Kano: 8,000 People to Benefit From NYSC Medical Outreach
The Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kano state, Ladan Baba, says about 8,000 people will benefit from the scheme’s medical outreach across the state. The Coordinator made this known on Tuesday while launching the medical outreach at Rugar Duka community in Kura Local Government Area of the state. According to him, 2,000 people […]
FG Boosts Power Supply in Abia
According to Vangard, the Federal Government yesterday, announced that it has added 40 megawatts mobile power transformer to the 132/33KV to Ohiya Transmission sub-station in Umuahia, as part of its effort to improve power supply in Abia State. It also said that the transformer in Aba transmission sub-station was equally boosted with 60 MVA transformers. […]
Electronic Voting Will Not Be Used In 2019 – INEC
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says electronic voting will not be used in 2019. Prof. Yakubu said this in Abuja on Wednesday at the end opening of a three-day International Conference of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) in West and Southern African countries in Abuja with the theme “Opportunities and […]
Dwayne Johnson Plays ‘Davis Okoye’ In His Upcoming Movie, ‘Rampage’
In the science fiction monster movie, Rampage, Dwayne Johnson will be playing a character named Davis Okoye, a primatologist who is Nigerian by adoption. Directed by Brad Peyton — the man behind 2015’s San Andreas — Rampage follows Davis Okoye, who must team up with George, a gorilla-turned-raging-creature after a rogue experiment, in order to stop an invasion of giant […]
The Federal Government Has Announced a Plan to Unveil a List of President Buhari’s Achievements
The president ended months of speculation when he officially announced his intention to seek re-election next year during a meeting with the National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, April 9, 2018. In a statement signed by the president’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, on Thursday, April 12, 2018, there’s a plan in place […]
Nigeria Women’s Premier League: Sunshine Queens Win Rivers Angels
Sunshine Queens defeated Abia Angels 3-1 in the Nigeria Women’s Premier League on Wednesday at the Ondo Sport Complex, Akure as the new season began, Completesportsnigeria.com reports. Patience Abgokadi handed the home side the lead three minutes into the game before Precious Vincent doubled the lead in the 15th minute. Abia Angels’ Favour Samuel reduced […]
‘Team Nigeria’ worried Over Okagbare Not Running 100m, 200m at Commonwealth Games
Following Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor’s decision not to compete in the usual 100m and 200m at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, some top officials at the Sports Ministry are worried. Okagbare who recently shattered the 22.07 seconds African 200m record set by Mary Onyali registered for only the 4x100m relay and not the usual 100m, […]
Police Discovers and Destroys Arms-making Factory in Ebonyi
According to Daily Post, Ebonyi State Police command on Wednesday reported that it discovered and wrecked an arms-making factory in the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP, Titus Lamorde said that the operation was in respect to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris’ directive to all Commands CPs and other police formations to mop […]
el-Rufai Needs $95bn to Address Infrastructure Challenges in Kaduna
Governor Nasir el-Rufai has stated that his State, Kaduna, needs $95.5 billion to address the state’s infrastructure needs for the next 30 years. He said this at the third edition of the Kaduna Investment Forum. The governor boasted that his government had attracted investments into the state in the last two years, 79 percent of […]
The NUJ Praise Aregbesola For Providing Functional Education
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described the schools constructed across Osun state as the best in the Southwest. They praised Governor Rauf Aregbesola for his determination to provide functional education. The National Vice Chairman of NUJ in the zone, Mr Cosmas Oni, during a tour of projects executed by the Governor, with delegtes […]
Ekiti Gubernatorial Election Date Announced
INEC has released the election notice for the gubernatorial election in Ekiti State which the commissioner said was in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Law. The election has been set to hold on Saturday, July 1 2018. The electoral body went ahead to disclose that 500,000 Permanent Voters’ Cards […]
A Committee Has Been Inducted to Review 120 Safety Recommendations, Implementation by Airlines, Others
A special aviation 10-man committee has began to review 120 safety recommendations and their application by airlines, regulators and aircraft manufacturers. The committee was picked from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) and the Ministry of Transport. The AIB, from investing accidents between 2007 and 2017 has been able to issue […]
Nigeria colours the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Team Nigeria brightened up the place with the national colours, green and white during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast. 90 athletes will represent Nigeria in Australia and will compete in nine events including athletics, basketball, wrestling, weightlifting, boxing, table tennis, special sports and gymnastics. […]
Fresh Hope For Economy As CBN’s Policy Committee Resumes Meeting
The nation’s economy may be exiting a six-month apathy and cautious mode imposed on it by the standoff between the federal legislature and the executive, as the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will be ready today. President Muhammadu Buhari had in November 2017 sent a list […]
The Naira Current Value in the Market
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian currency lost 20 kobo from N361 earlier traded before the Easter break. The naira also closed at N508 and N444 respectively against the Pound Sterling and the Euro. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the naira traded at N362 to the dollar, Central Bank […]
Chimamanda, First Woman to Be on the Cover of PORT Magazine
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the latest cover star for the new issue of PORT Magazine and she is the first woman ever to appear on the cover of PORT, which was launched in 2011 as ‘the magazine for men’. The cover story for the biannual style magazine was written by Catherine Lacey, and photos were taken by Mamadi Doumbouya. The new […]