Special Falcons enter Group C for first Women’s World Cup Amputee Football
Nigeria’s women’s amputee football team, the Special Falcons, has been drawn into Group C alongside Ecuador, the USA, and Ukraine in the first Women’s World Cup Amputee Football draw. The World Cup will run from November 4 to November 10, 2024, in Barranquilla Colombia, bringing together the worlds’ best women’s amputee football teams. The Special Falcons are currently in Abuja, as they prepare for the tournament.
Senate Confirms Kekere-Ekun As Chief Justice of Nigeria
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, following her screening by the upper Legislative chamber today (Wednesday). Justice Kekere-Ekun’s confirmation followed a request from President Bola Tinubu, who nominated her for the role. The Senate, led by President Godswill Akpabio, suspended its rules to allow her to answer questions […]
Presidency Confirms Imminent Cabinet Reshuffle
Presidency has confirmed that a cabinet reshuffle to be undertaken by President Bola Tinubu was imminent any moment from now. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who revealed this to State House correspondents today at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, however stated that the Precise time for the reshuffle is yet unknown, […]
President Tinubu warns of dangers of climate change
President Bola Tinubu has warned World leaders against the dangers of climate change, describing it as a driver of insecurity that poses a veritable challenge to sustainable development. Addressing world leaders during the General Debate of the ongoing 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States, President Tinubu who […]
FG revises Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure
The Federal Government has approved the revision of the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure, backdating it to July 2024. Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, who announced this at a press briefing yesterday in Abuja, said his Commission would issue further directives on how pensioners, NYSC members and interns would benefit from the implementation. He directed any federal public service, whether self-funded or treasury funded, that had not received a circular to this effect, specifically from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, to contact it for further directives.
Senate Adjourns Plenary In Honour Of Late Ifeanyi Ubah
The Nigerian Senate today suspended plenary in honour of late Senator Ifeanyi Uba who passed away during the annual recess of the National Assembly. The Red Chamber resumed its plenary sessions today (Tuesday) from the annual recess that began in late July. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio read several correspondences from President Bola Tinubu, which includes the Supplementary […]
Nigeria Seeks UN Security Council Seat
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has called for the reform of the United Nations Security Council to grant Africa a permanent seat. Speaking to newsmen after addressing the 79th United Nations General Assembly during an interactive dialogue on “Enhancing Multilateralism for International Peace and Security,” in New York, Badaru emphasized Nigeria’s extensive contributions to […]
Enyimba Qualifies for CAF Group
Nigerian will have only one representative in the group stage of CAF inter-club competitions this season. Enyimba Football Club of Aba qualified for the group stage of this season’s CAF Confederation Cup after a 3-2 penalty shootout win over Etoile de Filante of Burkina Faso in Uyo on Sunday, but the reigning Nigeria Premier Football League champions, Enugu Rangers, failed to make the group stage of the CAF Champions League, after losing 3-2 on aggregate to Angolan club Sagrada Esperanca of Angola. They had won the first leg 1-0 in Uyo before falling to a 3-1 defeat in Angola yesterday. Nigerian clubsides have competed in the Champions League four times and have never made it to the mini-league phase, where prize money of $800,000 is awarded to this season’s qualifiers. The other Nigerian qualifiers for the premier African club competition this season, Remo Stars, lost to Moroccan side FAR Rabat in the first round last month.
Presidency orders crackdown on cybercriminals, stolen vehicle trafficking
President Bola Tinubu has ordered security and law enforcement agencies to take action against individuals involved in trafficking stolen vehicles, noting that one of the most effective tools available to law enforcement agencies was depriving criminals of the proceeds of their illicit activities. The President, in a statement yesterday by his Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, acknowledged the recent handover of 53 vehicles and 180,300 dollars by EFCC to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), on behalf of two Canadian citizens who were victims of cybercrimes perpetrated by Nigerian nationals, assuring that Nigeria would continue to work with its international partners to ensure that cyber criminals and organised crime groups involved in transnational car thefts were deprived of the benefits of their illegal activities. The agencies tasked with this responsibility include: the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
The MPOX outbreak in Africa is still not under control.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) that issued the warning yesterday, added that cases were still increasing in several countries, who are struggling to respond to another major outbreak coming at the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic that exposed weak health systems. The World Health Organization declared the recent outbreak of the disease a public health emergency of international concern after the new variant was identified. The number of mpox cases in Africa has surged 177%, and deaths have increased 38.5% compared with the same period a year ago, data from the Africa CDC showed.
