In pursuit of more laurels, the Federal Government has tripled the prize money award for Team Nigeria medalists at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Making the announcement on Tuesday in Tokyo after Wrestler Blessing Oborodudu won Team Nigeria’s second medal of the Games, Director, Federation and Elite Athletes Department (FEAD) of the Youth and Sports Development…
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, as he turns 60 on Aug. 4. The President, in a congratulatory letter released by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday in Abuja, appreciated the economist/banker for his patriotic service to the country at a time of stiff…
Pensioners, under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Pensioners have written a letter of appreciation and commendation to President Muhammadu Buhari, for payment of major part of their backlog entitlements. In the letter signed by Elder Actor Zal, General Secretary of the association, which was made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja…
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Capping years of deliberations, the UN General Assembly on Monday established a new platform to improve the lives of African-descendants, who had suffered racism, racial discrimination and a legacy of enslavement around the globe, for centuries. The 193-member body unanimously adopted a resolution establishing the United Nations Permanent Forum of People of African Descent, a…
Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Kaduna State chapter on Monday distributed rice seedlings, fertilizers and pesticides to benefitting farmers for the 2021 wet planting season. To avoid any unpleasant developments, the Association said it ensured that all the beneficiaries are in areas of the state which are not or less affected by banditry. During…
Kano State Government says its spending N2.5 billion on infrastructural facilities at the Dala Inland Dry Port to boost economic and social activities in the state. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje made the disclosure on Thursday at opening ceremony of the 2021 Gas Sector Stakeholders (AKK) Forum organised by the Gas Aggregation Company Nigeria (GACN). “Kano is…
Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N8.5 billion for ground-breaking research in Medicine and other areas under the National Research Fund (NRF) scheme. Bogoro made the disclosure at a three day workshop for Directors of Research and Development of public universities in Nigeria on Wednesday…
About sixty-six passengers onboard an Air Peace aircraft from Abuja have been successfully evacuated as one of the plane’s tyres bursted while landing at the Ilorin Airport in Kwara State. Also, six crew members disembarked successfully following the incident which occurred at about 10.30 am on Saturday. The B737-500 airplane with registration number 5N-BQR could not…