Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday, assured that the Federal Government will continue to create an enabling environment to encourage more private sector investments in the agriculture sector. Prof. Osinbajo said this at the formal commissioning of Pandagric Novum Farms, an integrated feed and food manufacturing company in Panda community,…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised political parties preparing for campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections to shun reckless driving during electioneering to avoid casualties. Mr Peter Kibo, the Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Ogun and Lagos State, gave the advice on Tuesday during the Third…
Senate President Ahmad Lawan, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola and his predecessor, Justice Tanko Muhammad are to be conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) . Also to be conferred with the same honour on Tuesday, October 11 in Abuja are the…
Disc Jockey Jimi Shadare aka DJ Jumbo has revealed that the disc jockey business is growing in leaps and bounds because everybody loves music. The international DJ also said that sounds of several genres emanated from Africa. He says: “Africa has a lot of music. Sounds come from Africa –…
Leading Nigerian entertainment practitioners, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe and Funke Kuti have submitted that the Nigerian entertainment industry has grown in leaps and bounds. The two female practitioners made this known to The Nation in a brief chat over the country’s 62nd Independence Day celebration. Anyiam-Osigwe, a filmmaker and founder of the…
Nigeria loses $26billion yearly to gender gap inequality, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has said. The group said data showed that on a per capita basis, gender inequality in earnings could lead to a wealth loss of $23,620 per person globally, leading to an estimated global loss of about $160…
Each time I read of killings by gunmen in the South East, I go into the doldrums. I get mortified by the sheer waste of precious lives, the wantonness, malevolence and viciousness of it all. And I mean killings on both sides. The innocent law enforcement agents, mowed down in…
The NBA has announced the launch of the re-imagined global NBA App, the all-in-one destination for NBA fans of every team. With entirely new personalization features, the NBA App will provide wall-to-wall content from every NBA game and feature social-style vertical video, unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to players and teams, new…
Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has been elected the new President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). He was elected at NFF’s 78th Elective Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital. In the first ballot, Gusau polled 21 votes to finish first ahead of former Ist Vice President Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi who…
From the packed stands to the capacity crowd of the legendary Usman Dantata Polo Ground as well as record 20 team participation, the 2022 Kano international polo tournament truly lived up to its exciting tradition as the single biggest sporting and tourism event in the ancient centre of commerce. From…