By Donald Iorchir The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has called for the cooperation of motorists to support the commission’s effort in addressing frequent road crashes. FCT sector commander of the commission, Ayuba Wobin, stated this when he paid a visit to road traffic crash victims at Wuse General Hospital, as part of activities marking this year’s United Nations Day Read More
By Donald Iorchir A non-governmental organisation, Divine Inheritance Home, Kiyi, Kuje, Abuja, says it has received increased cases of rejected twins in communities within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja in recent times. Management of the home has therefore appealed to Nigerians to show concern for such babies, mostly attached with myths and misconceptions in their birth. Founder of the Read More
By Abdullahi Muhammad In a bid to ensure wholesome meat consumption in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Agriculture & Rural Development Secretariat has inaugurated a committee on meat haulage for Abuja residents. Secretary of Agriculture & Rural Development Secretariat, Mr. Nzekwe Stanley Ifeanyichukwu, stated that the move was aimed at not only ensuring public health safety of residents Read More
By Donald Iorchir The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, has inaugurated a steering committee on Sickle Cell Support Group (SCG) aimed at creating awareness on the control of the blood disorder condition. Inaugurating the committee at the weekend, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr. Bisalla Ekele, represented by the Chairman Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) of the hospital, Dr. Read More
By Gbenga Isaac Abuja Group A leaders Manchester United face a tricky test when they travel to St. Jakob Park to take on FC Basel. United need just a point to confirm themselves as group winners, while Basel are in need of a win to strengthen their bid for second spot. Basel’s loss to CSKA means they are level Read More
Britain’s two fastest half marathon runners, Sir Mo Farah and Callum Hawkins, will race over the distance in a new event in London on 4 March. Farah set the record in March 2015 when he ran 13.1 miles in 59 minutes 32 seconds, with Hawkins recording a best of 60 minutes in Japan in February. Four-time Olympic champion Farah, 34, Read More
Arsenal can cut down the deficit to Premier League leaders Manchester City and challenge for the title this campaign, midfielder Granit Xhaka has said. Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday leaves them sixth in the league on 22 points while City are 12 points ahead after winning 11 of their opening 12 games, but Xhaka believes Arsenal can Read More
Everton striker Oumar Niasse was yesterday charged with simulation after he won a controversial penalty and could become the first Premier League player to be hit with a retrospective ban. Niasse went down inside the Crystal Palace box on Saturday, with referee Anthony Taylor deeming the Senegal international had been fouled by Eagles defender Scott Dann. Dann himself reacted angrily Read More
Ogene Ifeanyi of FCT will be hoping to become a national champion at the 2017 National Open Championships which kick off yesterday at the Abuja National Stadium. The African Champion said he’s eyes are on the gold medal in the -67kg weight category. Ifeanyi said his ultimate dream is to be a World Karate champion and to be an Olympic Read More
By Gbenga Jolaosho World football governing body FIFA have announced an array of stars who will participate in the Final Draw for the 2018 World Cup in Moscow on 1 December. Big-name ex-footballers Laurent Blanc, Gordon Banks, Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Diego Forlan, Diego Maradona and Carles Puyol will be assisting draw conductor Gary Lineker, who will also be supported by Read More
Captain of the D’Tigress, the 2017 Women FIBA Africa Cup of Nations’ title team, Aisha Mohammed says the latest gesture by the federal government to pay them N17.5m as earlier promised by President Muhammadu Buhari will spur the team to do better in future. Speaking on her team mates’ behalf after receiving the transaction alert of N1m which is her Read More
Former Super Eagles striker Victor Agali will continue to scout for fresh talent for coach Gernot Rohr leading up to the World Cup in Russia, according to media reports. Rohr guided Nigeria to the 2018 World Cup and has told Nice-Matin he will retain Agali for the tournament after he helped out with scouting Nigerian players around the world for Read More
Nigerian table tennis star Olajide Omotayo will battle Turkish player Ibrahim Gunduz and Denis Zholudev from Kazakhstan in group four of the preliminary round of the Spanish Open which serves off later today (Wednesday). He will be up against Gunduz while his second group tie against Zholudev is billed for tomorrow (Thursday) The top players in the 20 groups will Read More
