The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) has begun the training of 90 unemployed youths in fashion, leather work and hair dressing in Taraba.The Director-General of the agency, Mr Olawale Fasanya said this at the opening of the Nati…
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An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday convicted a businesswoman, Blessing Adanu, for defrauding a woman of N47.6 million on the pretext of supplying her agricultural produce.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adanu traded under the name …
As the world marked International Women’s Day, Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan set tongues wagging when she accepted an invitation to be the chief guest in an event organised by the opposition’s Party for Democracy and Progress (Chama Cha Demo…
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) on Saturday graduated 28,740 students, comprising 21,339 undergraduates and 7,401 post graduates, from all the institution’s study centres across the country.The Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, Prof. Olufemi Pete…
Rangers Int’l FC of Enugu on Sunday secured the three points at stake in their Day 10 match in the 2022/2022 abridged national league encounter with Bayelsa Utd at the Awka Township Stadium.The visitors from Yenagoa had gone ahead through Alax Oyowah i…
The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Gangandharan Balasubramanian, has called on Nigerians to embrace Yoga practice as a way of improving their physical and mental well-being.The High Commissioner told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturda…
The Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society on Sunday in Abuja urged the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu to prioritise the war against hunger, poverty and inflation as soon as he gets to the seat.National Chief Imam of Al-Habibiyyah Mosque, Imam Fuad Adeyemi, …
Mr Olawale Adekoya, Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to deceased Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya, on Sunday described him as a pioneering leader in many endeavours.Born at Odogbolu, Ogun, on April 3, 1944, Diya died on March 26 at a Lagos Hospital at the ag…
Dr Chioma Ofoekii, a medical practitioner, has advised that people should avoid overcrowding and poor ventilation during hot season to prevent meningitis.Ofoekii gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.A…
Dr Garba Abari, Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), has cautioned politicians against inciting comments capable of threatening the peace and unity of the country.Abari spoke on Sunday in Abuja when he appeared on the News Agency of Nig…
Sen. Ifeanyi Araraume says he is not contesting the Imo governorship election under the Labour Party (LP) as he still remains a bona fide All Progressive Party (APC) member.In a statement by Uche Anyanwu, hisSA Legal and Public Affairs, Araraume descri…
Nigerians on pilgrimage in Israel on Sunday urged their compatriots to remain positive in their hope for a better nation.A cross-section of the 9th batch of the 2022 pilgrims gave the advice in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),…
Stakeholders in the healthcare sector have agreed to the full implementation of new formulated standard curriculum for training of caregivers to the elderly in the country.The stakeholders made this known to newsmen on Saturday the end of a 3-day “Stak…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged Nigerians to make themselves available for counting during the conduct of the 2023 National Population and Housing Census.The Director-General of NOA, Dr Garba Abari, made the call during the News Agency …
The 2023 National Population and Housing Census will be conducted digitally to ensure credibility and efficiency, Dr Garba Abari, the Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), says.He made this known when he featured on the News Agency of Ni…