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The UNICCON Group of Companies has launched its first blockchain technology ‘SmartAfri Labs’, to drive the inclusion of Africans and adopt a specialised technology in the region.The launch held at Uniccon’s Headquarters on Friday in Abuja.The News Age…
The Nigerian Army Veterans have called for a review of the retirement age of serving personnel with a view to maximize the potential of specialists.The veterans made the call on Friday in a communique issued at the end of the First Quarter Year 2023 V…
A Abuja-based Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi has urged all Muslims especially the well-to-do to give more charity to the needy to ease their difficulties in the month of Ramadan.Al-Yolawi, who is the Chief Imam of Nurul Yaqeen Jumma’ah Mosque …
The Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr Solomon Arase, has promised to ensure cordiality in the oversight relationship between the commission and the Nigeria Police Force.Arase gave the assurance while addressing newsmen in his assumption of…
Education News
The Minister of Police Affairs, Dr Muhammad Dingyadi, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Abuja, inaugurated the governing board of the Nigeria Police Academy (POLAC), Wudil, Kano State.Dingyadi said the inauguration had further reaf…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede says all candidates who registered for the 2023 Mock Examination will sit for the exam.Prof. Oloyede also said that JAMB would reschedule the Mock exam to hold …
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF says it’s attention has been drawn to a fraudulent online notification of admission into National Diploma/Higher National Diploma (ND/HND) Nursing Programmes for the 2023/2024 Academic Session at NAF School of Medical Scienc…
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Sports
The organisers of the just concluded Federal Capital Territory, FCT, School Sports Festival have expressed satisfaction with the success recorded during the staging of the event.The multi-sports festival among the selected Secondary Schools in the Nig…
Argentina has submitted a formal bid to host this year’s Under-20 World Cup in place of Indonesia which was stripped of its rights to stage the tournament.The FIFA president, Gianni Infantino disclosed this on Thursday.Argentina was the only country t…
Wing forward Moses Simon utilised a penalty kick for Nigeria’s Super Eagles to defeat Guinea Bissau 1-0 on Monday in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the win helped them to reclaim leadersh…
Three sports journalists based in Abuja on Sunday urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to relieve Jose Peseiro of his Super Eagles Head Coach job before it is too late.They made the call following the Eagles’ 0-1 loss to Guinea Bissau on Friday …
Business News
Nigeria’s Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, has reiterated that her Office will continue to do its best in ensuring that the welfare of workers is given the desired attention.Dr Yemi-Esan stated this at the opening ce…
Entertainment News
An online streaming platform, Spotify, held its 2023 “Stream On” programme, unveiling Features to build career of artistes, podcasters and music creators.The Spotify’s Chief Executive Officer, Daniel EK, during the virtual programme said this was neces…
Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello, the Executive Director of Fame Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Wednesday in Abuja called for equality and better welfare for women athletes in the country.Ogunleye-Bello made the call during the annual foo…
The world governing body of athletics, World Athletics (WA), announced that they will have a female vice-president by the end of the year as part of its gender equality plans for the sport.WA will also have 40 per cent female representation on the Coun…
The National Chairman of Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), Mr Ope Ajayi, on Tuesday said it realised N278 million as ticket sales across cinemas in the month of February, nationwide.The CEAN’s Boss, disclosed this in an interview with th…
The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) said on Tuesday in Abuja that it was partnering with Spain on the internationalisation of African Music.Director-General of the NTDC, Chief Folorunsho Coker, told a news conference that the partnershi…
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