Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru
8 Aug
The Ebonyi Governor’s wife, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, has advocated increased support for women to enable them to breastfeed their babies. Nwifuru, who is also the Founder of Better Health for Rural Women, Children and Internally Displaced Persons Foundation (BERWO), made the call at an event to mark the 2024 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) in Abakaliki.…
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For nearly four months, communities under Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) have encountered a series of attacks by a notorious gang nicknamed the '40 Boys' gang. The most recent attack occurred on Friday, September 13, 2024, in Tasha 2 at about 1:30 a.m. Many residents of Tasha 2 were left with injuries to different parts…
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The Al-Mu’minaat (The Believing Women) Organisation has said the appointment of Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) is timely and necessary in the country. In her congratulatory message, Al-Mu’minaat National President, Jelilat AbdulHamid said Nigerians eagerly anticipate the positive impact Kekere-Ekun will have on the judiciary. AbdulHamid said Kekere-Ekun’s…
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Rep. Aliyu Betara (APC-Borno), has announced a donation of N100 million to support the victims of the flood that hit Maiduguri, the capital of Borno. READ ALSO:Maiduguri Flood: NEMA sets up IDP camps Betara, Chairman, of the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in a statement in Abuja on…
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Richard Ayodeji Makun, popularly known as A.Y., has shared motivational quotes ahead of the film premiere of The Waiter. The Guinness World Record holder, in an Instagram post, admonished fans to stay focused in their pursuit of goals and to be wary of some of the advice they receive. AY added that people's advice these…
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The Federal Government says it is working to submit a backlog of reports on the rights of Nigerian Children to the United Nations and Africa Union Expert Committee on the Rights of African Children. READ ALSO:FG partners firm on geospatial business mapping Dr MacJohn Nwaobiala, Co-Chairman, National Child Rights Implementation Committee (NCRIC), disclosed this in…
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Minister of Transportation Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali and his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, are expected to lead other dignitaries at the inaugural edition of the Nigeria Transport Sector Summit, scheduled for October 17, 2024. The event is organised by the Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN), with the theme: Intermodal Transport: Prospects and Challenges. In a statement…
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Mrs. Abigail Orok, the Cross River Commissioner for Commerce, says the 2024 trade fair in the state will provide a platform for investment opportunities. READ ALSO:Cross River’s IGR surges 100% in one year — Commissioner Orok said at a press conference in Calabar that the fair would hold between Nov. 15 and 24, at…
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Uganda Airline yesterday kicked off direct flight operations into the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to improve connectivity with Nigeria. The airline, in October last year, began direct flight operations into the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, and has begun the second leg of its flight operations into the country to boost trade relations.…
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Japan defeated Nigeria’s Falconets 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. In the round of 16 clash played in the early hours of Friday, goals by Miyu Matsunaga and Maya Hijikata secured Japan’s passage to the next knockout stage. The Falconets' goal was scored in stoppage time…
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The value of Nigeria’s import of petrol in the second quarter of 2024 rose to N3.22 trillion, the highest on record in the country’s history. This was disclosed in the foreign trade report published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In the second quarter of 2024, the importation of petrol made up 25% of…