BY OLUFEMI ADEDIRAN The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, has relocated 300 Internally Displaced Persons to the Keffi Resettlement City, Nasarawa State. The Federal Commissioner of the NCFRMI, Aliyu Tijani Ahmed, handed 40 homes to the 40 households that made up the 300 IDPs. Ahmed said the establishment of the city…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday stood by his governing body’s decision to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, while also defending his relationship with Donald Trump. The Gulf kingdom was controversially handed the right to host the World Cup at a FIFA Congress in December despite concerns about its human rights record,…
By Tukur Muntari The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has assured residents of Kano that the Corps operatives will continue to work efficiently in ensuring the safety of lives and property particularly now that the Ramadan fast has begun. This was contained in a statement released by the Command’s…
Goalkeepers who hold on to the ball beyond eight seconds will be punished by conceding a corner from next season after a rule change by football’s lawmakers IFAB. As the rules currently stand, ‘keepers are supposed to be sanctioned with an indirect free-kick if they hold on for more than six seconds. However, the offence…
By Imoleayo Oyedeji The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has blacklisted an Indian firm, Aveo Pharmaceuticals Pvt Limited, over alleged production and importation of dangerous opioid combinations into West Africa, including Nigeria. In a statement signed by its Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on Friday, NAFDAC accused the Indian company of…
Swedish Olympic champion Armand Duplantis broke his own world record on Friday at the All Star Pole Vault in Clermont-Ferrand, France and then promoted another type of record. After securing victory in the competition by clearing a bar at 6.07m, Duplantis then took aim at the world record, raising the bar to 6.27 metres and…
The death toll from the tanker explosion on the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has risen from 21 to 23 as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday that an…
By Ebunoluwa Sessou A delegation of female lawyers under the auspices of Female Lawyers in Politics paid a solidarity visit to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs. Mojisola Meranda, at the Assembly Complex on Tuesday. The group, established in 2018, comprises professional female lawyers who mentor and encourage women in the…
By Gbenga Oloniniran The Lagos State government, through the Office for Disability Affairs, has presented work tools and assistive devices to about 50 civil servants with disabilities in the state. The government also issued cheques of N1.1m each to 11 individuals to procure prosthetics to enhance their independence and productivity. Speaking during the presentation at…
By Donatus Anichukwueze The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its proposed protest over the 50 per cent increase in telecommunication tariff. The decision was taken after the labour union met with the delegation from the Federal government led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Monday. According to a…
