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Sports stakeholders in Enugu have expressed dismay at the poor performance of Nigeria’s athletes at the just concluded 2024 Paris. Statement made available to newsmen by the Director of Information,Ministry of Sports,Dan Onwuegbuna , Monday said the Chairman Enugu State Tennis Association and former South-East representative, Nigeria Tennis Federation, Professor Gab Agu Gab,described Nigeria’s performance…

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has approved 20,000 dollars each for eligible Bureaux De Change (BDCs) at the rate of N1,580 to a dollar. This was contained in statement issued by the Acting Director,Trade and Exchange Department of CBN, Dr Williams kanaya, at the weekend in Abuja. The statement reads: “This is to inform the…

Katsina State Government says it is ready to support people to assist the security agents in protecting their respective communities against attacks by bandits, kidnappers and other criminals. The State Governor , Dikko Raddah made this known at a Public Engagement, 2025 Citizens’ Budget Participation Process and the launching of a Community Development Programme in…

Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to establish blood collection centres in all  the 774 local government areas of the country including the FCT, to ensure availability of blood during medical emergencies and transfusions. Head, Media and Publicity, National Blood Service Agency (NBSA), Abdullahi Haruna, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. The…

Botswana has declared  half-day public holiday to celebrate its first-ever Olympic gold medal, following athlete Letsile Tebogo’s victory. The gold medal was won at the men’s 200m sprint final at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics.  Botswanan President, Mokgweetsi Masis announced to the nation that he has found it a fitting tribute to Tebogo, “Botswana’s Sensation,”…

African Group at the World Trade Organizations(WTO) has presented a proposal at the General Council ,seeking re-election of Ngozi Olomjo-Iwuala as the Director General of the organization. The Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment,Adebayo Thomas said this in a statement in Abuja. According to him, the proposal is for members…

By James Nweze I read with disbelief and vicarious shame a piece entitled “Unpacking Gburugburu’s Comeback Bid” written by one Dr Ezugwu said to be a criminologist and university lecturer at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England. This is because it is unseemly of a Ph.D holder and a lecturer in UK to exhibit such…

Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ ) Enugu State Council , Comrade Sam Udekwe has commended Enugu State Government led by His Excellency, Dr Peter Mbah, for the good governance in the state, calling on the Government and private sectors to partner the press in discharging it’s duties . Comrade Udekwe in the…

Anambra State Government has apprehended one Ike Okoye in Isuofia for allegedly molesting and engaging in same-s¥x activities with young boys in Isuofia, Aguata local government area of the state. The arrest was carried out through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare in conjunction with the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, OCHA, Brigade. This…

Estate Surveyors and  Valuers in the country have stressed the need for land owners to obtain titles for their lands, saying that doing so, will give value to the lands and build confidence. They also urged Governors  to remove bottlenecks that hinder easy processing of land titles so that land owners could get their lands titled….