The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Saturday, March 1st, 2025 as the first day of Ramadan 1446AH. He said the declaration was based on the sighting of the moon in almost every part of the country earlier on Friday which is the 29th day of the Month of Shaban and thereby signifies March 1st as the first day of Ramadan 1446. “We got the information from Muslim leaders across the country and we accept the sighting of the moon accordingly,” the Sultan said. Abubakar called on the entire Muslim community in the country to start the Ramadan fast…
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By Andrew Abah, ABUJA As part of its commitment to advancing the sports industry, the National Sports Commission (NSC) on Friday inaugurated the board of the E-Sports Federation of Nigeria at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. In his keynote address, NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko emphasized that the federation will strive to compete favorably with contemporaries, while also engaging a new generation of young Nigerians in the rapidly growing esports industry. Addressing the media after the event, NSC Director General Hon. Bukola Olopade highlighted the transformative potential of esports in Nigeria, stating: “Esports will energize and encourage the youth to…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja Amid bitting hunger in Nigeria, the Vice President Kashim Shettima, Friday appealed to the organised private sector (OPS) to scale up investments in Nigeria’s food system. Shettima who is the Chairman, Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit, PFSC, made the call in a special address titled ‘Food Systems Transformation’, at the ‘Strategic Workshop on Agriculture and Food Security’ organised by PFSCU, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, and Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG. Represented by his Special Adviser, General Duties, Dr Aliyu Modibbo, the Vice president said there is the urgent need for the private sector to…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja Stakeholders in the nutrition sector have reaffirmed commitments to advance nutrition in Nigeria in line with the N774 Initiative of the federal government of Nigeria. This affirmation was given at the end of a high-level dialogue on the cost of inaction on malnutrition in Nigeria and N4G commitment making held in Abuja on Thursday. The Stakeholders in a Communique issued at the end of the dialogue, highlighted a myriad of challenges in addressing malnutrition and improving nutrition outcomes in the country which include inadequate funding and budget implementation, weak food systems and poor diet diversity, climate…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has announced that all existing customer service charters by operators in the transport and aviation sectors of the economy are to be reviewed. The review would involve the amendment of the provisions of the various laws and regulatory frameworks on the various conditions under which the operators render services to their customers. A senior official of the Commission said the review became necessary following a series of complaints by members of the public over alleged imposition of several conditions of service by operators in the sectors that infringe…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State will, on Thursday, deliver the 6th yearly lecture of Freedom Online newspaper in Lagos. A statement by the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the online newspaper, Gabriel Akinadewo, says while Fubara is the Special Guest Speaker, former Governor of Ogun State and Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, is the Keynote Speaker of the lecture with the theme: ‘Nigeria’s Socio-Political Challenges: Whose Fault, Leaders or the Led?’ The Chairman of the event is former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George. Other personalities billed to grace the lecture are…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau No fewer than 74 clubs will participate in the states final of the 2025 President Federation Cup, which will hold across the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) this weekend, Prompt News reports. Amongst the clubs that will take part in the 2025 President Federation Cup states final are traditional heavyweights like Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) campaigners, Heartland Football Club that will do battle with a non-league side, Oyisa FC of Ngor Okpalla in the Imo State FA Cup final slated for Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri on Sunday and the interesting encounter…
Binta Shu’aibu, an Abuja-based woman, who is engaged in a legal tussle with the father of her two children, has told a Kano Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Hotoro that her ex-husband is owing her N61, 190, 000.00 million for the children’s upkeep. She told the court that the amount included money for the upkeep of the two children and for their health needs. Her counsel, Barrister Isma’l Ahmad Mu’azu, said his client’s N59 million earlier presented to the court increased after she carefully reviewed the list, which included their school fees, among others. In his submission, counsel to the…
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has called for continuous collaboration between professional associations in the oil and gas industry and government agencies to ensure the sector contributes more effectively to the socio-economic development of Nigeria. Such collaboration could result in investments in research and development that will ensure technological innovations not only in the oil and gas industry but also in other sectors of the economy. SPDC Exploration Manager Gogo Eneyok made the call in Abuja where the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) began its 60th Annual International Conference on February 16-21, with the theme…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja Thirty-three states of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have signed up for the World Bank Subsidiary Loan Agreement (SLA). The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Lydia Shehu Jafiya, disclosed this while declaring open a sensitisation workshop on the States Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) Program held in Abuja on Monday. According to her, at least 28 States got between USD$1 – USD$4 million in Prior Results Disbursements from a total disbursement of USD$68.36 million disbursement of USD$68.36 million recently concluded. The Permanent secretary further stated that presently, arrangements…