By Muhyideen Jimoh The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh has hailed the Super Falcons on their successful qualification for the 2024 African Women’s Cup of Nations (WAFCON) slated for Morocco. The minister said the team displayed an impressive level of determination and teamwork, securing vital victories duringContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola French’s Minister of the Interior and Overseas, Laurent Baile has expressed support for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in statement in Abuja on Tuesday said that Baile madeContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday announced the establishment of a Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Bello, in a statement issued in Lokoja by his Media Aide, Oogwu Muhammed, made the declaration during the official kick-off of the Federal Government’s Grant for Vulnerable programme underContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu Sen. Adams Oshiomhole has called on organised Labour to revisit the management of the Contributory Pension Funds. Oshiomhole said this at the 8th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of the Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) on Tuesday in Abuja. The theme of the conferenceContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday announced the arrest of 15 suspects and recovery of 20 stolen vehicles in different parts of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relation Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa in Kano. He said that theContinue Reading
UCH Nurses’ Week: CMD describes nurses as backbone of clinical care By Adewale Owoade The Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, has described nurses as the backbone of clinical care in the world. Otegbayo stated this while declaring open the UCHContinue Reading
…Demands prosecution of perpetrators Abuja: The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as the Shiites, on Tuesday, condemned the killing of scores of Muslim worshippers in Tudun Biri Village, Kaduna State by the Nigerian army. The IMN, in a statement by Sheikh Sidi Munir Mainasara Sokoto, onContinue Reading
Abuja: As part of the effort to eradicate issues of torture in the country, the Federal Government says appropriate measures have been put in place to checkmate lapses in legal and administrative frameworks. Mrs Beatrice Jedy-Agba, the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, madeContinue Reading
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says most departments and units in Nigeria’s public universities are understaffed as a result of teachers leaving for greener pastures. Prof. Ayo Akinwole, Chairman of the University of Ibadan Chapter of ASUU, stated on Tuesday in Ibadan, Oyo State, that Nigeria’s publicContinue Reading
