President of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) Khaled El-Salhy has described Aruna Quadri as a good ambassador for putting the continent on the world map with his scintillating performance in Budapest. Quadri was the […]
Gallant Cadet and Junior National Handball teams arrived Nigeria after impressive outing at IHF international trophy challenge in Kosovo Special Assistant to HFN President, Cosmos Chukwuemeka Akisi who disclosed this to newsmen said the national […]
Indian coal miner, Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has set a coal extraction target of 70 million tons for the 2019/20 financial year. The target is 8% higher than coal produced during 2018/19 at 64.4 […]
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) showed strong financial and operational performance with a total income of $285.4 million in 2018. A statement by the bank’s Head of Media, Mr Obi Emekekwue on Sunday in Abuja quoted its President, Prof. […]
Total transactions at the nation’s bourse for the month of February, increased by 54.06 per cent from N122.08 billion recorded in January 2019 to N188.08 billion (about $613.9 million). The NSE said the performance of […]
The Senator-elect from Kwara Central into the 9th Senate, Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, has declared that his performance in the Senate within the next four years, will surpass whatever performance , Senator Bukola Saraki has […]
The recently launched Allianz brand in Nigeria is leaving no stone unturned in seeking a position of dominance in the local insurance market. Apart from triggering an integrated advertising campaign across many traditional and contemporary […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom state, Obong Umana Okon Umana, has said that the poor performance of the incumbent governor, Udom Emmanuel, would stand between him and victory in […]
The dates for the 2019 African Nations Cup finals in Egypt have been moved back by a week, the Confederation of African Football said on Monday. The shift was reportedly to allow players to rest […]
The chairman of the McLaren Group says he has no regrets about the decision to split from engine partner Honda before the 2018 season. Sheikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa of Bahrain admitted it was […]
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said it was organising a quiz competition in conjunction with the Benue state Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (BERWASA) and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) […]
Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to a 20 hour debate to defend his achievements or lack of it. Affirming that debate by proxy should […]
Youngster Oyinlomo Barakat Quadre continued her yearlong impressive showing with a commanding 6-1, 6-0 win over compatriot Osariemen Airhunmwunde to move to the second round of the Lagos Open Tennis International Championship. The teenager, who […]
Cristiano Ronaldo believes he was wrongly overlooked for the Fifa goal of the year award and claims his overhead kick for Real Madrid against Juventus last season was the “most beautiful”. The Portugal international was […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has condemned the activities of fraudsters in the country. The body said these criminal acts were capable of jeopardising the performance of gullible candidates in the ongoing exam for […]
The Police in Bayelsa state, have arrested two taxi drivers, Nathan Ogbara, 33, and Justin Amos, 32, on Sunday for allegedly raping a female dancer. A Police source, who confirmed the arrest, said that the […]
Poised to tackle the menace of illegal miners headlong, the federal government has so far arrested 500 illegal miners and convicted 21. The Deputy Commandant General of the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps, Kelechi Madu, […]
Passing the 2018 Appropriation by the National Assembly has surprisingly been delayed beyond the expectations of Nigerians. JOSHUA EGBODO writes. Raised expectation This was so, more because President Muhammadu Buhari laid the N8.612 trillion aggregate […]
Chairmen and members of reconstituted Plateau state boards and parastatals have been told to stay away from partisan, executive functions as their job is part time. Governor Simon Lalong stated this yesterday while inaugurating […]
Abuja No fewer than 22 players have been shortlisted for a second round of camping ahead of International Cricket Council (ICC) T-20 Sub-Regional Qualifier scheduled to hold from between April 16 and 22, this year […]
Yola Yola, Adamawa state capital, is wearing a new look ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s one day working visit to the state today for the state anti-corruption summit tagged “Performance Based Governance: Transparency, Accountability and […]
Senator Saidu Dansadau, the national Chairman of the Nigerian Rescue Movement, one of the newly registered parties, tells PATRICK ANDREW that the solutions to Nigeria’s political problems neither lie in former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s coalition […]
By Sadiq Abubakar Maiduguri The National Chairman of the National Democratic Liberty Party (NDLP), Alhaji Muhammadu Umaru Maizabura, has called on Nigerians to dump elite oriented parties and join his party for good leadership and […]
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” – Mark Twain’s Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review. You see the Nigerian looks upon Nigeria as a theatre and the […]
Post-graduate students of APUDI Institute for Peace Studies and Social Rehabilitation, University of Abuja, ended their leadership training aimed at equipping them with strategic planning in modern organisations and leadership skills. The training was […]
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