Tanzania’s national under-17 women team, the Serengeti Girls, are camping in England ahead of the 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup scheduled for next month in India. The team being handled by Bakari Shime traveled to England on Sunday ahead of their training camp which started on Tuesday in Southampton. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tanzania, Morocco and Nigeria have qualified to represent Africa at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup slated for Oct. 11 to Oct. 30 in India. Shime said while the team has been preparing for some months now, training in Southampton would provide…
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Inspiring confidence during an era of low morale, potential future global damaging economic recession and failing organisational models have been identified among challenges facing organisations in Africa, Asia and Western Europe. These threats are fallouts of the COVID-19 and Russia-Ukraine crises. Their possible panaceas will be addressed by TEXEM UK at its programme coming up from Nov. 21 to Nov. 24 in Birmingham. TEXEM’s Director of Special Projects, Caroline Lucas, in a statement on the firm’s website, says the Strategic Leadership for Success in Volatile Times programme aims to equip leaders with the skills to deal with the uncertainty that…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has appointed former Senate President Bukola Saraki and six others as Special Advisers in his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign team. Abubakar said this in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe in Abuja on Monday, saying that the appointments were aimed at strengthening the team. “Saraki is appointed as Special Envoy to the PDP presidential candidate, while Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim is appointed as Special Adviser. “Others appointed as Special Advisers are Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau; former Gov. Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun and Sen. Ehigie Uzamere. “Former PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored the national grid after it’s partial collapse on Monday. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs made this known in a statement in Abuja. Mbah said that the national grid experienced partial system disturbance at about 10.51am, as result of sudden drop in system frequency, which created system instability. She said that the restoration of the affected grid commenced immediately at 11.55am with Osogbo/Ihovbor, followed by Jebba/Osogbo, Kainji/Jebba, Benin/Onitsha, Shiroro/Kaduna, Shiroro/Katampe and Alaoji/Ikot-Ekpene. Others are Lokoja/Gwagwalada, Odukpani/Ikot Ekpene, Benin/Omotosho, Oke-Aro/Ikeja west, Egbin/Oke-Aro and Kaduna/Kano. She said the grid restoration…
To monitor and safeguard the sanctity of the Abuja Master Plan and ensure sanity in the development of the satellite towns in the Federal Capital Territory, the FCT Executive Committee (EXCO) has approved the establishment of ‘FCT Regional Development Offices’ in the six Area Councils. A statement by Director, Information & Communication, FCT, Muhammad Hazat Sule, said on Monday. He said this was one of the highpoints of the decisions taken at the 10th Meeting of the FCT EXCO on Monday in Gwarimpa I District, Abuja, which was chaired by the FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello. The EXCO noted…
The 2 Brigade Nigerian Army (NA) in Uyo, says its troops have arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued five victims on Monday. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Capt. Samuel Akari, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Akari said the troops in conjunction with police personnel raided the kidnappers den at Abia Palm in Epe community, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. “The raid and rescue operation was carried out based on credible information on the hide out of the kidnapping syndicate at Abia Palm. “During…
The momentum has continued to rise for the sixth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) as more corporate partners have lent their support for the event scheduled for Thursday, October 6 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos. The chairman, 2022 Conference Committee, Mr. Ken Ugbechie revealed on Monday that the latest partners comprised Delta State and Lagos State, in addition to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Chevron Nigeria Limited, and Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). A press statement by GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Remmy Nweke, also quoted Ugbechie as saying that others are the Central Bank…
From Harry Awurumibe, Lagos Apparently aware of the grave danger fake news can pose in an election year, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has cautioned the media to adhere strictly to its professional and ethical standards of objective and factual reporting. This is even as he said that the Commission is conscious of the critical role of the media in Nigeria’s political and electoral process, adding that he believes that democracy will only grow and flourish through adherence by the media to the tenets of journalism profession. The INEC Chairman made stated this in…
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has convicted and sentenced sixty-six, 66, internet fraudsters to various jail terms, ranging from two weeks, four months, and six months of community service to ten months imprisonment. The convicts were prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and arraigned before Justices Olusola Adetujoye, Bayo Taiwo and Ladiran Akintola on separate one- count charge, bordering on cyber crimes, between Monday, September 5, 2022 and Wednesday, September 21, 2022. The convicts are: Lawal Ismaila Adebola, Dazumi Azeez Jayeola, Morakinyo Abiodun Michael, Kehinde Samuel Olatunbosun, Yusuf Olawale…
The National Universities Commission, on behalf of the Federal Government, Monday afternoon, withdrew its circular which ordered vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and governing councils to re-open federal universities. Earlier in the day, a circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 was addressed to all vice-chancellors; pro-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities ordering them to re-open universities. But , THE PUNCH reports that in another circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/136, which was also signed by the Director, Finance and Account of the NUC, Sam Onazi, the commission withdrew the order. Though it did not explain why. The letter tagged, “withdrawal of circular NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 dated September 23,…