By Segun Giwa Former Chairman, Ondo Football Association (FA), Dele Ogungbemi, has said football competition among secondary schools in Okeigbo Community is to identify talents that will represent the community in future competitions. Ogungbemi disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Okeigbo at the finals of the…
No fewer than 7,000 artefacts plundered from Benin Kingdom are expected to be repatriated by Germany to Nigeria not later than October, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. The Permanent Secretary, Amb. Gabriel Aduda, disclosed this at the Inaugural Nigerian Cultural Show exhibiting Nigeria’s diverse cultural heritage, sites and traditional festivals held at the…
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to October 31. This was contained in a joint statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, and the Head, Corporate Communications at Nigeria Identity Management Commission, Mr Kayode Adegoke issued on Saturday. The statement was…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the country’s COVID-19 active cases now stand at 4,180, with majority of the infected people in stable condition. In its verified website on Monday morning, the centre said it registered 216 new COVID-19 cases as of July 25. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum are meeting in Bauchi State today (Monday) to discuss issues affecting the opposition party, insecurity, the current economic crisis as well as pieces of legislation at the National Assembly. The Director-General, PDPGF, C. I. D. Maduabum, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday titled, ‘PDP…
Okechukwu Nnodim, Sami Olatunji, Amarachi Orjiude, Temitayo Jaiyeola, Stephen Agwaibor, Adepeju Adenuga and Juliana Ajayi The cost of food items in Nigeria has been recording significant increases in the past one year. A survey carried out by our correspondents in markets across Lagos, Ogun and Federal Capital Territory showed that staple food commodities have witnessed…
Fidelity Bank has promoted 745 employees following its 2019 and 2020 financial years performance reviews. The promotion is to boost staff’s morale and enhance their efficiency and productivity. In a statement at the weekend, the bank stated that a total of 461 staff members benefited from the 2019 financial year exercise, while 284 staff members…
By Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin Suspended Kwara All Progressives Congress (APC) caretaker Chairman Bashir Bolarinwa has accused the Mai Mala Buni-led national executives of paying lip service to the crisis rocking the party in the State. Bolarinwa spoke with reporters in Ilorin, the state capital on the sideline of Sallah get-together for selected party stakeholders and…
The global economy seems to be booming. This is coming, only a year after COVID-19 triggered deepest recession across the world. Almost all advanced economies will go back to their pre-pandemic per-capita income levels in 2022. In some parts of the world, clearly, the pandemic’s damage is being repaired quickly. Not so in the 74…
