Don’t Bid to host events if you are not ready to issue visas- Nigerian Badminton President blasts Egyptian Embassy

……Set to take their case to the World, Africa Bodies and IOC By Martin Odiete, Abuja The President of the Nigerian Badminton Federation, Francis Orbih is still very bitter over

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Sports Minister places high demand on Committee of Sports Industry Working Group, (SIWG)

By Martin Odiete, Abuja The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has placed a very high demand on the recently inaugurated Steering Committee of the Sports Industry Working

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AfDB set to establish agro processing zone in Nasarawa state, Engineer Sule reveals

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has confirmed that the state has been identified as one of the six states selected by the African Development Bank (AfDB), for the establishment

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Wrestling: Olympic Qualifiers Camp Opens In Yenagoa

The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) will on Monday, 24th February, open camp for the forth-coming Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifiers in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, this is according to the president of

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Rivers Hoopers begin Basketball Africa League against Ferroviario

NBBF President Cup Champions Rivers Hoopers will face Mozambican League champions Ferroviario de Maputo in their opening game of the Basketball Africa League on March 21 in Monastir, Tunisia. Rivers

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DEPOWA DONATES RELIEF MATERIALS TO LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN ABUJA

In fulfilling its institutional humanitarian vision of bringing succor to less privileged persons in the society, the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) has donated relief materials to 157

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SHIPPERS’ COUNCIL, CUSTOMS TO WORK FOR SINGLE-WINDOW PLATFORM

By Martin Odiete, Abuja The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will work together for the introduction of a single-window platform that would enable all regulatory

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Forex Intervention: CBN injects $292.34m, CNY 22.8m into Retail SMIS

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday, February 21, 2020, continued its intervention in the inter-bank foreign exchange market by injecting the sum of $292.34million into the retail Secondary

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How Nasarawa state plans to eradicate hepatitis C in five years time

…….commits N40m to fight scourge Nasarawa State Government has announced a five-year Hepatitis C elimination plan, in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) elimination goal of 2023, aimed at

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Human Rights Commission condemns Attacks on Justice Odili, others

 By Martin Odiete, Abuja   The National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC) has expressed deep concern over recent harassment of judicial officers in the legitimate and constitutional exercise of their functions

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