NCC to license telecoms operators to host lotteries on networks
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will soon license telecom companies to host lotteries on their networks Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, said this during the…
Delta Sports Commission committed to maintaining Stephen Keshi Stadium
The Delta Sports Commission says it has put measures in place to maintain and sustain the Stephen Keshi International Stadium, venue of the just-concluded 2018 Africa Senior Athletics Championships in…
ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open: LOC promises strong media coverage
Wahid Enitan-Oshodi, Chairman, Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the forthcoming International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Challenge Nigeria Open has assured fans of strong media coverage during the competition. The…
Dalung inaugurates 6-man reconciliation committee on NFF leadership crisis
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, on Monday inaugurated a six-man reconciliation committee to bring lasting solution to the lingering crisis in the Nigeria Football Federation…
FIFA U-20 Women World Cup: Nigeria fall 0-1 to Germany
Nigeria’s U-20 female football team, Falconets fell 0-1 to three times champions, Germany on Monday in their first game of the FIFA U-20 women’s world Cup in France. The goal…
Asaba 2018: Olympian praises Delta for hosting athletics championships
An Olympian, Enefiok Udo-Obong, on Monday gave the host of the just-concluded Africa Senior Athletics Championships, Delta Government a pass mark for staging a successful event. The News Agency of…
AfDB to increase fish production, others by 5m tonnes in Africa
The African Development Bank through its Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) programme is targeting to increase aquaculture production in Africa by five million tonnes by 2025. Dr Chrysantus Akem,…
2019: Opposition uses fake news to de-market Buhari – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the opposition is using fake news and hate speech as campaign tools to de-market President Muhammadu Buhari, ahead of the…
Asaba 2018: Team Nigeria lived up to expectations says Soetan
An athletics statistician, Olalekan Soetan, on Monday commended Team Nigeria’s performance at the just-concluded 21st African Senior Athletics Championships in Asaba, saying they lived up to expectations. Soetan, who was…
Nigeria needs N4billion to tackle infectious diseases — NCDC
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday, says that Nigeria needs N4 billion to tackle infectious diseases. Ihekweazu said this at…