Wakama Unveils D’Tigress’ Roster For 2025 AfroBasketball Championship

Head coach of Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, Rena Wakama, has announced her final roster of 12 players for the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship in Côte d’Ivoire. The team is aiming to defend their continental title for the fifth consecutive time. The list, made public yesterday, features experienced captain Amy Okonkwo alongside Promise […]

Federal Gov’t Seals 14 Firms For Violating Environmental Laws In FCT

The National Environmental Standard and Regulatory Agency (NESREA) has enforced the closure of fourteen (14) erring facilities across various sectors within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Director General/CEO of NESREA, Professor Innocent Barikor, after the exercise in Abuja told journalists that notices of violation had been issued to the concerned facilities detailing specific breaches observed […]

TETFund Trains 50 Youth, Women In Broiler Chicken Production

Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) through its Centre of Excellence for Integrated Farming Systems at the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, has commenced a five-day training for 50 youth and women on broiler chicken production. At the flag-off ceremony yesterday, the director of TETFundCentre of Excellence Dr. Abdullahi Muhammad, explained that the initiative aimed to equip the […]

Rubella, Measles Vaccination: Kwara First Lady Sensitizes LG Chairmen’s Spouses

The chairperson of the Nigeria’s Governors’ Spouses Forum and wife of Kwara State governor, Amb. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, on Tuesday held a sensitization programme for the spouses of the local government chairmen in the state on the introduction of measles and rubella vaccines. At the event held at the Government Banquet hall, Ilorin, the state capital, […]

AbdulRazaq Hosts Leaders Of Ansar-ud-Deen, Restates Commitment To Educational Development

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has restated the commitment of his administration to continue to provide basic school infrastructure and develop the education sector of the state. The governor identified funding as a major impediment for the smooth running of Nigerian universities, a reason why he said his government is supporting medical education within the […]

Marist College To Represent Nigeria At Global SAGE Contest In Georgia

Students of Marist Bicentenary College, Ngor Okpala, Imo State, have earned the honour of representing Nigeria at the upcoming Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) Global Competition in Georgia, thanks to their pioneering project aimed at tackling malnutrition and vitamin A deficiency. Their innovation, named SAPA Drip, is a nutrient-rich food solution derived […]

FAO Names Gadain As New Representative In Nigeria, ECOWAS

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations director-general, QU Dongyu, has appointed Dr Hussein Gadain as his new representative in Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Gadain, who replaced Koffy Dominique Kouacou, brings over 30 years of experience in natural resource management, food security, and agricultural development in Africa […]