By Andrew Abah, ABUJA The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade, has commended Nigeria’s badminton team for their remarkable performance at the All Africa Senior Badminton Championship in Douala, Cameroon. The team secured a third-place finish in the overall medal table, winning one gold and two bronze medals at the prestigious continental event. Hon. Olopade expressed his pride in the team’s resilience and dedication, despite facing an upheaval task. “I followed the team closely throughout the tournament, and I must commend the leadership of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria, the players, and the coaching staff…
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The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC Joint Venture) and the Bayelsa state government inaugurated the Gbaran Biodiversity Action Plan (Gbaran BAP), last week, in which more than 150 people from Taylor Creek Forest Reserve communities have been trained in alternative livelihood skills to reduce exploitation of resources at the forest. The trainees acquired skills in Aquaculture, Bee keeping, Goat rearing, snail and cassava/plantain farming and Grasscutter technology and were given packs to start their businesses. “SPDC is well placed to contribute to the protection of Taylor Creek Forest reserve having successfully implemented similar programmes at Gele-Gele and…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja Nigeria is set to take centre stage in Africa’s economic growth and development as it officially signed an agreement to host the 2025 Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2025) in Abuja, reinforcing the country’s leadership in African trade and economic development. The signing ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Federal Ministry of Finance Headquarters Auditorium, Abuja, with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, representing the Nigerian government. Also present at the ceremony was Afreximbank President, Professor Benedict Oramah, the Minister of Information and National Orientation Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Permanent Secretary…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The Senate has proposed a N10 billion special fund for investor education in the capital market as part of the 2025 budget. According to the Senate, the initiative aims to raise awareness among Nigerians and attract more investors to the market. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Market, Senator Osita Izunaso, made this statement during the Securities and Exchange Commission’s budget defense session in Abuja on Tuesday. Addressing the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, Izunaso said the capital market will play a huge role in the attainment of…
By Ebuka Ukoh “As I reflect on this, I am reminded of the biblical story of the prophet Elijah, who drank from the brook Cherith until it dried up at an earlier instruction. The drying of the brook was not a punishment nor a sign of divine abandonment—it was a call to move, to seek provision in a new place. God who once provided water through the brook also made provision in Zarephath. Could it be that we are being invited to a new instruction?” That’s a fascinating breakthrough: science has once again leapt. Indeed, what God cannot do does…
Organizers of the prestigious Nigeria Pitch Awards are set to name the nominees for the 11th edition of the awards at a press conference scheduled to take place on Thursday, 20th February 2025 in Lagos. Mr. Shina Philips, President of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, made this known in a statement released to the press in Lagos. He stated that the organizers have established a tradition that after the votes are collated by SIAO Partners, a number of sports editors, correspondents and reporters are invited to a conference where the names of those shortlisted for the Awards Ceremony are unveiled. “Voting…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria has imposed a withdrawal fee of between N100 and N600 for every N20,000 worth of interbank ATM withdrawals. Prompt News reports that the new policy eliminates the three free monthly withdrawals that customers enjoy on interbank ATM withdrawals. According to a CBN circular, FPR/DIR/GEN/CIR/001/002 with title, ‘Review of Automated Teller Machine Transaction Fee,’ dated February 10, 2025, the new fees will take effect March 1, 2025. The Apex Bank said, “In response to rising costs and the need to improve the efficiency of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) services in the banking industry,…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The federal government on Tuesday declared that the absence of a robust Monitoring & Evaluation framework has often resulted in inefficiencies, duplication of effort, and missed opportunities for impactful development. The permanent secretary in the federal ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Dr Emeka Vitalis Obi disclosed this at a stakeholders engagement to revise the M&E policy framework in alignment with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the present administration held in Abuja. According to him, the Federal Executive Council approved the National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy in August 2022, and a national dialogue on the policy…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Despite the recent crackdown on infrastructure vandals and criminal gangs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by the security agencies, including the Nigerian Police, Military, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC), who have been conducting clearance operations to rid Abuja of the activities of the scavengers popularly called (Baban Bola), the stealing of the metal cover of manholes in the metropolis are still an everyday occurrence. FCT Police Commissioner, Mr. Olatunji Rilwan Disu has recently assured residents of improved security in Abuja, following intensified operations against infrastructure vandals, criminal gangs, and bandits…
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has called to camp 30 players as Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, prepare for a two-match tour of Egypt later this month. Team Administrator, Aliyu Lawal Ibrahim informed thenff.com that the seven-time African champions will clash with their Egyptian counterparts in Cairo, capital of Egypt in friendly matches that have been scheduled for 25th and 27th February. This year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations will be staged in Cote d’Ivoire, 26th April – 18th May, with the four top-placed finishers qualifying to represent the continent at the FIFA U20 World…