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The president of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), HABU GUMEL has revealed that fifty-one Nigerian athletes have already qualified for various events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which is scheduled to begin next month.HABU GUMEL, who said the NOC and the Ministry of Sports were working together to ensure Nigeria performed better in Tokyo than it did in the last two games, revealed that more athletes were expected to qualify for the games before the end of the qualifying w...

Minister of Works and Housing, BABATUNDE FASHOLA has called on estate surveyors and valuers to explore digital technology innovation to promote professionalism and unlock infrastructure deficit to achieve growth and development in the country.The Minister made the call at the 44th induction for newly registered estate surveyors and valuers, organised by Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria in Abuja.BABATUNDE FASHOLA urged the inductees...

The Shehu of Borno, ABUBAKAR ELKANEMI has said the fear of Boko Haram is preventing the residents from returning to liberated communities.The monarch said this when he hosted the Chief of Army Staff, Major-General FAROUQ YAHAYA in his palace in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.He urged the Chief of Army Staff to pay more attention to certain locations that are still inaccessible in the state due to the activities of Boko Haram insurgents....

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General FARUK YAHAYA has charged troops in the Theatre of Operation HADIN KAI to be decisive and alert in the fight against ISWAP and Boko Haram Terrorists in North-Eastern Nigeria.The Chief of Army Staff gave the charge while addressing troops of Sector 3 Operation HADIN KAI and Multinational Joint Task Force, Monguno, Borno State.General FARUK YAHAYA, who praised the level of discipline and commitment to duty exhibited by tr...

Former President GOODLUCK JONATHAN has expressed concern over the increasing crime wave in the country caused by consumption of drugs.According to him most of the crimes perpetrated are drug-induced because no sane Nigerian will commit a crime except he is intoxicated.He said with all the issues bedeviling Nigeria, incidents of mental health had suddenly become a challenge as most Nigerians were currently traumatized by the happenings in the society....

Former President GOODLUCK JONATHAN has expressed concern over the increasing crime wave in the country caused by consumption of drugs.According to him most of the crimes perpetrated are drug-induced because no sane Nigerian will commit a crime except he is intoxicated.He said with all the issues bedeviling Nigeria, incidents of mental health had suddenly become a challenge as most Nigerians were currently traumatized by the happenings in the society....

Former President, OLUSEGUN OBASANJO has asked Nigerian leaders to begin at this moment in the nation’s history, to prepare for and against population explosion.The former president stated this in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital during a mentoring session with students of some selected schools across the country.OLUSEGUN OBASANJO said Nigeria’s population is becoming a liability due to its improper management, stressing that except there is urge...

Conference of Speakers of state Houses of Assembly has lamented the current insecurity in Nigeria, noting that the establishment of state and community police will save the country from banditry.Speakers of the 36 states of the federation, who converged on Asaba, Delta State, stated this in a communiqué released at the end of its second quarter general meeting.They said when major stakeholders use the ongoing review of the constitution to support and...

The Minister of Education, ADAMU ADAMU has said the Federal Government was considering greater security measures to ensure that cases of abduction are no longer recorded in the nation’s 110 unity colleges across the country.The ministry’s Director of Press, BEN GOONG, disclosed this in a statement made available to news men in Abuja.He described part of the security measures being considered as a complex and sophisticated communication architect...

The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, FESTUS KEYAMO, says over 400 thousand Nigerians have received 60,000 naira as part of the Special Public Works Programme launched in 2021 by the Federal Government.FESTUS KEYAMO who made this disclosure at the weekly Ministerial Media Chat at the Statehouse said the scheme which is aimed at empowering Nigerians and cushioning the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, has seen 413,630 persons paid 60,000 naira each....