Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

2024 National Sports Festival Games: Gov Abiodun Gives Assurance Of Top Notch Facilities Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State Governor Abiodun Gives Assurance Of Top Notch Facilities Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has stated that preparations are in top gear for the 2024 National Sports Festival Games to be hosted by the State in January 2025. Speaking after inspecting the ongoing renovation of facilities at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, and the Ijeja Sports Centre, all in Abeokuta, Abiodun, said his administration is committed to providing state-of-the-art facilities for the games. He said: “This stadium is probably anywhere between…

Olu of Warri disagrees with ‘Education is a scam’ notion, engages students in  quiz/debate competition Students participating in the seminar maiden edition Olu of Warri disagrees with ‘Education is a scam’ notion, engages students in  quiz/debate competition The Olu of Warri Kingdom, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has disagreed with the confusing impression being created in the minds of adolescents/youths, which undermines the importance of education, stressing that education is not a scam. The Revered Monarch, made the assertion, today, Thursday October 24 in Warri Delta State, during the maiden ‘The Future of the Warri Child’ seminar organized for select-students, from different…

BRICS: Nigeria and 12 nations join as partner countries Nigeria and 12 nations join BRICS as partner countries.  BRICS has officially expanded its alliance, adding 13 new nations as partner countries, though not as full members. The announcement was made during the BRICS summit, held in Kazan, Russia, from October 22 to 24, 2024. The 2024 summit, themed “Strengthening Multilateralism for Fair Global Development and Security,” marked the sixteenth annual gathering of the bloc, with a focus on enhancing economic integration with key emerging nations. A post on X (former Twitter) from the bloc on Thursday read, “BRICS officially adds…

Old naira notes to phase out, Reps urges CBN to circulate new ones Yemi Cardoso Old naira notes to phase out, Reps urges CBN to circulate new ones.  The House of Representatives, on Thursday, urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to commence the gradual withdrawal of old naira notes and make available to Nigerians new notes in N200, N500, and N1,000 denominations. This is just as the Green Chamber charged the apex bank to direct Money Deposit Banks to transact businesses with their customers in new naira notes to kick off the mopping up of the old ones. The resolution…

Airline Operators celebrate Tinubu for not sacking Keyamo Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo Airline Operators are pleased with Tinubu for retaining Keyamo The Airline Operators of Nigeria have praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for retaining Festus Keyamo as the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development following the recent cabinet reshuffle. The Head of Press and Public Relations for the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Odutayo Oluseyi, announced this in a statement released on Thursday. AON President Abdulmunaf Sarina expressed his appreciation for the decision, stating that it reflects the President’s commitment to the continued growth and…

Creative Economy Development Fund Gets Approval Of FG Minister of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa Creative Economy Development Fund Gets Approval  The Federal Executive Council has approved the establishment of the Creative Economy Development Fund and the implementation of the Intellectual Property Monetisation Pilot. The approval was made on Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu. This was disclosed in a statement released on Thursday by Nneka Ikem, Special Adviser to the Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa. The objective of the CEDF is to provide funding to creatives…

TCN says it has discovered fault at transmission line and repair started TCN says it has discovered fault at transmission line and repair has started.  The Transmission Company of Nigeria its linesmen have identified the fault responsible for the power outage on the Ugwuaji-Apir 330-kilovolt (kV) double circuit transmission line. On Tuesday, TCN reported a power outage in the North -East, North-West, and parts of North-Central after the 330 kV Ugwaji–Apir double circuit transmission lines 1 and 2 tripped around 4:53 am “due to a fault”. The power outage occurred on Monday. Providing an update in a statement on Wednesday,…

FIFA Men’s Ranking: Super Eagles Surpasses Previous Record Super Eagles gets better, surpasses previous record.  Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up from 39th to 36th position in the latest FIFA men’s world ranking. The latest world ranking was released on Thursday, October 24 as published on FIFA’s website. In Africa, the Super Eagles also moved up, climbing from sixth to fourth position. The Eagles are behind Morocco, who are Africa’s highest ranked team in 13th place in the world, Senegal (20th) and Egypt (30th). Benin Republic, who will host the Eagles on matchday 5 in Group D of the…

Super Eagles Stars, Lookman, Osimhen To Be Considered For 2024 IFFHS Award Lookman and Osimhen Super Eagles Stars, Lookman, Osimhen To Be Considered For 2024 IFFHS Award Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen have been shortlisted for the 2024 International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) Men’s World Best Player. They were among the 30 players nominated for the prestigious award this year released on Thursday. Lookman was nominated on the back of his outstanding displays for Nigeria and Atalanta in this year. He was the star of Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League success last season. The talented winger scored a…

Over 200 Women To Take Part In ‘Lagos Women Run’ In November ‘Lagos Women Run’ set to take place in November.  The Lagos Women Run, an initiative of Gym Assured, Marathon & Road Race Organisation, in conjunction with the Lagos State Government, has been scheduled to take place on November 9. Over 200,000 women are expected to take part in the 10km road race being staged by a dedicated group of women with professional backgrounds in sports management, administration, and other women-focused organisations. Since its inception in 2016 in Lagos, the event has grown and is expected to expand to…