NWFL
22 Jan
After the opening day of the 2024/25 Nigeria Women Football League last week, the ladies, will this afternoon, resume hostilities in a Midweek Premiership showdown.
17 Jan
After losing their first match of the 2025 Nigeria Women Premier Football League (NWFL), former champion, Delta Queens FC of Asaba have promised to make amends next week.
17 Nov
President of Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, on Sunday, commended the fighting spirit of Nigerian champions Edo Queens in overpowering defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 on Saturday night to reach the semi-finals of the ongoing CAF Women's Champions League competition in Morocco. Edo Queens, who won the Nigerian title for only the first time…
2 Sep
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Monday confirmed the suspension of two match officials involved in the ongoing Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Championship in Calabar, Cross River State. The affected officials are Referee Amamong Idongesit Anthony (Akwa Ibom) and Assistant Referee Blessing Nwika (Rivers), both of whom have been withdrawn from further participation in…
23 Aug
The Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL) champions, Edo Queens, will this afternoon meet Benin Republic’s Ainonvi FC in the final match of the WAFU B CAF Women’s Champions League qualifiers holding in Cote d’Ivoire.
1 Jun 2024
Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said politics must always be about bettering the lives of the people, noting that his government plays a politics centred on serving the people and putting the state on the path of accelerated growth and prosperity. Obaseki reassured that his government will not share or give treasury looters…
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Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, is set to create 63,360 jobs for youth in the garment industry across the state’s 44 local councils.
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Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Monday inaugurated an International Cattle Market in Banki as part of his administration’s economic recovery efforts in the state. “This market now serves as a vital hub for trade between Borno State, the Far North Region of Cameroon, and Chad,” the governor said at the inauguration in Banki Town.…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reported that the PMI index reached 51.0 in December 2024, marking a significant rebound after a period of economic contraction that had persisted for several months. The last report put the PMI at 48.9 as of November last year. PMI serves as a barometer of the prevailing direction…
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FilmOne, a movie distribution company, disclosed this through its instagram page, @filmoneng, on Monday. While Akindele bagged the first highest grossing lead actress for her film “Everybody Loves Jenifa”, Wunmi Toriola came second for her film, ‘Queen Lateefah.” Toyin Abraham clinched the third highest grossing lead actress with her movie , “Alakada Bad and Boujee”.…
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Dr. Kenton Dashiell, Deputy Director-General, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), on Monday, said that women need the right mentorship and training to succeed in agriculture in Nigeria. Dashiell stated this in Ibadan at a stakeholders’ workshop for Women in Agricultural Technical Education and Apprenticeship (WATEA) in Nigeria. The workshop was organized by IITA and…
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Amid growing concerns about energy transition and divestment by major oil companies, Nigeria has sealed a deal with the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, aiming to boost local capacity. The deal was signed by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), College of Petroleum and Energy Studies Kaduna (CPESK), and the University of Portsmouth, and held…
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The Nineteen Seventeen Northern Consensus Movement (NSNCM) has announced the peaceful resolution of a land dispute in Ama-Hausa, Owerri, Imo State, involving the Hausa community and their traditional leader, the Sarkin Hausawa of Owerri, Alhaji Auwalu Baba Sulaiman. The group, comprising a coalition of 596 registered grassroots community-based socio-cultural and economic associations spanning the 19…
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Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has approved the naming of some projects after historic figures and leaders. Top on the list is the First Lady of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, after whom the multibillion-naira Civil Service Clinic project is to be named. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Rafiu…
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The Abuja Investments Company Limited (AICL) has called on diplomats to collaborate with the Nigerian Government to tap into Abuja's investment opportunities. Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Dr Maureen Tamuno stated this at a roundtable meeting with some foreign diplomats working in Nigeria. The Group Managing Director (GMD) extended an invitation…
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The National Rescue Movement (NRM), on Monday, announced the suspension of its National Chairman, Isaac Udeh, amid allegations of misconduct, financial impropriety, and breach of the party's constitution, and appointed Chinedu Obi as the Acting National Chairman. This decision was disclosed by the Acting National Secretary of NRM, Prince Obidike Okolo, during the party’s first-quarter…