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Solomon Dalung, Habu Gumel task inducted NOC patrons on sports development
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, and president of the Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC), Engineer Habu Gumel, have charged the newly inducted patrons of the NOC to assist Nigeria to excel in sports by support NOC and also rededicate themselves to the development of sports in their domains.
Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu elected as director at Union of Cancer Control
The 2018 World Cancer Congress organised by the Union for International Cancer Control in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has elected 12 new board members to serve a two-year term.
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Don’t hike petroleum price during festive period – DPR tells IPMAN
The Department of Petroleum Resources has appealed to members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria in Cross River not to take advantage of the festive period to hike pump prices.
Former Egypt forward handed jail sentence for tax evasion
Former Egypt forward Mohamed Aboutrika, one of the country’s most famous sportsmen, has been sentenced to a year in jail on charges of tax evasion, local media reported on Tuesday.
Nasarawa JUSUN begins indefinite strike
The Nasarawa State Chapter of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), has commenced an indefinite strike following the failure of the state’s Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Suleiman Dikko, to meet their demands on welfare issues.
Drama in court as woman makes u-turn on divorce, begs for mercy
A mild drama ensued on Tuesday in a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, when a house wife and mother of two, Mrs Beauty Odinye, prayed the court to disregard her prayer for divorce and also a testimony in which she alleged that her husband, Nathaniel was impotent.
AFCON: South Africa fans shun Super Eagles match
South Africa Football Association (SAFA) have become increasingly worried with the response of fans towards this Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.
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Zimbabwe to declare deadly road accident national disaster
Zimbabwean authorities Thursday said a road accident that claimed at least 46 lives would be declared a national disaster.
NIMASA to enforce 0.5% Sulphur limit on bunker fuel
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has stated that the agency will enforce strict compliance to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulation which puts a maximum of 0.5 per cent sulphur cap on all fuel used by vessels by the year 2020.
INEC: 238,309 PVCs unclaimed in Nasarawa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nasarawa on Thursday said 238,309 eligible voters in the state had yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards for the 2019 general elections.
Babatunde Fashola: We’ve delivered on roads, power, housing
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has declared that his ministry has delivered visible and qualitative achievements to Nigerians since his appointment in November 2015.
NSE: Foreign portfolio transactions rise by N208bn in Q3
Amidst heightened political tension in the Nigerian economy, the total transactions done by foreign investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rose by 26.53 per cent or N207.85 billion in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018 to N991.2 billion compared with N783.34 billion recorded in the period of 2017.