President Muhammadu Buhari has approved National Honours and cash reward of N200 million for Team Nigeria contingents to the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Athletics championships. The president stated this at a presidential reception in honour of the athletes on Thursday in Abuja, He expressed the commitment of his Government to rewarding excellence, no less for members of Team Nigeria who ignited the spirit of victory in the nation through stellar performances at international competitions. While congratulating all the awardees and recipients, the president expressed confidence that this would spur them to greater heights. The president, who described the athletes…
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The President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke has said that the union is wiling to end its seven-month old strike. Osodeke, however, said this could only be achieved if concrete agreements were reached with the Federal Government. Osodeke gave the assurance in Abuja on Thursday at a National Town Hall Meeting on Tertiary Education tagged: ‘ The Locked Gates of our Citadels -A National Emergency.’ Recall that the union embarked on industrial action on Feb.14, making it over seven months since public universities across the country were closed down. The Federal Government recently sued ASUU at the…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, and President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick from conducting the NFF executive election scheduled for Sept. 30 in Edo. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on an ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the claimants, Celsus Ukpong, ordered the the minister, Mr Pinnik or any person, acting on their instruction, to maintain a status quo pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction. “Counsel for the claimants informed the court that the defendants are taking action that will adversely affect…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has called for the establishment of more traffic safety advocacy clubs’ in both public and private schools. The General Manager, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, made the call on Thursday, during an interactive session with students of Dee-Gee Secondary School, Ebute Metta, Lagos, who paid him a courtesy visit in commemoration of his first 365 days in office. The Director, Public Affairs Unit of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement on the visit, said the establishment of more of the clubs was part of efforts geared towards improving traffic management across the state. He said…
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Dr Mohammad Abubakar, on Thursday said the agriculture sector contributed 23 per cent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP) in first half of 2022. Abubakar stated this in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 45th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD) in Jos The minister said the figure was from National Bureau of Statistics recent report. According to him, the report indicated that the sector topped the chart in a survey of seven sectors identified to have contributed to Nigeria’s economy in the…
Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Thursday staged a protest on the Gbongan-Ibadan expressway, resulting in a gridlock. The students, who were chanting solidarity songs, decried the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The peaceful protest, however, led to traffic jams, which left motorists and passengers stranded. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), NANS National Vice President for External Affairs, Akinteye Afeez, said the protest on the expressway was to let the Federal Government know that students were not happy with the ongoing strike. Afeez, who said that the protest…
By Harry Awurumibe In furtherance to his consultation with critical stakeholders in football in Nigeria and determination to hit the ground running, Dr. Christian Emeruwa has also met with the North East Caucus of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) comprising the State Football Associations (FAs) Chairmamen. The crucial meeting with the crucial stakeholders which took place on Wednesday night at John Wood Hotels, Wuse, Abuja had in attendance no fewer than six FA Chairmen from the North East geopolitical zone . They are Chairmen of Borno State FA, Alhaji Babagana Kalli; Chairman of Bauchi FA, Mr. Patrick Pascal; Chairman of…
The board of Kwara U-12 Young Elite Group (YEG) League has signed a sponsorship deal with Mobrimah Foundation and Beyond Creativity media firm. The Chief Operating Officer of the league, Ibrahim Jatto, while signing the deal on Thursday in Ilorin, said the it will go a long way in achieving the core values of the league. “This is a ground breaking deal which signals a new dawn for football development in Kwara and Nigeria. “We are happy to have our sponsors join us in making history as we invest in the future of football in Nigeria,”he said. Also speaking, representative…
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), in Kebbi , has begun geographic mapping of rice production as part of its national strategic products for sustainable export. The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the NEPC, Dr Ezra Yakusak, made this known at an interactive session on rice production in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. He said that the event was not only important, but also critical at this time where the nation was dependent on the non- oil sector to improve the economy. “According to the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), with the current production rate, Nigeria was poised to become…
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja conferred the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on Tobi Amusan, Promptnewsonline.com reports. Amusan recently hit the headlines after winning gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States of America. Amusan also set a new world record in the process. The 25-year-old was the first Nigerian athlete (male or female) to achieve the feat. The Ogun-state born athlete also won gold medal in the same event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Just last week, the successfully defended…