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  • Buhari names Okoro Delta federal poly pioneer rector

    By Ifunanya | February 8, 2023 | Comments Off on Buhari names Okoro Delta federal poly pioneer rector

    The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) Credit: Adaojo Victor | Facebook The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has approved the appointment of Duke Okoro as the pioneer rector of Federal Polytechnic, Orogun, Delta […]

  • I will revive railways to export oil from North –Atiku

    By Ifunanya | February 8, 2023 | Comments Off on I will revive railways to export oil from North –Atiku

    The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised that if elected in the February 25 polls, he would ensure that the oil wells recently discovered in the north are not […]

  • D’Tigers face tough task as FIBA confirms W’Cup qualifiers

    By Ifunanya | February 8, 2023 | Comments Off on D’Tigers face tough task as FIBA confirms W’Cup qualifiers

    Ahead of the last window of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup African qualifiers later this month in Alexandria and Luanda, the world basketball governing body, FIBA, has confirmed the schedule for the final and […]

  • Lagos to host athletics club series

    By Ifunanya | February 8, 2023 | Comments Off on Lagos to host athletics club series

    Lagos Athletics Association is pioneering the maiden edition of the athletics club series on February 19 at the Yaba College of Technology. According to LASAA chairman Solomon Alao, the tournament is aimed at engaging the […]

  • Cricket: NCF shifts U-17 finals

    By Ifunanya | February 8, 2023 | Comments Off on Cricket: NCF shifts U-17 finals

    The Nigeria Cricket Federation has postponed the 2023 National U-17 Cricket Championship finals initially scheduled to hold between February 15 to 19 in Abuja until further notice. According to a statement signed by the General […]

  • Naira scarcity: Zenith Bank shuts down operation in branches

    By Ifunanya | February 8, 2023 | Comments Off on Naira scarcity: Zenith Bank shuts down operation in branches

    Zenith Bank has closed some of its branches in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and some states of the country due to alleged attacks on its staff and network. NAN correspondent who monitored some of […]

  • PDP faults Buhari’s silence over attempts to assassinate CUPP spokesman

    By Ifunanya | February 8, 2023 | Comments Off on PDP faults Buhari’s silence over attempts to assassinate CUPP spokesman

    The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State on Tuesday raised an alarm that for the third time in less than two months, “there was another bloody attack today” at the residence of the spokesman […]

  • Nigeria may miss female genital mutilation eradication

    By Ifunanya | February 8, 2023 | Comments Off on Nigeria may miss female genital mutilation eradication

    Female Genital Mutilation Nigeria may not meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (target 5.3) UN deadline with the increase in Female Genital Mutilation, a women reproductive rights advocate under the aegis of Ipas Nigeria Health […]

  • CPR improves survival chances, says group

    By Ifunanya | February 8, 2023 | Comments Off on CPR improves survival chances, says group

    A group of healthcare providers, RNZ Global, has emphasised that Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation increases the chances of survival following a cardiac arrest. The co-founder/Director of RNZ Global, Mrs PatriciaSulaiman, disclosed this, according to a statement on […]

  • Poverty aiding spread of neglected tropical diseases – Don

    By Ifunanya | February 8, 2023 | Comments Off on Poverty aiding spread of neglected tropical diseases – Don

    Director, Center for Transdisciplinary Research in Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases at the University of Lagos, Prof. Wellington Oyibo, tells GRACE EDEMA that the state government has important roles to play in the eradication of […]

  • 2023 elections: Vote your conscience, Jega cautions Nigerians

    By Ifunanya | February 8, 2023 | Comments Off on 2023 elections: Vote your conscience, Jega cautions Nigerians

    Prof. Attahiru Jega, Department of Political Science, Bayero University, Kano, on Tuesday cautioned the electorate against voting for candidates with questionable characters during the forthcoming general elections. Mr Jega, a former Chairman of INEC, gave the […]

  • Nigeria records 85% decline in vaccine-derived poliovirus -FG

    By Ifunanya | February 8, 2023 | Comments Off on Nigeria records 85% decline in vaccine-derived poliovirus -FG

    The Federal Government has said the country has recorded a 85 per cent decline in the Circulating Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus Type 2 cases between 2021 to 2022. The Chairman of the Expert Review Committee on […]

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