3 h. ago Bayelsa, Kaduna To Host 2028, 2030 National Sports Festivals

By AFFA ACHO, Abuja In what will go down as another milestone for the Country’s Sports development, the National Sports commission, NSC, has secured host states for the 2028 and 2030 National Sports Festivals. According to a statement signed by Dr. Kehinde Ajayi, Director, Press National Sports Commission, (NSC), the 2028 Games will be held […]

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3 h. ago Guinness Set To Deliver Premier League Spectacle With “Match Day Epic” In Abuja

Football Fans Gear Up for a Front-Row Experience of Live Action, Music, and Community Spirit at Papiees Meatro Guinness Nigeria, the Official Beer of the Premier League, is set to electrify the capital city with the Abuja edition of its acclaimed Guinness Match Day Epic. The event is scheduled for Sunday, 30th November 2025, at […]

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3 h. ago All FCT Sport Association Appoint Okolo As Chief Coordinator

All Federal Capital Territory Sports Association (AFSA), has appointed Dr.Jim Chimezie Okolo as Chief Coordinator,a decision that marks a turning point in the drive to strengthen sports development in the FCT. The appointment was endorsed by HRM, Eze Sir Ifeanyi Eke, President of AFSA, and Mr. Agbor Clinton Ayuk, Director-General of AFSA, who entrusted him […]

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3 h. ago Caverton Partners Shenzhen University To Boost Nigeria’s Drone Devt, Standards

Caverton Offshore Support Group has entered a strategic partnership with Shenzhen University of Information Technology (SUIT) of China to advance drone research, development, and production in Nigeria. The collaboration, marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aims to drive technology innovation in the Nigerian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) sector, focusing on meeting […]

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3 h. ago Enterprise Development Centre, FastCredit Sign N2bn Credit Access For MSMEs

The Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of Pan-Atlantic University has partnered Fast Credit to launch a N2 billion single-digit financing scheme aimed at empowering micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. This is in the face of mounting challenges faced by small businesses struggling under high-interest loans in the country. Speaking at the unveiling […]

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3 h. ago Insecurity: Nigerians Free To Seek Help From Outside The Country Of Tinubu Govt. Can’t Secure Them — OBJ

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Nigerians owe no one an apology for seeking assistance from the international community to tackle the country’s persistent insecurity. Speaking on Friday night at the ongoing Plateau Unity Christmas Carols and Praise Festival in Jos, the former president stressed that lives are being lost daily regardless of religion, ethnicity, […] The post Insecurity: Nigerians Free To Seek Help From Outside The Country Of Tinubu Govt. Can’t Secure Them — OBJ appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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4 h. ago Taraba Govt Declares State Of Emergency On Infrastructure, Human Services

Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has declared a state of emergency on infrastructural development and human services. In a  press statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Barr. Gebon Timothy Kataps, and made available to  LEADERSHIP Weekend in Jalingo, announced the constitution of a 13-man Implementation Committee to realise the state’s […]

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4 h. ago (VIDEO) Obasanjo to Tinubu: Why are we negotiating with bandits?

According to him, Nigerians are at liberty to seek help from the international community if their own government fails in its core responsibility.

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7 h. ago Nigeria Air Show Will Stimulate Foreign Direct Investment — Keyamo

Minister of aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo, says the first Nigeria International Air Show slated for Abuja next week would attract direct foreign investments to the country. The minister, who stated this when he inspected the venue and preparedness of the event yesterday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), said the target of […]

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8 h. ago Fear Of Bandit Attacks Forces Local Government Workers Out Of Duty Posts

Renewed surge in bandit attacks in rural communities across the country has forced hundreds of local government workers to abandon their duty posts. LEADERSHIP Weekend learnt that primary schools, health centres and community development offices in several remote locations have been hit hardest, with entire staff abandoning their posts in communities repeatedly targeted by gunmen. […]

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11 h. ago Kwara South suffers banditry because govt has abandoned its responsibility — Prof Omotosho, President, Kwara indigenes

Professor James Sunday Omotosho is the president of the Association of Kwara-Ekiti Indigenes. In this interview with BIOLA AZEEZ, the community leader talked on insecurity in the land and possible measures to curtail it.  Excerpts: How did we get here talking of the pervading insecurity in the land? I am not a politician, but I […]

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11 h. ago ‘Money can open doors, but purpose decides which doors you walk through’ — TIBA awardees speak on innovation and resilience

Aderonke Ajibola, finance leader and managing partner of Avava Consulting Services; Adenike Gabriel, creative director of Pearlgifts; and Motolani Oyedeji, business lawyer and managing partner at Danielle Chambers, recently bagged The Iconic Brand Africa (TIBA) Awards. In these interviews by KINGSLEY ALUMONA, they speak about how women can leverage innovation and resilience to scale their […]

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12 h. ago Growing up in underrepresented northern community shaped my poetry — Havfy

Award-winning Havfy poet Hafsat Abdullahi shares how her northern Nigerian upbringing shaped her advocacy and powerful poetry on social justice and women’s Read More: https://punchng.com/growing-up-in-underrepresented-northern-community-shaped-my-poetry-havfy/

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13 h. ago When tension thawed at Makinde’s interface with Circular Road stakeholders

By: Aisha Alimi The atmosphere was tense. Angry-looking residents carrying banners with inscriptions such as “No Corridor”, “We want development but not the Corridor”, and “Don’t render us homeless” formed a defence line facing the section from which they expected the governor to address them. Government officials settled into their seats ahead of his arrival, […]

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13 h. ago AfDB appoints Societe Generale as lead advisor for new synthetic securitisation platform

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Societe Generale as lead advisor for the development and execution of its new read more AfDB appoints Societe Generale as lead advisor for new synthetic securitisation platform

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14 h. ago Obasanjo to Tinubu: Wipe out bandits or we call international community

“We are tired of being killed, and we want the killing of Nigerians, whether they are Christians or Muslims or pagans...

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15 h. ago Late Dahiru Bauchi Was A Colossus, Symbol Of Inclusive Islam — VP Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has charged emerging Islamic scholars across Nigeria and Africa to preserve and propagate the enduring message of tolerance, dialogue, and inclusivity exemplified by the late renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi. He specifically said that the late Tijjaniyya leader’s commitment to dialogue and inclusivity represented the true heritage of Islam […]

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16 h. ago Immigration confirms death of officers in fresh terrorist attack in Kebbi

Confirming the development, Public Relations Officer of NIS, Akinsola Sheriff Akinlabi, condemned the attack and killing of three officers of the Service during the attack.

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17 h. ago “Offer Bandits Amnesty, Money, Like Yar’Adua Gave Niger Delta Militants” – Arewa Leaders Urges Tinubu

Bashir Dalhatu, leader of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has called on the Bola Tinubu government to consider granting amnesty and financial support to Fulani ethnic militias, commonly referred to as bandits, similar to measures provided to Niger Delta militants by late president, Musa Yar’Adua. Speaking on Arise TV, Dalhatu said, “The federal government should […] The post “Offer Bandits Amnesty, Money, Like Yar’Adua Gave Niger Delta Militants” – Arewa Leaders Urges Tinubu appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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19 h. ago FG woos global aviation investors with international airshow

The federal government has announced that the upcoming Nigeria International Airshow will attract global aviation investors to the country, encouraging investments in Nigeria’s aviation industry. After inspecting the event venue at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, stated, “We decided to host this event to […]

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