Tag: NIGERIA
FIBA World Ranking: Nigeria’s D’tigers Remains Africa’s Best
International Basketball Federation, FIBA says Nigeria’s D’Tigers remains the best on the African continent, standing 22 in the world.This is contained in the current...
Challenges: Reps Urge Security Agencies To Enforce Bandits’ Proscription Order
The House of Representatives has called on the Army, the Police and other security agencies to ensure the enforcement of the proscription order as...
Gender Inequality: Nigeria Can’t Progress When Over 50% Of Men Control...
Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, says Nigeria would develop more effectively with gender equality.Tallen spoke on Thursday at an event marking the 2022...
Nigeria To Host 6-Nation Women’s T20 Cricket Tournament In Lagos –...
The Nigeria Cricket Federation NCF says it is hosting a six-nation T20 Invitational Cricket Tournament in Lagos from March 26th to raise female participation...
Adesina Urges Nigeria To Invest In Its Youths For Guaranteed Future
The President, African Development Bank AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, has called for more investments in the youth as they are the future of Nigeria.Adesina said...
FG Moves To Rescue Nigerian Students Still Trapped In Ukraine
The Federal Government has concluded plans to rescue Nigerian students trapped in Sumy, in the north eastern part of Ukraine.Meanwhile, a new batch of...
We’re Going To Make Nigeria Proud In Dr Congo, Flamingoes Coach...
Head coach of the national under-17 women football team, Bankole Olowookere, assured that his team would make the country proud in their match against...
Invasion Of Ukraine: Nigeria, 140 Countries Vote Against Russia, Demand Troops’...
Nigeria and 140 other nations voted against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and demanded the immediate withdrawal of troops from the Eastern European country.The decision...
Nigerian, Egyptian Armed Forces, Major Players In Africa – Defence Chief
The Armed Forces of Nigeria and the Egyptian Armed Forces are major players on the African continent.He spoke as representative of the Chief of...
PIA: Rising Crude Oil Prices Great Opportunity For Nigeria – Buhari
As crude oil prices continue to rise above $100 per barrel, President Muhammadu Buhari said there is no excuse for Nigeria not to reap...
Fuel Imports: $1.04bn Spent By Nigeria In 2021 – CBN
The quantity of foreign exchange used for the importation of petroleum products into Nigeria fell to $1.04bn last year from $1.32bn in 2020, according...
Strenghtening Argriculture: Nigeria Moves To Restore Receding Lakechad Basin
The Nigerian Government says it is focusing on restoring the receding Lake Chad Basin through Agriculture.The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Socialdevelopment,...
NEMA Receives 159 Stranded Nigerians From Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency NEMA received 159 Nigerians stranded from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.Director-General of NEMA, Habib Mustapha,...
Nigeria Remains Africa’s Largest Economy With Over N400bn In GDP
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said Nigeria’s economy remained the largest in Africa with over 400 billion naira in...
Strengthning Bilateral Relations: Nigeria Signs MOU With UK To Tackle Corruption
The Nigerian Government and the Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital,...
Uk, Nigeria Sign MoU To Curb Corruption
The United Kingdom Government said it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU that would enable it to return to Nigeria 210,610 euro compensation...
CVR Update: INEC Records 6m Fresh Registrants
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC says 6 million 82 thousand 639 Nigerians has done fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration...
Buhari Demands Return Of More Nigeria’s Artefacts From Abroad
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to nations, institutions and bodies, both private and public, to return Nigeria’s artefacts in their possession.Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu,...
Diplomatic Ties: British Minister To Visit Nigeria For Security, Economic Partnerships
The United Kingdom’s Minister for Africa, Latin America & Caribbean, Vicky Ford, will visit Nigeria this week in her first visit to the country.According...
Air Crashes: Nigeria Lost 2,038 Lives In 53 Years-AIB
The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, said a total of 2,038 lives were lost to air crashes in Nigeria in the past 53 years.It therefore...