Kaduna State Women’s Cricket team emerged champions in the just concluded national women’s cricket championship organised by the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF). In a keenly contested T30 match against a strong FCT Women’s team, the Kaduna ladies proved they were a strong batting and fielding side by scoring 135 runs in 30 overs while eliminating FCT’s batting in 24 overs, Read More
Stories by Ayoni M. Agbabiaka with agencies National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has threatened to blacklist all Ministries, Departments and Agencies whose sites are running on Generic Top Level Domain (gTLD), other than the .gov.ng. Director – General of NITDA, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, said “.gov.ng domain names are free with no rental or renewal cost attached” so Read More
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate has commenced the verification of about 8,000 pensioners of Delta Steel Company, Aladja and Federal Housing Authority under its Defined Benefit Scheme in three centres across the country . The pensioners are expected at the centres located in Delta state, Lagos and Abuja with relevant documents for verification in other to be included in the Read More
President, IndustriALL Global Union Africa, Comrade Issa Aremu, has urged Nigerian government to stop giving money to non performing privatised electricity distribution companies in the country. While speaking at the 2017 Africa Industrialisation Day in Abuja, Comrade Aremu said the drive for industrialisation of the African continent will amount to nothing without electricity. The union leader further challenged African government Read More
Stories by Moses John The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), has demanded for more funding of the education sector, describing the 7.04 percent allocation of the 2018 budget to the education sector as not good enough. They also described as unacceptable that President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has departed from the culture of giving priority to capital projects at Read More
By Vivian Okejeme Abuja The Court of Ap, challenging the February 29, 2017 judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which ordered the inclusion of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Sen Uche Ekwenife in the scheduled Anambra Central senatorial re-run poll. The Anambra Central senatorial district has been vacant following the nullification of Ekwenife’s election. The Court of Read More
By Bode Olagoke Abuja The federal government has said that it has concluded plans with the Switzerland government for the repatriation of $321 million looted from Nigeria. Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Justice Reforms, Mrs Juliet Ibekaku, revealed this yesterday in Abuja at the conversation on anti-corruption campaign organised by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD). Ibeku Read More
With over 25,000 children reported to have Noma disease in the country, the federal government is collaborating with partners to establish a national control programme with the goal to eradicate the disease from the country. Noma, also known as Ciwon Noma in Hausa, is an infection which eats off the soft tissues of the mouth, face or genitals. The Read More
By Daniel Agbo Makurdi Chairman, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Wanteregh Paul Unongo has called on the federal government to take drastic measures to end the dispute between herdsmen and farmers across the country. Wantaregh Unongo, who made the call yesterday at the monthly stakeholders meeting held in the Benue People’s House, Makurdi, expressed worry over laxity by the federal government Read More
By Musa Umar Bologi Abuja Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has assured oil companies in the Niger Delta region that Nigerian Army would continue to collaborate with other sister services and security agencies to ensure protection of oil installations and national assets in the region. Speaking yesterday at a workshop on security and human rights in Abuja, Buratai Read More
By Ibraheem Musa Kaduna Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna state’s promise to ensure an efficient service delivery in the health sector is not just an empty slogan, but a commitment that was backed with political will. Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan, who made spoke to Blueprint on phone at the weekend, said Read More
By Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Ilorin The 1999 set of the Government Secondary School (GSS), Ilorin, Kwara state, yesterday presented scholarships and certificates of excellence to selected three students of the college. The beneficiaries included Ajibola Muiz, Abdulmalik A. Shaaba and Akanbi Basit Ayomide all in Senior Secondary School class. Presenting the certificates to the benefitting students, the leader of the Read More
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