Tag: NIGERIA
Senate Passes Bill To Scrap Ferma
The Senate has passed the Federal Road Bill which seeks to repeal the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency Act, Federal Highways Act, and the Control...
Technology: Civil Societies Endorse Conduct Of Elections Electronically
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, a coalition of over 70 organisations has insisted that the power to determine the procedure for transmission of...
Afrobasket: Nigeria Alleges Foul Play As D’tigress Beat Cote D’ivoire To...
Nigeria defied all chances, including unfair officiating, to beat Cote d’Ivoire in one of the quarter final matches of the on-going FIBA Afrobasket for...
ICT: Minister Tasks Scientists To Provide Provable Statistics On Nigeria’s Progress...
Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Mohammed Abdullahi, says scientists, researchers and innovators should provide provable statistics on the progress made so...
Healthcare: Ngige Flays Discrepancy In Foreign, Local Workers Payment In Nigeria
The Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige has frowned at the discrepancy in payments of foreign and local workers in parts of the...
Insecurity: Federal Government Has Identified, Blocked Terrorism Financiers – Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami says the Federal Government has blocked terrorism financing in Nigeria.Malami told reporters...
UNGA 76: Buhari Assures World Leaders Of Nigeria’s Efforts To Preserve...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured world leaders that Nigeria had initiated specific actions to tackle and reverse the severe biodiversity loss that was affecting...
Sickle Cell: Senate Passes Bill To Control Disease In Nigeria
The Senate has passed a bill to control and manage sickle cell anaemia, a genetically inherited disease in Nigeria.It was reported that the passage...
Snake Bites: Nigeria Records 20,000 Cases, 2,000 Deaths Annually — Health...
Nigeria has recorded about 15,000 to 20,000 cases of snakebite every year.Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Health Olorunnimbe Mamora announced that out of...
World Peace Day: Foundation Appeals To Bandits, Kidnappers To Ceasefire
The Country Director, Global Peace Foundation Nigeria Reverend John Joseph Hayab has appealed to bandits, kidnappers and terrorists to ceasefire and allow peace to...
2023: We Will Lead Nigeria; We Have Majority Of The Votes...
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has vowed that the north will continue leading Nigeria, arguing that the region has the majority to produce a...
State Of The Polity: Nigeria’s Unity Unshakeable
The Federal Government says in spite of the challenging times the country has gone through over the years, its resolve to remain as one...
CAF Champions League: Rivers’ United Beats Yanga 1-0 To Earn First...
Nigeria’s Rivers United football club on Sunday completed a double win over Young Africans of Tanzania, to earn a place in the first round...
FIFA: Infantino Reveals How Nigeria Can Host Competitions
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has revealed how Nigeria can be made a destination for top Grade A football matches and FIFA competitions. Infantino on...
Covid-19: Nigeria Records 601 New Cases, Seven More Deaths
Nigeria has recorded 601 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths from the virus.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed in its COVID...
Guinea: Nigeria Determined To Ensure Prompt Return Of Democratic Rule –...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is determined to ensure a prompt return of democratic rule to Guinea after the recent military coup.According to...
Latest FIFA Ranking: Nigeria Remains 34th In The World, Fifth In...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria remained 34th in the world and fifth in Africa in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.The Nigerian male team had...
Policing: IGP Alkali Admits Shortage Of Personnel, Aims At Recruiting 60,000...
The Nigeria Police Force will recruit 60,000 personnel into the Force over the next six years.Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba Alkali, disclosed this...
Security Challenges: 1m Children Afraid To Return To School-UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF says school attacks and student kidnapping in parts of Nigeria have infused fear among communities stopping about one...
Insecurity: Nigeria-Russia Defence Cooperation, Satisfactory Deal – Magashi
The Minister of Defence Bashir Magashi has described the defence cooperation between Nigeria and Russia as satisfactory deal and rule out procurement of obsolete...
