Some Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) personnel deployed to man Nigeria’s land borders have decried the non-payment of their allowances for two and a half years, leaving them in a deplorable working condition. The personnel claimed that they had been stationed at the borders for over five years, dating ba...
Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo has just broken her World Record in the women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting, becoming the first Para-athlete in history to lift 166kg. It is an improvement from her existing WR of 165kg. She also added a gold medal to the record. It is an incredible performance from Oluwafemiayo who takes Nigeria’s overall tall...
•Team Nigeria’s Onyinyechi Mark Nigeria’s Onyinyechi Mark has shattered the Paralympic record in the women’s 61kg powerlifting category, lifting an astounding 145kg. This remarkable feat surpasses the previous record held by compatriot Lucy Ejike, reports Channels TV. Mark’s performance has all but secured Nigeria’s first gold medal at the Par...
•Forex Nigeria’s Letter of Credit payments in the first seven months of 2024 have dropped by 57.04 per cent to $391.91m compared to $912.35m in the same period of 2023. This is according to the weekly International Payments Data provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria on its website. A Letter of Credit is a […]
•Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said that the Nigerian Army will resist all calls for undemocratic intervention in governance by the Armed Forces of Nigeria, saying it is not poised to lose the new prestige it has painstakingly built in the past 25 years. The […]
•Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has observed that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate on average has been steadily declining since 2014, signalling a downturn in the economic well-being of the average Nigerian. Okonjo-Iweala, speaking at the annual general ...
•Late Maiyegun Nojim Maiyegun, Nigeria’s pioneering Olympic medalist, has died at the age of 84. Maiyegun made history by winning a bronze medal in light-heavyweight boxing at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, a feat that earned him a place in the country’s sporting hall of fame. According to a Facebook post by his acquaintance, Rudolfine Soultan, [&he...
•Kekere-Ekun and Tinubu Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) today by President Bola Tinubu, pending confirmation by the senate. Her appointment follows the retirement of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. She is the second female Justice to hold this esteemed position, reports V...
•PDP BoT Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara (center) meets Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara in Port Harcourt today The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today said Nigeria’s future is lost if the party loses the oil-rich Rivers State. Amid the crisis rocking the Rivers chapter of the party, PDP BoT members visited ...
•Dr. Uche Nworah A renowned media and communication expert, Dr. Uche Nworah, who once held a key role at Glo, one of Nigeria’s leading telecom companies, has in this interview called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency in the telecom sector. Drawing from his extensive experience within the industry, Nworah highlights [&he...
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