The Super Falcons of Nigeria are on the verge of being eliminated from the 2024 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament, with their fate dependent on a crucial match against Japan. As nine-time African champions, Nigeria will strive to earn their first points of the tournament when they face Japan at the Stade de la Beaujoire in […]
Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, made history by becoming only the second team to win the Afrobasket championship four consecutive times, securing their latest victory with an 84-74 win over Senegal on Saturday. In addition, D’Tigress’ head coach, Rena Wakama, broke new ground as the first female coach to win the championship since its […]
Leaving behind our beach camp and the crystal-clear waters of Oludeniz, we ascended over the mountains to the 300-meter-deep and 18-kilometre-long Saklikent Gorge (which means “hidden city” in Turkish). Since it was early spring, the river flowing through the gorge was still quite cold. A few adventurous passengers waded across and explored further into the […]
When Perina Lokure Nakang first took up running as a sport, she covered 9 miles (14 kilometers) along the road near her refugee camp in northwestern Kenya. The 21-year-old South Sudanese runner competes in the Paris Olympics as part of the Olympic refugee team, which includes 37 athletes striving to represent and advocate for more […]
Whether through oil or non-oil exports, Nigeria appears to be underperforming considering its ambitions to achieve a trillion-dollar economy by 2030. Despite being Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria has yet to fully exploit its resources to foster widespread prosperity, with revenues from non-oil exports remaining relatively modest. The country finds itself at an economic crossroads where […]
Women farmers in Rivers State are prepared to significantly reduce food prices by 50 percent with adequate support for farm implements and mechanization. The state government, however, has vowed to exclude what it terms ‘portfolio farmers,’ emphasizing that its agricultural support is targeted at genuine farmers. Members of the Women in Farming and Agro-Allied Support […]
Mele Kyari, the Group Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), announced on Monday that Nigeria is on track to achieve net petroleum export status by December 2024. He attributed this forthcoming milestone to emerging trends in the energy and gas sectors. During an interactive session with the Senate Committee on Finance […]
On Wednesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) replaced the senior management team of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc (NSPM). It designated Abubakar Sule Minjibr as the acting Managing Director. The decision was communicated via an internal memo titled “House Notice No. 2083 – Executive Management Changes,” signed by Soji Ogungbesan, the General […]
In celebration of Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka’s 90th birthday, President Bola Tinubu has announced the renaming of the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, to the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts. In a tribute to Soyinka, Tinubu praised the literary icon’s remarkable achievements, dedication to human dignity and justice, and […]
The Nigerian government has inaugurated a committee to accelerate the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and eliminate paediatric AIDS. The committee, chaired by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa, aims to close the treatment gap for pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV and ensure continuity of treatment to […]
