The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is to receive a minimum of $8 million from the Federation Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, for participating in the 2014 World Cup. Regardless of whether the Super Eagles wins the first round or not, $8million would be disbursed to the federation, as it is the minimum graduated prize on…
Congo Warlord Bags 12-year imprisonment
The International Crimes Court, ICC, has sentenced Germain Katanga, ex Congolese militant, to 12 years imprisonment for war crimes. Katanga, 36, also called Simba or The Lion by his supporters, was accused of masterminding the massacre of several villagers in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003. The war that ensued after…
31 killed, scores injured in China Blasts
Not less than 31 persons died and over 90 others were injured today after a series of explosion went off in a market in the capital of Xinjiang, a restive western Chinese region. Described as a violent terrorist incident by China’s Ministry of Public Security, the explosion occurred at around 7:50 am when two…
Nigerian Schools Closed Over Abducted Schoolgirls
Public primary and secondary schools all over Nigeria were closed today in protest over the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Borno on April 14. This is in line with the directive given by Michael Olukoya, President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, issued through a statement. Uniformed students who went to school…
Nigerian Schools Closed Over Abducted Schoolgirls
Public primary and secondary schools all over Nigeria were closed today in protest over the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Borno on April 14. This is in line with the directive given by Michael Olukoya, President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, issued through a statement. Uniformed students who went to school were…
CBN Issues New Operational Guidelines for Banks
As part of its efforts to sanitise the banking sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has issued a new set of corporate governance guidelines for every bank in the country. As contained in the new guideline, investors are now prohibited from owning more than five per cent stakes in any bank without prior…
Ifeyinwa Omowale Emerges NAWOJ President
Ifeyinwa Omowale, erstwhile Deputy National President of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, has emerged as the National President of the association. Giving her acceptance speech at the ASCON Main Auditorium, Badagry; the venue of the election, Omowale thanked all the women journalists who turned out in large numbers from different states to support…
“Women Deserve Fifty Percent Participation in Government”- Ibim Semenitari
Ibim Semenitari, River State Commissioner for Information has charged women delegates at the on-going National Conference to seek beyond a token of Ministry of Women Affairs. What they should ask for, according to her, is fifty per cent involvement in all governmental activities. Semenitari made the call while representing Rotimi Amaechi, the Rivers State Governor…
Six Bodies Recovered As Bangladeshi Ferry Capsizes
At least six bodies have so far been recovered from a Bangladeshi ferry which capsized in a river 27 kilometres away from Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital today. The M.V. Miraj-4 ferry with about 200 passengers on board was hit by storm in the Meghna River at Rasulpur in Munshiganj district. Saful Hassan Badal, Deputy…
FG Set to Float New National Shipping Carrier
The Federal Government has approved the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA’s bid to float a new national shipping line in the country setting a six-month deadline for the project. Patrick Akpobolokemi, Director General of NIMASA, disclosed this during a recent national workshop for infrastructural development and modernization in the Nigerian maritime industry. Akpobolokemi…
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