By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar Kana has stressed the need for school children to be imparted with quality education as the nation’s future depends on it. Speaking at the Grand Finale of the Maiden Edition of the Armed Forces Schools Mathematics Olympiad held in Abuja on Monday, the Permanent Secretary said he was confident that with the right support and environment, “our students will go on to excel in their various fields of studies and contribute towards the development of this great Nation”. According to him, the Mathematics Olympiad is more than just…
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Nigeria moved back to the top of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying pool after Moses Simon’s 30th minute penalty condemned hosts Guinea Bissau to a one-goal defeat on Monday. The Eagles, just as it happened in the first leg in Abuja, created opportunity after good opportunity but failed to get behind goalkeeper Jonas Mendes. Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze could not convert chances in the first half, before Moses Simon made good from six yards to put Nigeria in front for the first time in the fixture. The Djurtus looked dangerous as they did in the first leg…
On Fufore Local Government Area, Binani asked for total cancelation of results from the Local Government Area.
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in its role as a systemically important and market-failure bank for Africa provided a grant of US$350,000 and leveraged on its partnership with the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Nigerian Navy to facilitate the movement of goods using navigable waterways in Nigeria. In this regard, a major milestone in the quest to unlock the huge potentials in transportation on Nigeria’s inland waterways was recorded on Tuesday 16th March 2023 with the unveiling of the Navigational Charts of the Lower River Niger by the Honorable Minister for…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) on the success of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative. In a letter to the NESG, the President also thanked the OGP National steering committee chaired by the Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba and the Chief Operating Officer/ senior fellow, public policy and strategy management of the NESG, Dr Tayo Aduloju for taking the lead in making the OGP a reality. Buhari assured the development partners and the international community who supported the process of developing the…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja As the campaign to create awareness among the youths and further attract them to the capital market gathers momentum, Young Nigerians have been urged to ensure they invest with entities that are registered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Director, Market Development Department of the SEC, Mr. Nestor Ikeagu stated this weekend during the celebration of the Global Money week 2023 enlightenment campaign to School for the Gifted, Gwagwalada, Abuja. Global Money Week (GMW) is an annual global awareness raising campaign on the importance of ensuring that young people from an early age are financially…
On Feb.17, 2018, I noticed this lustful look on Mr Pope Paul and he came to me; he started with a rough play and then bumped on me
The message has, observably, generated a lot of concern among Muslim faithfuls, majority of whom, used to break fast with chilled soft drinks
Antonio Conte’s departure from Tottenham was the 11th in the Premier League in England this term, a record for in-season managerial changes. The Italian’s exit by mutual consent was announced by the club on Sunday evening, with his assistant Cristian Stellini placed in charge until the summer. Here is a look at this season’s departures and how the tally compares to past seasons. August Scott Parker took Bournemouth to promotion last season but did not even see out their first month back in the English Premier League (EPL) after a 9-0 defeat to Liverpool. September A shock UEFA Champions League…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed April 15 for the conduct of outstanding governorship, national and state assembly supplementary elections. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, on Monday in Abuja. He stated that “arising from its meeting held today (Monday), INEC has decided that all outstanding governorship, national and state assembly supplementary elections will take place on Saturday, April 15. “A detailed official statement will follow shortly.”(NAN)