By Muhyideen Jimoh The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has extended the contract of Jose Peseiro, as Super Eagles Head coach. NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the NFF and the Portuguese coach reached an agreement for him to continueContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) said it would deepen collaboration with the Nigerian police to fortify the nation’s lottery sector. The Director-General of the Commission, Mr Lanre Gbajabiamila, was quoted as saying this in a statement issued on Sunday by Mr Magnus Ekechukwu, Deputy Director/Head PublicContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake, says that solid minerals will contribute 50 per cent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Production (GDP). Alake said this during the unveiling of Agenda for Transformation of the Solid Minerals for International Competitiveness and Domestic Prosperity, in AbujaContinue Reading
Jonny Baxter, British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 By Oladele Eniola Nigeria’s exports into the UK from June 2022 to June 2023 were worth 3.3 billion pounds, according to the British DeputyContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday flagged off the distribution of food items for 500,000 vulnerable households in the state to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. Speaking during the exercise at the Lagos State House, Alausa, Ikeja, the governor said thatContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Okunade Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has ordered strict supervision and certification of building construction by relevant government agencies to forestall future building collapse in the state. Oyebanji, represented by Dep. Gov. Monisade Afuye, gave the order on Sunday when he visited the scene of a building collapseContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Abuja, Sept. 3, 2023 (NAN) The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter of the University of Maiduguri Alumni Association has paid the medical bills of 51 patients at the National Hospital, Abuja, to mark the 57th birthday of Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The Chairman of the association, Baba Shettima-Kukawa,Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Nigerian rugby national team, the Black Stallions, have been placed in a dicey pool as the team bids to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games scheduled to hold in Paris, France. The Olympics will hold from July 26 to Aug. 11, 2024 with most of theContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on Sunday called for the conservation of the declining vulture population in Nigeria to prevent extinction and looming epidemic. Mr Oladapo Soneye, Communications Manager, NCF, who made the call in a statement in Lagos, said that vultures are the only species ofContinue Reading
As the crisis in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) rages on, key stakeholders of the group say that Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, its presidential candidate, is in the best position to restore order. Some of them, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that Kwankwaso was theContinue Reading
