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African Athletics Championship: Sports Minister congratulates Team Nigeria for exploits

On: May 4, 2023

By Emmanuel Afonne The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare has commended the Nigerian athletes to the just concluded African Under-18/20 Athletics Championship in Zambia. A statement issued by Toyin Ibitoye, Special Assistance to the Minister on Media, said the athletes won 17 gold, 10 silver and 9Continue Reading

2023 elections: Set aside differences, move forward- Gambari

By: Ismail Abdulaziz

On: May 4, 2023

In: Elections

By George Odok Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has tasked Nigerians to set aside their differences of the just concluded general elections and chart a way forward for nation building. Gambari said this on Thursday in Calabar while delivering the 35th convocation lecture of theContinue Reading

NUPRC boss reaffirms continued support to indigenous oil, gas companies

By: Folashade Adeniran

On: May 4, 2023

In: Oil & Gas

By Yusuf Yunus The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the commission will continue to support indigenous oil companies to grow, especially with the right policies and regulations. Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive, NUPRC Commission, said this on Wednesday when he paid a visit to the exhibition standContinue Reading

Sustainability policies crucial for energy companies operating in Africa- Aduda

By: Folashade Adeniran

On: May 4, 2023

In: Oil & Gas

By Yusuf Yunus Mr Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, says resilience and sustainability policies are crucial for the long-term success of energy companies operating in Africa. Aduda said this at the Africa Energy Forum event on Wednesday in Houston, Texas, United States of America. The News AgencyContinue Reading

Experts suggest ways of tackling unemployment

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: May 4, 2023

In: General News

By Simon Akoje Financial experts have urged the incoming administration to embark on reforms that will enhance the country’s business climate to spur economic growth and tackle rising unemployment. The experts spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Dr Uju Ogubunka, aContinue Reading

Army rescues two more Chibok girls in Borno

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: May 4, 2023

In: Defence/Security

By Hamza Suleiman The Nigerian Army on Thursday said it had rescued two additional girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, nine years after their abduction by Boko Haram in 2014. The Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at theContinue Reading

MT Heroic Idun still in custody, enters plea bargain – Navy

By: isaac aregbesola

On: May 4, 2023

In: General News

By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Navy (NN) says the release of Motor Tanker (MT) Heroic Idun, arrested and prosecuted for criminal offences, would be subject to fulfilment of the plea bargain agreement with the Federal Government. The Director of Information, NN, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, made this known in aContinue Reading

Real estate firm rebrands for efficient service delivery

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: May 4, 2023

In: General News

By Rukayat Moisemhe MKH Group has announced the name change of one of its subsidiaries, MKH Investment Ltd., to MKH Properties Ltd., effective May 1. Dr Hammed Muibi, the Chief Executive Officer, MKH Properties Ltd., confirmed the name change in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading

Punch has taken its Buhari animus to a new low – BMO

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: May 4, 2023

In: Politics

By Ali Baba-Inuwa The Buhari Media Organisation BMO has described Punch newspaper’s editorial on the Buhari years as a skewed and unfair assessment of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The group said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke that the editorial was aContinue Reading

Institute to offer Nigerian students from war-torn Sudan with scholarships

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: May 4, 2023

In: Education

By Victor Okoye The Chartered Institute of Educational Practitioners United Kingdom (CIEPUK), says it will offer 50 per cent scholarships to Nigerian students from war-torn Sudan at the Paul University, Awka, Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the first batch of 376 Nigerian students trapped in Sudan,Continue Reading

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