By Salisu Sani-Idris The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has concluded the inbound flights of Nigerian pilgrims with 298 from Kaduna State, one from Bauchi State and 16 officials of the commission. The Chairman of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, made this known in a statement by the commission’s DeputyContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Undiandeye, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria has given terrorists, bandits and other agents of destabilisation a bloody nose in various offensive operations. Undiandeye said this at the Accreditation of 10 Allied Defence Attaches and Advisers deployed to NigeriaContinue Reading
By Mercy Obojeghren The Federal Government has ordered security agencies to beef up surveillance patrols around the second Niger Bridge and its surroundings to prevent further vandalisation. Mr Mahmuda Mamman, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, disclosed this on Monday in Asaba while inspecting the bridge whichContinue Reading
. By Abigael Joshua Sir James Duddridge (Member of the UK Parliament and former Minister who has served in the cabinet of three Prime Ministers) says that strategic leadership is a compulsory requirement in the present digital age. Duddridge, one of the faculty in the coming executiveContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi Dangote Cement Plc is planning to establish an academy to support the seamless transfer of requisite skills to block makers and artisans in the real estate sector of the economy. Africa’s leading cement manufacturer said the decision was informed by the menace of buildingContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Team Nigeria on Sunday emerged as the overall winner of the maiden African Admiral Porbeni Canoe Race championships in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the championships which also served as an Olympics pre-qualifier event began on Thursday ended on Sunday at the JabiContinue 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
