-General/Chief Executive of NECA made the appeal in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, following a national address by President Bola Tinubu. Oyerinde condemned the unfortunateContinue Reading
By Alex Enebeli The Enugu State Government has approved N183 billion for the construction of additional 141 roads across Enugu metropolis and 20 rural roads in the three Senatorial Districts. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of theContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, made history by qualifying for the quarter-final of the basketball event in the ongoing Paris Olympic Games. The African champions defeated fifth-ranked Canada 79-70 in the last Group B game at the Paris 2024 Olympics in France on Sunday. RenaContinue Reading
